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AMENTALS. 74° WILLOW-WORTS. 
Natural Order, @illow-warts ; Salicacee (V. K., p. 254.) 
Prevailing Quality. Tonic, astringent, aromatic. 
Porutus. Linnaeus. 
Flowers furnished with an oblique, cup-shaped calyx. Stamens 8 or more. 
1. P. nigra Linneus.—(Biack Portar Tree.) Fig. 111. ie. 
Leaves smooth on each side, serrated, somewhat rhomboid, acumina' 
longer than broad. 
Habitat. North of Europe. 
Quality. Buds aromatic, bitter, resinous ; diuretic, antispasmodic. : oe 
Uses. = ointment against tumours, wounds, and burns ; balsam and tincture against — 
colic, 
2. P. balsamifera Linnzeus.—(BatsamM Porzar.) a 
Leaves ovate, acuminate, with close serratures, white and netted beneath ; 
buds very resinous. 
Habitat. United States. 
Quality and Uses. As in the last ; Tacamahac obtained from the buds. 
Saurx. Linneus, 
Flowers absolutely naked. Stamens 1-5. 
1. 8S. pentandra Linneus.—(Sweet WItLow.) 
Fig. 112. 
Stamens 5-10 ; seales of catkins whole-coloured, 
deciduous ; leaves ovate-oblong, closely ser- 
112 
rated, very smooth, 
ovate-oblong = equila! 
straight stipules. 
Habitat. Woods of Europe- 
Quality. Bark bitter, astring' 
nic, febrifugal. - 
Uses. D psia, inte ai pten 
‘erat aromatic of the 
Fig. 111.—Populus nigra; 112. Salix pentandra. 
