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especially poisonous, and Hippomane Mancinella, the true Manchin- 

 eel, the most poisonous of all. Cicca has an acrid, eatable fruit. 

 Phyllanthus is used here as a wash for sores, being very astringent. 

 Jatropha is a drastic purgative. As mentioned above, washing and 

 heating removes the poisonous juice which, concentrated by boiling, 

 becomes a sauce known as Cassareep. Ricirms furnishes the well- 

 known castor oil. The Cascarilla or Sweet-wood bark exported 

 from this colony comes from a species of Croton ; it is an aromatic 

 tonic ; also purgative and emetic. The various species of Euphorbia 

 are purgative. 



Order XCI. NEPENTHEAE. 



1. Nepenthes, sp. 1 



In gardens. Asia and Africa. No known properties. 



Order XCII. LORANTHACEAE. 



1. Loranthus parviflorus, Sw. 

 Mistletoe. West Indies. 



2. L. unifiorus, Jacq. (Catesd.) 



Mistletoe. Indigenous and W. Indian. The mistletoe is used in 

 this colony as an antisyphilitic. Its properties appear to be very 

 important. 



3. Phoradendron rubrum, Gr. (Catesb) 

 Fortune Island. (Eggers.) 



