401) PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1889. 



8. N. Cataria, L. 



White Catnip. Introduced from old world. 



9. Leonurus Sibiricus, L. 



Motherwort. Introduced. Cosmopolitan. 



10. Leonotis nepetaefolia, It. Br. 

 West Indian. 



11. Teucrium Cubense, L. [Swains.) 

 Indigenous, and tropical America. 



12. T. inflatum, Sw. . 



West Indies and tropical America. 



13. Marrubium vulgare, L. 



Horehound. Introduced from old world. 



None of the plants of this order are poisonous, and they are usu- 

 ally aromatic and carminative, and sometimes tonic and stomachic. 

 Basil is said to be stimulant and diuretic, and Salvia has similar 

 properties. Teucrium is a tonic from the presence of a bitter principle . 

 Horehound is also a tonic and is a well-known remedy for coughs. 

 Many of these plants, e. g. Nepeta and Leon ant*, are used in bush 

 medicine. They are probably not of very much use. 



Order LXXVII. PLANTAGINEAE. 



1. Plantago major, L. 



Plantain. Almost cosmopolitan. The leaves are slightly as- 

 tringent, and an eye wash is distilled from the entire plant. 



Order LXXVIII. NYCTAGINEAE. 



1. Mirabilis Jalapa, L. 



Marvel of Peru, Four o'clock Flower, False Jalap. West In- 

 dies and South America. 



2. Bougainvillia spectabilis, Poir. 



Wild. In gardens ;*from South America. 



3. Pisonia aculeata, L. 



Cockspur. West Indies and South America. 



4. P. inermis, Jacq. 

 West Indies. 



5. P. obtusata, Sw. 

 West Indies. 



