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glauca and Liriodendron tulipi^era is employed for the same 

 purposes as Jesuit's bark, and from the fruit of Magn5h'« acu- 

 minata, a tincture is prepared which has some reputation for 

 removing attacks of rheumatism. The fruit of lilicium «nisa- 

 tum is the material which flavours the liqueur called Anisette 

 de Bourdeaux. The Magnolias are exclusively inhabitants of 

 Asia and America, no species having hitherto been found 

 either in Europe or in Africa. 



lilicium L. Liriodendron W, 



Magnolia L. Michelia L. 



Order IV. ANONA'CEJE. 

 The plants of this order are closely allied to Magnolidcede, 

 from which they are principally distinguished by the absence 

 of stipulae, and by the structure of their anthers and seeds. The 

 latter consist of a hard mass of albumen, ruminated, as the bo- 

 tanists call it, that is to say, perforated by the substance of the 

 seed-coat, in every direction, They are all trees or shrubs, and 

 chiefly inhabitants of the hottest parts of the tropics, but a few 

 have been discovered straggling into the temperate zones of 

 America. The fruit of the Aimia is in many species highly 

 esteemed as an article for the dessert, especially that of the 

 Cherimoyer, which has the reputation of being the finest fruit 

 in the world, next to the mangosteen. The hard fruits of the 

 species of Uvaria are highly aromatic ; those of one of them 

 furnish the Piper aethiopicum of the shops. The genus 

 Asimina is the only one which contains any hardy species, and 

 these are so delicate as to be seen very rarely in this country. 

 In Brazil, the bark of Xylopia sericea is used for cordage ; 

 for which it is admirably adapted. 



Uvaria L. Artabotrys R. Br. Asimina Adan. 



Anona Adan. Guatteria R & P. Xylopia L, 



Order V. MENISPE'RMEiE. 

 The order of Menispermeae consists entirely of twining shrubs 

 with very minute flowers. They are extremely dissimilar in 

 habit from the orders which are placed near them, and occupy 

 their present station entirely on account of certain minute but 

 important characters in their fructification. With the exception 

 of Schizandra coccinea none of them are worth cultivating as 

 plants of ornament. The berries of Lardizabdla biternata are 

 sold in the markets of Chile, under the name of Aguilboquil, 

 Guilbogui, or CogidlL-VQchi, according to diflerent travellers. 

 The bitter diuretic, and aperient sorts of Pareira brava, are 

 produced by a species of Menispermum, as is also the famous 

 Calumba root, so much esteemed for its intense bitterness, and 

 for its use in diarrhoea and dysentery. The poisonous drug, 



