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5. Dicliptera assurgens, Juss. (Swains.) 



Indigenous and West India. 



The two last plants are commonly known as Justicia. This or- 

 der has no important properties. 



Order LXXIV. SESAMEAE. 



1. Sesamum orientale, L. 



Benne Oil plant, Naturalized in West Indies from East Indies. 



2. Martynia diandra, Glox. 



West Indies and tropical America. 



The uses of the Benne plant are well known, the seeds are eaten 

 for food like rice. The oil is pungent when first drawn, but later 

 is mild and used for salads, in the adulteration of olive oil and in 

 the manufacture of soaps. The plant is an important one in bush 

 medicine. A decoction of the leaves is said to be useful in coughs, 

 pleurisy, inflammation of the lungs and hard tumors and to cool 

 the blood. The leaves and seeds mixed with honey form a 

 poultice for tumors. The dried leaves powdered over an ulcer will 

 dry it up and heal it, The oil is said to be good for the itch and 

 for pains in the stomach. 



Order LXXVI. VERBENACE^l. 



1. Tamonea verbenacea, Sw. 

 West Indie-. 



2. T. scabra. 



3. Tamonea, sp. 



4. Verbena triphylla. 



Lemon scented Verbena. In gardens, from tropical America. 

 Some other species are cultivated in gardens. 



5. Bonchea Ehrenbergii, Cham. 



W. India and tropical America. 



6. Stachytarpha Jamaicensis, V. (Swains.) 



Blue-flower, Vervain. West Indies and tropics of both worlds. 



7. Lippia nodiflora, Rich. {Swains.) 

 Indigenous and almost cosmopolitan. 



8. L. geminata, Kth. Var. microphylla. (H/almars.) Turk's Island. 



9. Lantana crocea, J acq. (Swains ) 



Wild Sage, yellow. Indigenous in W. Indies. 



10. L. involucrata, L. 



Wild Sage, white or lilac. West Indian and Indigenous. 



