191 HOLLYWORTS. _ 
Quality. astri i i ctorant, diuretic. 
( . Leaves astringent, tonic ; root and bark emollient, expe . 
Uses, Intermittent fevers ; icterus. Bark yields birdlime. 
2, I. paraguayensis St. ~ wie’ 
Hilaire, PP aldeie: NO jr Me 
_ ea.) Fig. 260. = Fy ae kj 
Perfectly smooth; leaves ; 
_ lanceolate-oblong, -api- 
culate, serrated ; pe- 
duneles axillary, many- 
parted; stones wrinkled. 
Habitat, Paraguay and Brazil. 
Quality. Stimulating, narcotic ; pte 
diuretic, diaphoretic. 
Uses. Forms the Paraguay Tea 
or Maté, largely used in 
South America, 
3. I. vomitoria Aiton. ¥] 
Leaves oblong, blunt at each Eo ay 
: end, crenato-serrate, 
smooth; umbels lateral, 
Nearly sessile. 
Habitat, United States. 
ity. A strong decoction 
acts as a mild emetic, 
Natural Order, Dagbanes; 
- Apoeynacece (V.K.,p.599.) 
Prevailing Quality. Aerid, 
_ emetic, drastic, poisonous. 
Cerpera. Linneus. 
Calyx without glands. Oo- 
rolla hypocrateriform. 
 Ovules 2-4 in each 
-, ovary. Fruit a Drupe. 
a0. Tanghin Hooker. 
“ anghinia venenifera 
Oiret, : site 
ves lanceolate, much tapering to the base, coriaceous, smooth, revo 
at the edge ; cymes dichotomous, terminal. 
Qi Se gw than an 
Quality. Kernel a deadly poison. It is asserted that, ee ae 
_ Almond, one kernel is —— to Hise | , 6 a ed. The kernel was 
as rd but e ce we d * distril 
ded on: sais ite water, Ind the emulsion thus obtained was 
among the criminals. 
pS epomd 
ae 
: i section of the fruit. 
Fig. 261.—Tex Aquifolium ; a, a flower magnified ; b, a perpendicular 
