BALSAMORRHIZA

(Lat.),n.f. Ba®l(ba$l)-sa’m-o?r-ri(re)’za$, From féAgapov, balsam, and pig a, a root. Of Hooker, a genus of composite herbs with tuberous roots, of the tribe Helianthoideæ, subtribe Verbesineæ. (8: 42.|—B. helianthoides [Nuttall]. See B. sagittata.—¥3. Hookeri [Nuttall A species found along the Pacific coast of the United States. The roots furnish a resinous substance of a terebinth a ceo us odor, and are eaten by the Oregon Indians. [B, 19, 215.]—B. In can a [Nuttall]. A variety of B. Hookeri. [B, 19, 5.). macrophylla [Nuttall]. A species growing throughout the Rocky and Wahsatch Mountains, mentioned among the medicinal plants of California. [‘‘ Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.,” xix, Jat (B): B, 215.|—B. sagittata [Nuttall]. A species found throughout the Rocky Mountains and westward to California, the young stalks, roots, and seeds of which are eaten by the Indians. [B, 215.]