LEGUMINOSA. Dn eg 
of the neck, in which were ‘two small punctures, abcut two. 
inches apart. He was then sensible, but suffering from severe 
pain in the neck ; difficulty of swallowing and much fever. He 
pain in the neck rapidly increased and erysipelas Se 
He died exactly three days after having been stabbed. 
port-mortem examination there was: much swelling of the. pe 
extending over the right side of the chest also, and the skin | 
had a livid appearance, On cutting into the swelling, much 
blood was found, and the products of inflammation.. This had 
extended to the right lung; which was also much inflamed, 
and adherent to the ribs- by recent bands-of lymph. — The | 
other organs were healthy, except the spleen, which was some- ° 
what enlarged. The three-small black substances-mentioned — 
were examined by Dr. Center, and recognized as part of such 
is as are often sent in cases of cattle poisoning. Microsco- 
cally their characters were found to agree with those of rati 
s. Blood was.found on one. On insertion below the 
8 skin of a dog, the animal died in 50 hours, and on -port-mortem 
‘mination, diffuse inflammation, extending from the ae 
along part of one side of the body was found.” © 
‘ The roots of Taverniera enone, DC., ae 
Alysicarpus longifolius, W. 5 A.,are sweet like ese 
and are called liquorice by the Indian peasants. | 
MUCUNA- PRURIENS, De. : 
Fig. —Wight Ic., t. 980; Bentl. and Trim., te oe: Cows 
ige (Eng. )» Petit pois pouilleux (Fr.)- 
Hab.—From the Himalayas in | the pe to Ceylon and 
Burma. 
Vernacular, Siveks ( Hind.), Kuhili (Mar. ), Panaik-kali 
m.), Alkusi, Kém&ch (Beng.), Pilli-adugus Dulagondi (Tel), 
aguni-gida, ‘Turachi-gida (Can.), Kivanch (Guiz-). 
History, Uses, &c.—The plant has long been used — 
nally by the Hindus ; << to Susruta the seeds are | 
