CHAP. X.] ARTOCARP-^. 163 



stem, when separated from the pulpy part by 

 maceration, are manufactured into cordage ; 

 and the seeds are mucilaginous, and are used 

 for feeding birds. The smell of hemp ^Yhen 

 growing, produces the same effects as that of 

 hops in excess ; and in hot countries it is fol- 

 lowed by a kind of stupor, like that which is 

 the effect of opium. 



The Pellitory of the wall {Parietaria offici- 

 nalis), has the male and female flowers on the 

 same plant. The male flowers have four sta- 

 mens, which spring back in the same manner as 

 those of the nettle ; and the female flowers 

 have the same kind of stigma. 



TRIBE II.— ARTOCARP^. 

 The plants included in this division differ so 

 W'idely in their general appearance from those 

 of the former tribe, that it is necessary to be a 

 botanist to perceive the resemblance between 

 them. When, however, they are botanically 

 examined, they will be found to agree in aluiost 

 every respect, except in their juice being milky 

 and glutinous intead of watery. The tribe 

 takes its narre from the Bread-fruit tree (Arto- 

 carpus incisa). In this plant, the male flowers 

 are densely crowded round a spongy receptacle,, 

 so as to form a long, somewhat club-shaped cat 



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