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THE EDITOR'S MEDICAL BOTANY*. 



FROM the title of this work it may be supposed that it is exclu- 

 sively of interest to the medical profession; but though it is mainly 

 adapted to this purpose, it may also be very useful to all young 

 botanists who are desirous of a knowledge of the two great systems 

 of Linnaeus and Jussieu. In the ALPHABET OF BOTANY, indeed, 

 outlines of these two systems are given, as full as the space there 

 would permit ; but here, in the MEDICAL BOTANY, numerous practical 

 examples are given from medicinal plants, with figures and accurate 

 dissections, to show the structure of the flowers. We think the 

 readers of our Magazine will be pleased to see a specimen of these 

 illustrations, as the title of the work might prevent many of them, 

 perhaps, who do not belong to the medical profession, from looking into 

 it. We begin with an illustration (in this case not taken from a 

 medicinal plant), to show the principal parts of a flower. 



-a 



Example of the principal parts in a 

 flower. NEPAL CINQUEFOIL (Po- 

 tentitta Nepalensis). 



a Calyx. 



b Blossom of five petals. 



c Stamens. 



d Pistils. 



We shall next go over the twenty-four Linnaean classes in their 

 order, as they are illustrated in this little book. 



* Alphabet of Medical Botany and Zoology, for the Use of Beginners. Jus- 

 published. 



