By %, Pp.  ionge Linnwus.—(The Senexa.) Fig. 148. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, | the upper acuminate ; stems tufted, ereet, 
racemes spicate ; wings circular ; capsule elliptical, emarginate. 
Quality, Root = oerhigcadl diureti t ti 
ex oran 
Bronchial or eons t Splicnmalion, pr E gpd 29 
fever, rheumatism, alates 
4. P. Chamebuxus Linneus. 
‘Stems dwarf, branched, procumbent, shrubby ; leaves evergreen, 
lanceolate, mucronate ; flowers single or in pairs ; keel crested. 
Habitat. Mountains of Europe. 
Quality and Uses. Like the last. 
5. P. Poaya Martius. 
Stem shrubby ; leaves coriaceous, 5-nerved ; racemes spicate ; wings 
or obovate, obtuse ; corolla crested ; seeds clavate, shaggy. _ 
Habitat. Brazil. 
Quality. An active emetic. 
Vee. Root, when fresh, in bilious fevers. 
Sovtamea. Lamarck. 
Stamens 6. Fruit samaroid. . 
1. S. amara Lamarck. Ce 
Fig. 149. 
