remedies, but whether from the unpleasant narcotic effects — 
which they sometimes produce, especially on the eyes, or 
some other cause, they seem now to be very much neg- 
lected ; though the root of the Spigetia marilandica is still 
retained in the College Materia Medica. 
Native of the West Indies and the continent of South 
America. Requires the heat of the stove, or a hot-bed, 
and being an annual is propagated only by seeds. Flowers 
in July. Cultivated by Mitter in 1759. Communicated 
by Mr. Witxiiam Anverson from the Chelsea garden. 
