300 MOXOPETALEE —HYFOCOROLL. 
lous, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed; ; ‘ic 
a 4-celled 4-seeded berry or capsule, mostly of 4 acheniums, ~ 
separate, or united at the base ; seed destitute of albumen. 
See Lanrarz for the distinctions between Boraginee and 
Labiate. 
Examptes.—Viper’s Bugloss (Echium vulgare), Borage 
(Borago officinalis), Common Comfrey (Symphytum offici- 
nale.) Anchusa tinctoria, Onosma echioides, Lithospermum 
tinctorium, and Echium rubrum, are used by dyers; their 
roots are known by the name of Orcanette.—Richard. 
Mepictnat Properties.—These are not of much interest. 
_ The roots and leaves of the Boraginee contain a considera- 
ble quantity of mucilage; and this seems to be the leading 
character of the order. Hound’s Tongue (Cynoglossum 
_ officinale) is emollient, and anodyne from a narcotic princi- 
ple. Borago officinalis is emollient and slightly diaphoretic 
and diuretic ; it contains nitrate of potassa. Comfrey (Sym- 
phytum officinale and S. tuberosum) contains mucilage very | 
abundantly. Lungwort (Pulmonaria angustifolia) resem- 
bles Borage in its properties. Dyers’ alcanet (Anchusa 
tinctoria) has a place in the pharmacopeias, but is only used 
as a colouring matter for oils and ointments. 
Officinal Plant. 
Anchusa tinctoria. 
ORDER LXI. 
CONVOLVULACEZ. 
| Guanacrans.—Herbs or shrabs, often milky, with slender 
twining stems, and alternate leaves without stipules ; flowers 
lary or terminal ; calyx of 5 deep divisions, persistent, im- 
ea unequal 5 geile, a = 
