476 DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



jury from having its branches lopped off close to the trunk everr 

 second year, if necessary, by which means the head can be restrained 

 with.n_ proper bounds. The branches make, excellent fuel. The fruit 

 C berries 'as they are improperly called) is eaten by domestic animak 

 and birds v.ith impunity, and is a favourite food of the Turdus migra- 

 tonus. . ° 



Grows in most soils, preferring those which are lio ht. The largest 



trees that i have seen grow in the streets of the city of Savannah. 



In poor, sandy soils it would be difficult to find a substitute for tbi* 

 tree. 



Flowers April Fride of America—Pride of India 



The bark of the root is considered to be a good vermifuge. Twen- 

 ty grains of the powdered bark, or four ounces of a saturated decoc- 

 tion are the usual doses given to a child of 7 years old. It is in some 



measure narcotic, and requires the aid of some cathartic to carry it 

 through the bowe s. •' 



TRIBULUS. Gen. pl. 733. 



^ Calyx 5 partitus Pe- [ Cabjx 5 parted. Pe- 

 tala 5, patentia. Stylus 0. | tals 3, expanding. Style 

 Capsulce 5, gihl)se, pie- po. Capsules 5,'gibbous 



spei 



que spinosae, poly- | commonly spiny, many 



i. M 



seeded 



T. foliis subqiiadrijii- | Leaves generally in ^ 

 gis, exterioribiis majori- pair, the exterior ones lar- 

 t>us ; pencarpils decus- | gest ; pericaips ten seed- 

 peinus, muticis. Sp. pi. I ed, not spinv, 



2. p. 566. ' ^ ^ 



Tribulus terrestris, Muhl. Cat! 



lont "7"',r"- ''^*! ^''""^- '^^'"^ Pubescent, branchina:, 1-2 fee| 



Xs I aLr""''''f"''"^?"^ ^''*'' 3, sometimes .vith 4 pair of 



hah'ra^d dftfl 1 ""f,*^"''' "'"*' '^'^^''^y *'«'^^te, mucronate, a little 



tarv on n.E I /""i'' '"^"''^*^' ^'•"»««- ^^^^^^^rs axillary, soli- 

 .van s nod^dTn" r«/ '"' '" '"^'^ '""«' ^'"^^^ -''^" expauded after- 

 caTvx marcesf ;nf ^f P'""''^*'"*' "'^^^'^ obovate, longer than the 



Flowers Juae— September. 



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