168 - GCASSIA MARILANDICA, 
obtuse, three ascending and two descending. 
Stamens ten with yellow filaments and brown 
anthers. The three upper have short abortive 
anthers. To these succeed two pairs of deflexed 
linear anthers, The remaining three, or lower- 
most, are much longer, crooked, and taper into a 
sort of beak, the middle one being shortest. The 
anthers open by aterminal pore. Germ descend- 
ing with the lower stamens, hairy; style ascend- 
ing, stigma hairy, moist. The fruit consists of 
long legumes which are pendulous linear, curved, 
swelling at the seeds, and furnished with slight 
hairs. : 
The predominant constituents of the leaves 
in this plant appear to be resin extractive, and 
a volatile matter. The tincture is of a dark brown 
colour and is rendered extremely turbid by water. 
The infusion and decoction have a lighter colour 
and the peculiar taste of the plant. The dis- 
tilled water is nauseous. It is found that both 
the infusion and decoction answer for medicinal 
use, yet it is probable that the tincture would be 
more strongly operative, did not the sedative ef. 
fects of the aleohol prove a balance for the addi- 
tional parts of the medicine dissolved. 
The Cassia Marilandiea is related to the ori-- 
ental Senna in its botanical habit, and nearly re- 
