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Maenotia. Linneeus. 
Carpels spiked, arranged in cones, opening at the dorsal suture. Seeds 
pendulous by a long umbilical cord. - 
1. M. glauca Linneeus.—(Swamp Sassarras.) 
Leaves thin, elliptical, obtuse, glaucous beneath ; petals ovate concave. — 
Habitat. United States, : 
Quality. Bark and fruit bitter, aromatic, febrifugal. 
Uses. As Cinchona; in chronic rheumatism. 
Liriopenpron. Linneeus. 
Carpels spiked, arranged in cones, indehiscent, winged at the end. 
1. L. tulipifera Linneus.—(Tuur Tres.) 
Leaves truncate, 4-lobed. : 
Habitat. United States. 
Quality and Uses, As in the last. 
Natural Order, Ananavs ; Anonacece (V. K., p. 420.) 
Prevailing Quality. Aromatic. 
Xytopia. Linneus. 
Fruits on a convex receptacle, dry, indehiscent, cylindrical or moniliform. 
Seeds several, adhering to the pericarp. i 
1. X. aromatica Blume. Habzelia aromatica A. De Candolle.— (AFRICAN 
Pepper.) ' 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, smooth, glaucous beneath ; fruits taper, 
- moniliform, 
_ -Habitat, Sierra Leone. 
Quality. Aromatic, pungent, stimulant. ‘ 
_ Uses. As pepper ; the fruit is the Piper Aithiopicum of authors, 
2. X. glabra Linnzeus.—(Brrrer-woop.) 
Leaves oblong-ovate, smooth, dotted ; fruit oblong, stipitate. 
Habitat. West Indies. os 
Quality. All the parts aromatic and intensely bitter. 
3. X. grandiflora St. Hilaire. Uvaria febrifuga Martius. silk 
Leaves elliptical, lanceolate, acute, pubescent above, downy beneath : 
petals 3-cornered, each with 2 auricles. 
Habitat. Brazil, 
ig Fruit aromatic, tonic. 
_ Uses. A valuable remedy for fevers in Brazil. 
Natural Order, €rowfants ; Ranunculacew (V. K., p. 425.) 
Prevailing Quality. Acridity, causticity. 
> Cuematis. Linnceus. 
_ Sepals 4, valvate or induplicate. Petals 0. Carpels one-seeded ac 
