APETALEX.. 973° 
faViles (destitute of ovary) on the margins of inipartict: 
Diaries. Osean, Zamia. Sago Palm (Cycas circin- 
alis) furnishes a kind of sago, obtained from the soft central 
part of the tree. 
ORDER XXXVIL 
SALICINEZ. 
Included in the Amentacee, Juss. 
Cuanacters.—Trecs or shrubs, with simple alternate sti- 
, M§entum; stamens 2 to 20, at the base of a scale; ovary 
_ Superior, at the base of a scale, 1- or 2-celled, fer ted 
erect ovules, attached to two parietal placentee about the 
base of the cell ; style absent, or very short; stigmas 2; 7 
ricarp an elongated dehiscent capsule, 1- or 2-celled, 
2-valved, many-seeded ; seeds comose (hairy.) 
Examrres.— This family consists of Willow (Salix) and 
Poplar (Populus.) 
Meprcrvat Prorerties.—The. bark in the Salicinee is 
generally astringent and bitter. The bark of common. 
White Willow (Salix alba) has been recommended as asub-_ = 
stitute for Cinchona Bark. It contains a peculiar go 
Salicine, resembling Quina. Some species have barks 
geen i the youn tole Se 
