GS NAT. ORDEn. — PAPILIONACE.E. 



subjoined, and to which great additions have h\tely been made, on 

 various and indubitable authorities, proving the Cowhage to be not 

 Jess successful here than in the warmer climates of which it is a 

 native ; and that all the different kinds of worms known to infest 

 llie pi'imffi vice, have been expelled by this anthelmintic. 



The manner in which these hairy spiculse act as a vermifuge, 

 seems to be purely mechanical ; for neither the tincture nor the de- 

 coction possess the least anthelmintic power. 



The following experiment, made by Mr. Chamberlaine, fully 

 illustrates this o-pinion : " A calabash full of very large worms of the 

 teres kind, in full vigor, voided by a poor emaciated patient, was 

 brought to me. Among these I sprinkled some of the setae. For a 

 minute or two no visible effect was produced ; but in a little time 

 they began to writhe and twist themselves in an unusual manner, 

 and exhibited evident signs of extreme torture. I took one of the 

 worms, and, viewing it through a magnifying glass, perceived that 

 several of the sette had pierced very deep, and others were sticking 

 loosely in various parts of its body, but that none of the spiulse 

 which had once entered into the skin, dropped off." 



Propagation and Culture. There are fifty-seven different vari- 

 eties of this plant now known and described by botanists ; but none 

 of the species are worth cultivating for ornaments, except the Doll- 

 chos lignosus, Dolichos Jacqaini. and Dolichos Curtisii. A light rich 

 soil answers for all the species, and they are easily increased, either 

 by seed or cuttings : cuttings planted in a pot of sand, root freely ; 

 but those of the stove kind require heat. As this plant has nevev 

 attracted the attention of the gardener as an ornament, neither much 

 sought for as a medicine, consequently its culture is very limited 

 both here and in Europe. 



