MAGNOLIACE#. II. Temus. IJ. Drimys. 
with oblong stalked coriaceous leaves. The species are power- 
fully carminative and stomachic, especially Jll. anisatum. 
1 I. Froripa'num (Ellis. in phil. trans. 1770. p. 524. t. 12.) 
petals 27-30 dark purple, outer ones oblong, inner ones lanceo- 
late. h. F. Native of West Florida on the banks of the river 
Mississippi, and in marshy places near the town of Pensacola. 
Lam. illustr. t. 493. f. 1. Lois. herb. amat. t. 174. Curt. bot. 
mag. 439. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 209. Bigel. amer. med. bot. t. 48. 
The leaves when bruised smell like anise, as well as the rest of 
the plant. The bark and leaves are strongly impregnated with 
a spicy aromatic taste and smell, approaching that of Magnolia 
and Lirtodéndron, but perhaps more similar to that of Anise or 
Coriander seeds. This aroma is preserved in the distilled water, 
and fills the room with its fragrance while distillation is going on. 
The medicinal properties of this shrub are not ascertained, but 
from its bitter taste and aromatic quality it would appear to be 
analogous with Sassafras canella and Cascarilla and other 
aromatic barks, which are regularly consumed in the shops. 
3 qorida Anise-seed-tree. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1766. Shrub 
eet. 
2 I. anisa'rum (Lin. spec. 664.) petals 27-30, yellowish, outer 
ones oblong, inner ones linear-awl-shaped. h.F. Native of 
Japan and China, where it is also cultivated in gardens as an 
ornament. Geert. fruct. 1. p. 338. t. 69. Lam. ill. t. 493. f. 2. 
—Clus. hist. 2. p. 202. f. 3. The capsules of this plant are im- 
ported from China under the name of Chinese anise, they are 
used as an aromatic condiment to communicate an agreeable 
flavour to certain dishes. It is the material which flavours the 
liqueur called Anisette de Bourdeaux. InJ apan they place bundles 
and garlands of this tree in their temples before their idols, and 
on the tombs of their friends. They also burn the powdered 
bark as incense to their idols. The plant is stomachic and car- 
minative, and is used in the eastern countries in the colic, rheu- 
matism, &c. The Chinese chew it after dinner as a stomachic 
and Sweetener of the breath. In some parts of the East Indies 
the natives and the Dutch settlers mix it with their tea and 
sherbet. A branch put into the decoction of Tetrdodon hispidum 
'S supposed to increase the virulence of that poison. The bark 
ely powdered is used by the public watchmen in Japan to 
l i a chronometer or instrument for measuring the hours, by 
Dwiy sparkling at certain spaces in a box, in order to direct 
when the public bells are to sound. 
inese Anise-seed-tree. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1790. Shrub 
feet. 
oie.” PARVIFLO RUM (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 326.) petals 
lorg clo wish, Ovate-roundish. h. F. Native of Western 
t mies a Lake George. Vent. cels. t. 22. Lois. herb. amat. 
Cllisted. fi. amer. sept. 2. p. 380. Sepals 3 ovate, somewhat 
The bark A small shrub. Leaves scented. Flowers scentless. 
S u as exactly the flavour of the Sassafras root. 
hr matl-flowered Anise-seed-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1790. 
ub 3 feet. 
v E The species of this genus thrive well in a light loamy 
cre as ot i mixture of loam and peat; and they are readily in- 
will y layers. Ripened cuttings planted in a pot of sand 
root freely under a hand-glass. 
chi oe MUS (Temo is the name of this tree in Chili.) Mol. 
p37% Juss. gen. 435. D. C. prod. 1. p. 78. 
inear, en] Polyándria, Digynia. Calyx 3-cleft. Petals 18, 
anthers ate ong. Stamens 26 (27?) shorter than the petals ; 
pels 2 ge ose. Ovaries 2, each terminated by a style. Car- 
aves alten” (joined ?). Seeds arillate. An evergreen tree. 
when briate, stalked, oval, smooth; smelling like the nutmeg 
rused. Flowers terminal, flesh-coloured. 
* Moscma'ra (Mol. chil. 153.) h. G. Native of Chili. 
.2. Wintéra axillaris, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1240. 
79 
Gmel. syst. 1. p. 831. Poir. dict. 7. p. 595. Leaves crowded on 
the branches, 2 inches long; green shining. Flowers sweet- 
scented ; lobes of calyx blunt ; petals flesh-coloured, narrow, 2 
or 3 inches long. Filaments of stamens setacious, one-half 
shorter than the petals. Berries like coffee, but exceedingly bit- 
ter. (Mol.) 
Musk-scented Temus. Shrub 10 feet? 
Cult. This fine shrub will grow freely in a mixture of loam 
and peat, and ripened cuttings will root freely if planted in a pot 
of sand with a hand-glass placed over them.+ 
III. DRI'MYS (from épepve, drimys, acrid, or cpyyyrne, dri- 
mytes, sharpness; taste of bark.) Forst. gen. t. 42. Lam. ill. t. 
494. Lin. fil. sup. 268. Juss. gen. 280. D. C. syst. 1. p. 442. 
prod. 1. p. 78. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Tetragynia. Carpels crowded, bac- 
cate, many-seeded (f. 20. g.) Filaments of stamens thickest at 
the top. Anthers twin (f. 20. d.) This genus, from the struc- 
ture of its stamens and subpersistent calyx, is a little allied to 
Delima. Evergreen trees, with acrid aromatic bark, and axillary 
and terminal flowers. 
Secr. I. Evuprit mys (from ev, eu, well or good ; òptuve, drimys, 
acrid ; taste of bark, or more probably from its containing the ori- 
ginal species of Drimys.) Calyx entire, dehiscent. Flowers small. 
1 D. axırra'Ris (Fort. gen. t. 42.) leaves oblong, acuminated 
at both ends; pedicels 2-3 together, 1-flowered; petals 6 ovate. 
h. G. Native of New Zealand in woods. Lam. ill. t. 494. f. 
Ovaries 4- 
seeded. The flavour of the whole plant, especially of the bark, 
is extremely acrid and pungent. 
Axillary-flowered Drimys. Shrub 10 feet. 
Secr. II. Wintera (to the honour of William Winter, cap- 
tain R.N., who went round the world with Sir Francis Drake, see 
D. Wintéra.) Calyx 2-3 parted, or of 2-3 sepals. 
2 D. Winte'n (Forst. gen. p. 84. t. 42.) leaves oblong, ob- 
tuse, under surface glaucous ; peduncles almost simple, aggre- 
gate, divided into elongated pedicels ; petals 6, oblong. h. F. 
Native of the Straits of Magellan and of Statenland. Winterana 
aromática, Sol. med. obs. 5. p. 46. t. 1. Wintéra aromática, 
Murr. syst. 507. Winteranus cortex, Clus. exot. 75. 
B, punctata (Lam. dict. 2. p. 330. ill. t. 494, f. 1.) leaves 
less glaucous and more distinctly dotted. 
This is a tree from 6 to 40 feet high, with knotty branches and 
a thick aromatic pungent bark. Flowers milk-white about the size 
of a hawthorn blossom, and smelling like jasmine. Berries from 
3 to 6 of a light green colour, with a few black spots containing 
several, usually 4, black aromatic seeds. Captain William Win- 
ter, who went out with Sir Francis Drake, when he went round 
the world, at his return brought the bark of this tree with him 
from the Straits of Magellan. He had found it to be very useful 
to his ship’s crew, both instead of other spices to their meat, and 
as a medicine very powerful against the scurvy. And Sebald de 
Weert says, that both leaves and bark were used with their meat 
and muscles, to correct them in so cold a climate. — 
Mr. George Handyside brought home with him a specimen 
of the leaves, flowers, and seed. He used the leaves, with other 
herbs, in fomentations with very good success: he also gave the 
bark inwardly, boiling half a drachm with some carminative seeds, 
and giving to those of the crew who were very much afflicted 
with the scurvy. It usually sweated them, and they were very 
much relieved. He likewise administered the same medicine to 
many of the crew who were very ill from eating the sea- lion ; 
and were much relieved by it, although they had lost most of 
their skin, which peeled off in large pieces (Martyn). This bark 
