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L.decurrens is used in Peru as an emetic and purgative, and its use has been 

 suggested in this country, as a substitute for Ipecacuanha. 



Natural Order 132. Goodeniace^e. — The Goodenia Order. 



— Herbs or rarely shrubs, not milky. Leaves exstipulate. 

 Flowers never collected into heads. Calyx generally superior, 

 with from 3 — 5 divisions, occasionally inferior. Corolla irregular, 

 5-parted; (Estivation induplicate. Stamens 5; filaments distinct; 

 anthers distinct or united. Ovary 1, 2, or rarely 4-celled; 

 placenta free central; style 1 (fig. 630, t); stigma indusiate (Jig. 

 630, i). Fruit capsular, drupaceous, or nut-like. Seeds with 

 fleshy albumen. 



Distribution, 8fc. — They are principally natives of Australia, 

 and tlie islands of the Southern Ocean; rarely of India, Africa, 

 and South America. Examples : — Scsevola, Selliera, Goodenia, 

 Leschenaultia. There are 14 genera, and about 150 species. 



Properties and Uses. — Unimportant. 



SccBvola Taccada has a soft and spongy pith, which is used by the Malays to 

 make artificial flowers, &c. Its young leaves are also eaten" as a pot-herb. 

 Other species of Sccevola are reputed to be emollient. 



Natural Order 133. Stylidiace^ The Stylewort Order. — 



Herbs or under-shrubs, not milky. Leaves exstipulate. Calyx 

 superior, with 2 to 6 divisions, persistent. Corolla with from 5 

 Jto 6 divisions; aestivation imbricate. Stamens 2, gynandrous. 

 Ovary 2-celled, or rarely 1-celled ; style 1 ; stigma without an 

 indusium. Fruit capsular. Seeds albuminous. 



Distribution, Sfc. — They are chiefly found in the swamps of 

 Australia. Examples : — Stylidium, Forstera. There are 5 

 genera, and 121 species. 



Properties and Uses. — Unknown. 



Natural Order 134. — Vacciniace^. — The Cranberry Order. 



— Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, undivided, ex- 

 stipulate. Calyx superior. Corolla 4 — 6-lobed ; aestivation 

 imbricated. Stamens distinct, epigynous, twice as many as 

 the lobes of the corolla; anthers (fig. 521) appendiculate, with 

 porous dehiscence. Ovary 4 — 10-celled; style and sfz^rwia simple. 

 Fruit succulent. Seeds with fleshy albumen. 



Distribution, §-c. — Chiefly natives of the temperate regions of 

 the globe. Examples : — Oxycoccus, Vaccinium, Thibaudia, 

 Lindley enumerates 13 genera, and 200 species. 



Properties and Uses. — They are chiefly remarkable for their 

 astringent leaves and bark, and for their edible sub- acid fruits. 



Oxycoccus palustris or Vaccinium OTycoccus — The fruit of this plant is the 

 Cranberry of Britain. It is used in making tarts, &c., and for other purposes. 

 0. macrocarpa yields the American Cranberry, of which large quantities 

 are imported into this country. 



Vaccinium, — The fruits of several species are edible, thus -. — V. Myrtillus 

 yields the Bilberry or Blaeberry; V. uliginosum, the Bog or Black Whortle- 

 berry ; and V. Vitis-idcBU, the Red Whortleberry or Cowberry. The fruit of 

 V. uliginosum\s reputed to be narcotic, and it is said to be employed for making 

 beer, &c. heady. When exposed to fermentation, it produces a kind of 

 wine. 



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