328 FAMILY HERBAL. 



Golden Stcechas, Stceclias citrina. 



A PRETTY plant, native in the warmer parts 

 of Europe, and kept in our gardens. It is a shrub- 

 by hcrb> two feet high, and keeps its leaves ail 

 the year. The stem is woody ; the leaves stai.d 

 thick on the lower branches, and they are longish, 

 narrow, and whitish, especially on the under side. 

 The flowers are yellow, and stand at the tops of 

 the stalks ; they are dry and chafFyj and may be 

 kept for a long time. The whole plant has an 

 agreeable smell, when rubbed between the lingers. 



The leafy stalks are used ; their tops arc best, 

 »nd those fresh gathered : an infusion of them 

 works hy urine, and opens obstructions. It h 

 good in jaundices, and obstructions of the menses. 



There is another plant called Arabian sfcechas, 

 or French lavender. It has been described already 

 under the head of lavender, to which it belongs, 

 for it is altogether different from this olaut. 



The Storax Tree. Styrax arbor. 



A SMALL tree, native of the East, and some 



parts of Europe ; but in Europe it yields none of 

 the resin we call storax. We have it in some 

 gardens. It is twentj {eei high ; the trunk is 

 covered with a brown dark: that on the branches 

 is greyish ; the leaves are of a brownish or a dnskj 

 green 012 the uper side, and whitish underneath : the 

 fiower«; are white and larg-e ; the fruit is like a nut, 

 roundish and little, and is covered with a woollv 

 coat ; three of the flowers grow together usually, and 

 are succeeded by three of these. 



We use no part of the tree, but a resinous sul- 

 stauce, which is produced from it. This is kept 



«tthe druggists, and is reddish and of a fragrant 



