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arranged in racemes; calyx cup-shaped and five- 
toothed, the stamens (monodelphos) usually five 
to eight in number, only a portion of which are 
fertile, five stigmas; fruit a capsule, with one 
seed. The bark of the Angostura occurs in 
commerce in straight, curved or quilled pieces, 
resembling in some respects cascarilla bark ; 
length variable, but will average about one 
twenty-fifth of an inch in thickness (1 millime- 
ter); the inner surface of the bark resembles the 
lighter shades of the cinnamon bark in color; 
when broken the fracture is abrupt and smooth; 
odor aromatic; taste bitter and pleasant. An- 
gostura bark contains resiz, gum, volatile oil and 
a group of 4 alkaloids, galipine, galipidine cus- 
parine and cusparidine; its active principle is 
called angosturine. Angostura bark is a very 
old remedy and is still used as a tonic, stimulant 
and febrifuge, and now called cuspariz bark. 
The infusion of cuspariz is officinal, and the dose 
is one or two fluid ounces. The infusion is made 
by adding one pint of boiling distilled water to 
one-half ounce of the bark. 
Azedarach, Azedarach, Melia Azedarach.— 
Natural order Meliaceze. This tree is a native 
of India and China, and cultivated in the sub- 
tropical countries as a shade tree. It is com- 
monly-known as the Pride of India, Pride of 
China, or Bread Tree. This is not to be con- 
founded with the bread tree of South America, 
the Artocarpus incisa—Order, Moracez. Azed- 
arach is a handsome tree, 30 or 40 feet high, 
with a wide-spreading summit; the leaves are 
large and doubly pinnate, with smooth dark- 
green leaflets, somewhat denticulated, and ar- 
