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65. Evolvulus alsinoides, Z7z., (Syn. £. dinzfol/us, Linn. ; £. 
decumbens, R.Br.; £. villosus, R.Br.; £. helerophyllus, 
Labill. ; Z. prlosus, Roxb.) ; N.O., Convolvulacez, B.F1., iv., 
437. £. linifolius in Muell. Cens., p. 95. 
The stalk, leaves and roots are a reputed remedy in dysentery 
and fever. (Ainslie.) This plant is not endemic in Australia. 
All the colonies except Victoria and Tasmania. 
66. Excecaria Agallocha, Zivv., (Syn. £. afinis, Endl.; Commia 
Cochinchinensis, Lour. ; Stillingia Agallocha, Baill.) ; N.O., 
Euphorbiacez, B.FI., vi., 152. 
“River Poisonous Tree.” ‘‘ Milky Mangrove.” ‘ Blind-your-eyes.” 
It produces, by incision in the bark,an acrid, milky juice, 
which is so volatile that no one, however careful, can gather a 
quarter of a pint without being affected by it. The symptoms are 
‘an acrid, burning sensation in the throat, sore eyes, and head- 
ache. A single drop falling into the eyes will, it is believed, pro- 
duce loss of sight. The natives of Eastern Australia, as well as 
those of New Guinea, etc., use this poisonous juice to cure certain 
ulcerous chronic diseases, e.g., leprosy, but in Fiji the patient is 
fumigated with the smoke of the burning wood. (Vide Seemann, 
Flora Vitiensis.) In India the sap of the tree is called ‘‘ Tiger’s 
Milk,” and is said to be applied with good effect to inveterate 
ulcers. The leaves also are used in decoction for this purpose. 
A good caoutchouc may be prepared from the milk. 
New South Wales to Northern Australia. 
67. Ficus glomerata, Roxh., (Syn. &. vesca, F.v.M.; Covellia 
glomerata, Miq.); N.O., Urticez, B.FI., vi., 178. 
‘‘ Clustered Fig.” 
This tree possesses an astringent bark; this, as well as the 
fruit, which is considered to have similar properties, is prescribed 
in hcematuria, menorrhagia, and hemoptysis. The dose is about 
200 grains. The fruit filled with sugar is considered to be very 
cooling, and the small, blister-like galls which are common on the 
leaves, soaked in milk and mixed with honey, are given to prevent 
pitting in smallpox. Ainslie tells us that ‘‘from the root of the 
