PODOPHYLLACEZ. II. Jerrersonra. HYDROPELTIDEZ. I. CABOMBA. 
1 P. pexra‘tum (Lin. spec. 722.) 
stem erect, 2-leaved, 1-flowered ; 
fruit ovate. WY. H. Native of 
North America, in shady, humid 
woods, from New England to Ca- 
rolina, near Boston, and along the 
Delaware, near Philadelphia ; near 
Montreal ; Lake Huron, &c. Sims, 
bot. mag. 1819. Bigel. mat. med. 
2.p. 34. t. 23.—Mentz. pug. t. 11. 
—Catesb. carol. p. 24. t.24. Root 
horizontal, creeping. Leaves irre- 
gularly lobed. Flowers white, so- 
litary, situated between the 2 leaves. 
Pedicel, after flowering, inflexed. 
Berry ovate, about the size of a 
sloe, yellowish, at first nauseous, 
but when ripe rather acid, but eatable: hence its vernacular 
name, W ild Lemon.—The root is a safe and active cathartic, com- 
bined with calomel : it contains a resinous matter, a bitter extract, 
and a little gummy substance. The whole herb is narcotic and 
poisonous, particularly the leaves. The fruit ripens in May, 
whence its name May-Apple, given to it by the settlers in North 
America. (f. 33.) 
The dried root of the May-Apple is brittle, and easily reduced 
wie it has a peculiar and rather unpleasant taste, but 
festa me acrimony. When chewed for some time it mani- 
intense] eng bitter taste. Both the tincture and decoction are 
the isn mer When water is added to the alcoholic solution, 
he are ecomes very gradually turbid, and at length opaque. 
and a cred Toot answers all the purposes of jalap, rhubarb, 
stomache it. 1s more safe and mild in its operation. — In irritable 
effect A A sometimes occasions nausea and vomiting, but this 
of abone pen occasioned by other cathartic medicines. A dose 
some ohn grains operates with efficacy. The root is said by 
lt has at, ahs to be a medicine particularly suited for dropsy. 
merica of the character, in the southern states of North 
haker, , oh curing intermittent fevers. It is said that the 
philly ebanon, New York, prepare an extract of the Podo- 
‘yilum, which 1s much esteemed by medical practitioners as a 
mild cathartic. 
Pe - ’ 
160 5p grad Duck s-foot, or May-Apple. Fl. May. Clt. 
Y <e CALLica’rpum (Rafin. fl. lud. p. 14. no. 20.) stem 
Pana fruit oblong. XY. H. Native of oaa Stem 
owe? flowered, about 5 inches high. Leaves 6-lobed. 
e size v ding, sweet-scented ; petals 6, white. Fruit about 
3 of a filbert, white or reddish. 
Cal it fruited Duck’s-foot, or May-Apple. Pl. 4 foot. 
wt. These plants should be planted in a moist, shady situa- 
tion, in a . . 
sy > 2 peat or vegetable soil; they are easily increased b 
dividing at the root. 8 ao y y 
I JEFFERSO'NIA. (This genus is dedicated to Mr. Jeffer- 
Son, the celeb : . 
rated President of the United State ‘ 
Soc. amer, 3. tates.) Bart. act. 
. 334, ‘i c 
Bt prod. 1 pjp Utt Bene amer. 368. D. C. syst. 2. p. 
YN. syst. Octándria, Monogýnia. Calyx of 4 sepals. Pe- 
tal , 
. a Stamens 8, with short filaments. 
at the he circumference at the apex. Seeds numerous, furnished 
inches high wih 3 lacerated arillus. A stemless herb, about 4 
» allied on the one hand to Podophyll 
other to San guinària. odophyllum, and on the 
° DIPHY'LLA (P h : . 
Te . ers. ench. p. 418.) Y. H. Native of 
nnessee, in shady, somewhat humid places in valleys, and on 
the sid : . 
vo es of hills and mountains; also in Virginia, abundantly 
L. I.—PART II. 
Capsules opening by 
121 
about Harper’s ferry, and Sweet-springs. ‘Sims, bot. mag. 1513. 
Podophyllum diphýllum, Lin. spec. 723. Jeff. binàta, Bart. 
act. soc. amer. 3. p. 344. icon. Jeff. Bartònis, Mich. fl. bor. 
amer. 1. p. 237. Leaves profoundly cleft into 2 lobes. Pedun- 
cle 1-flowered. Flower white; anthers yellow. Calyx deci- 
duous, coloured. Seeds shining. 
Two-leaved Jeffersonia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1792. PI. 
1 foot. 
$ Cult. This pretty little plant thrives best in peat soil, mixed 
with a little loam and sand, in a shady situation, and may either 
be increased by seeds or dividing at the root. It will require 
a little protection in severe weather. 
Orver IX. HYDROPELTI’DE£ (plants agreeing in many 
important characters with Hydropéltis,) D. C. syst. 2. p. 36. 
Cabombee, Rich. anal. fru. 
Calyx of 3-4-coloured sepals, (f. 34. a.) Petals equal in 
number to the sepals, and alternating with them. Stamens 
6-36, (f. 34. b.) disposed in a double or multiple series; fila- 
ments capillary ; anthers ovate-triangular, or linear, terminal, 
(f. 34. b.) opening by a double chink on the inside.. Ovaries 
2-18, terminated by the style. Stigma obtuse. Carpels 2-18, 
baccate or capsular, indehiscent, each containing only 1-2 seeds 
from abortion ; seeds globose, inverted or pendulous. Albumen 
rather farinaceous, not truly fleshy. Embryo small, basilar. 
Small aquatic herbs, floating on the surface of water. Leaves 
entire, peltate, or multifid. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. 
Flowers purple or yellow. This order differs from Podophyllacee 
in the ovaries being numerous, not solitary, as well as in the 
stigma being seated on a longer style, and in the seeds being defi- 
nite : it also differs from Nymphidcee in the last respect. No- 
thing is known of their medicinal qualities. The seeds are difti- 
cult to preserve in a living state for any length of time. 
Synopsis of the Genera. 
1 Casémpa. Sepals and petals 3. Stamens 6. Ovaries 2. 
Seeds 1-2, globose, inverted. 
2 Hypropr'tris. Sepals and petals 3 or 4. Stamens 18-36. 
Ovaries 6-18. Seed ovate-globose, pendulous within the peri- 
carp. 
I. CABO’MBA (a name given by Aublet to this plant, but 
from what derived he does not mention) Aubl. guian. 1. p. 321. 
t. 124. Rich. ann. mus. 17. p. 230. t. 5. f. 23. D. C. syst. 2. 
p- 56. prod. l. p. 112. Juss. gen. 46. Néctris, Schreb. gen. 
no. 610. Willd. spec. 2. p. 248. Nutt, gen. amer. no. 338. 
Lin. Syst. Headndria, Digynia. Calyx of 3 sepals co- 
loured on the inside. Petals 3. Stamens 6; anthers tetragonal. 
Ovaries 2, terminated by the style. Carpels baccate, 1-2-seeded ; 
seeds globose, inverted. Herb emulating Ranúnculus aquátilis. 
1 C. aqua’rica (Aubl. l.c.) %.S.W. Native of Cayenne 
and Guiana, in ditches and slow running rivulets. Also in Georgia 
and Carolina, according to Mich. Néctris aquatica, Willd. spec. 2. 
p- 248. N. peltata, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 259. Herb float- 
ing in water, immersed leaves opposite, stalked, cut into 5 divi- 
sions even to the petiole, segments multifid ; emersed leaves 
floating, alternate, on long petioles, peltate-nerved, orbicular, 
entire. Peduncles long, axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Flowers 
small yellow. Néctris pinnata, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p- 239. 
is perhaps only a variety of this plant. 
Aquatic Cabomba. Fi. Jul. Aug. Pi. fi. 
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Cilt. 1823. 
