eae 52 ORONTIADS. 
Bretta. Ruiz and Pavon. 
Pollen-masses waxy, 8, cohering by elastic straps. Lip spurless, 3-lobed, | 
sessile, articulated with the column. Anther 8-celled. 
1. B. verecunda R. Brown. . 
Petals oblong, obtuse, arched over the column ; middle lobe of lip long 
than broad, wavy, with numerous crisp veins, which are sometim 
branched. 
Habitat. West Indies. ; ; 
Quality. Tuber somewhat fragrant, bitterish, aromatic. 
Uses. In weak digestion. 
Vanutita. Plumier. 
Fruit along pulpy pod, with round seeds not inclosed in a loose mem- 
brane. - 
1. V. planifolia Andrews.—(V ANIA.) cae 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate, flat ; sepals and petals oblong, flat, obtuse 5 lip. 
crisp, convex, covered with numerous transverse wedge-shaped plates; 
fruit fragrant. = 
Habitat. Mexico, Guatemala, West Indies, 
Quality. Aromatic, stimulant. : ; a 
Uses. Asthenic fevers, rheumatism, hysteria, male impotence ; in confectionary ; 
the preparation of chocolate. 
THE JUNCAL ALLIANCE (V. K., p. 190.) 
Natural Order, Orontiats ; Orontiacee (V. K., p. 193.) 
(These are Juncals with the form of Arals.) 
Prevailing Quality. Acridity. 
Symptocarpus. Salisbury. 
Spathe cucullate. Spadix subglobose, all covered with flowers. Se 
4, becoming baceate. Stamens 4, opposite the sepals, vd 
one-celled, with one ovule. ae 
1. S. fetidus Salisbury.—( Skunk CapsBace. ) 
- Stemless ; leaves ovate, cordate. 
Habitat. Ditches in Canada and the United States. 
Quality. Acrid, foetid, antispasmodic, expectorant. 
Uses. Seeds and rhizome palliatives in paroxysms of asthma. 
Catia. Linneus. 
_ Spathe flat. Spadix cylindrical, covered with a mixture of stamens 
pistils. Ovary 1-celled, with from 6 to 8 erect ovules. 
1, C. palustris Linneus. 
A marsh plant, with a creeping rhizome ; leaves cordate, cuspidate, st 
spathe white ; spadix yellow. : 
Habitat. Swamps of Europe, Siberia, and North Ameri 
Quality, Acrid, caustic ; diaphoretic, si 
es Uses. Rhizomes yield eatable starch after grinding and washing, 
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