_CAMPANALS. 225 VALERIANWORTS. 
Natural Order, Walerianwwarts; Valerianacee (V. K., p. 697.) 
Prevailing Quality. Stimulating, aromatic. 
VaLeriana. Linneus. 
Calyx pappose. Corolla spurless. Stamens 3. 
. V. officinalis Linneus.—(Trve Vaterian.) Fig. 302. 
Leaves all pinnatifid, with 7-8 pairs of lanceolate segments; corymb 
becoming panicled ; fruit smooth. 
Habitat, Damp meadows in Europe. 
Quality. Nervine, tonic, antispasmodic; a 
3 os rei feline stimulant. 
Uses. Epilepsy, chorea, spasms, hypo- 
idindrinele, hysteria. : 
4. V. Phu Linneus. 
‘Radical leaves oblong : cauline pin- 
natifid with oblong lobes; corymb 
panicled ; stigmas slender; fruit 
smooth. 
303 
a -3* ~ 
and hd ook ne This, or V. Dioscoridis, supposed to be the oi of 
Greeks, and to be strongest of the European Valerians ee 
‘Pig. 302—Valeriana officinalis ; a, flower magnified; 903. Valeriana celtica, 
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