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ibund hi'smouth affebted with a burning acrimony, such as is cnused hy the bark of wild 

 cinnanion, or oi .wild rosemary. At Old Woman Savuiina, in Clar.-ncion, ther^ is a 

 itrger species of this known by the name of burn-nose bark, so called froai its sup- 

 posed efiects on those who smell it closely. A iree was also obsen'ed in Lime Savanna, 



EouRREPyiA Sec Currant Tree. 



BORRAGE- BORRAGO. 



{., ^'. " -JPentamdria TnonogT/nia. Nat. oe. /hperifolitv, 



"This name is cienvcd fi;om cor and agoj on account of its supposed cordial qualities, 



6N. CHAR. Caljx five-parted, permanent ; corolla monopetraious, rotate, border 

 five-partedj. throat crowned with five emarginate obtuse prominences ; the sta- 

 mens have subulate converging filaments, oblong antliers, fixed on the inside of 

 the filaments; tiie pistil has four germs, filiform style, simple stigma ; there is no 

 periicarpium ; calyx larger, inflated; the seeds fcair, roundish, wrinkled, keeled - 

 outvvarfis at tiie top, globular at the base, inserted iongitudmaily nito an hollowed; 



. - - ic 



0FFICINAU9. OFFICINAL. 



Al! the leaves alternate ; calyxes spreading. 



The \yhole of this plant is rough, with white prickly Jiairs. The commoTi colour cf 

 ^iie corolla is blue, but varies to flesh coloured and white. It came originally from 

 Aleppo and thrives well in Jamaica. The whole herb is succulent ai^d very mucilagin- 

 ous, having a peculiar faint smell when bruised. The young tender leaves may be used 

 in salads, ,or as a pjt-iierb. By the experiments of M. Margraaf, in 1747, it appear:; 

 xhat the juicejaiFords a true nitre. 



This, plant grows and thrives very luxuriantly in the mountains of New Liguanea ; it 

 has been always esteemed as an excellent cooling cordial in all febrile cases ; and may 

 be justly regarded as a proper simpl^e to be used in such over-heated states of the 

 "blood ; it is generally administered in decoctions and infusions, with other cooling 

 medicines. A distiiied water of both the leaves and flowers of this ph nt has been 

 formerly kept in the shops, as well as a conserve of the blossoms ; but these are very 

 iitvle regarded in modern practice, especially in England, where aiost of the diseases 

 "proceed rather from inactiorji and the viscidity of the j uices,' Bi-ewne, p, 150. . 



BOTTLE-COD ROOT. -CAPPARIS. 



Cl, 12, pit. l.Poli/andria monogynfa, Nat. OK,Piitaminece, 



"This name is deri'^'ed from a Greek word, signifying to cure melancholy. 



^Ejf. CH ; GaKx a four-leaved, coriaceous, perianth j leaflets ovate, concare, 



Pii.huU: ; Uie Corolla has four petals, obtuse, spreading, very large; the staniiiiLa 



-sontjj^ aiim;crou5, fiiiibrifu, patulous, fiiaxnenta, with oblong, versatile, inclined, 



,P 2 anthers^ 



