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Wood : " The Central range on Mount Diabolo. Also reported to 

 be in St. Ann's and Manchester. I have not seen identified specimens 

 of this timber. It is reported of different graining to the last named, 

 straighter and probably larger than its congener. Not much timber 

 available." (Hooper.) 



POISON WOOD. See Rhus metopium. 



POLYGALA PANICULATA, Linn. 



MlLKROOT. 



Native of W. Indies, Central and S. America. An annual herb, 

 with small leaves and purplish or white flowers. (Polygalece.) 

 Properties sudorific and diuretic, either as decoction or infusion. 



POMEGRANATE. See Punica graxatum. 



POMME D'OR. See Passiilora laurifolia. 



POOR MAN'S WEATHER GLASS. See Axagallis aryexsis. 



POPPY, MEXICAN. See Argemoxe mexicany. 



PORTULACA OLERACEA, Linn. 

 Common Purslaxe. 



Temperate and tropic zones. An annual weed, with fleshy leaves, 

 and yellow flowers. Portulacece.J 



" As a vegetable it has the reputation of being cooling, antiscorbutic, 

 diuretic, &c, and peculiarly adapted for warm weather." (Macfadyen.) 



PORTULACA PILOSA, Linn. 

 Purple-flowered Purslane. 



Native of West Indies and tropical America. An annual weed wivh 

 fleshy leaves, and purple flowers. (Portulacece.J 



a The leaves are intensely bitter to the taste, and have been used as 

 a diuretic and stomachic, as well as an emmanagogue." (Macfadyen.) 



PRICKLY PEAR. See Opuxtia Tuna. 



PRICKLY YELLOW. See Zanthoxylum clava-Herc ulis. 



PROSOPIS JULIFLORA, DC. 



C A SHAW. 



Native of Jamaica and tropical America. 



A tree, 30-40 feet high, spiny ; leaves twice-pinnate ; flowers yel- 

 lowish, delicately fragrant ; pod with sweetish pulp. 



Stem : a gum like gum arabic, obtained in considerable quan.4 

 tities by wounding stem and large branches. 



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