UMBELLALS, 258 IVYWoRTs. 
Hepera. Linneus. 
Styles converging, or connate, 5-10. 
1. H. Helia Linneeus.—(Common Ivy.) Fig. 356. 
Stem creeping by fibrous rootlets; leaves coriaceous, smooth, angular ; 
umbels simple, downy. 
356 
Habitat. Bark of trees, and walls, everywhere, 
Quality. Leaves bitter ; fruit bitter, aperient, emetic, 
Uses. Has had some reputation as a sudorific ; leaves applied to cauterised surfaces. = 
The gum-resin called Hederine, used by varnish makers, and said to be depilatory 
and emmenagogue. 
Natural Order, Carnels; Cornacew (V. K., p. 782) 
Prevailing Quality. Astringent, tonic. 
Cornus. Linneus. 
Calyx nearly obsolete, 4-toothed. Petals 4, sessile. Stamens 4. Style 1. 
Fruit a 2-3-celled drupe. : 
Fig, 856.—Hedera Helix ; a, magnified view of a perpendicular section of its seed. 
