284. YENEZXIELAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
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root of this plant goes so deep, that it is exceedingly diflaciilt to draw 
it out. The vernacular name, signifying ''mucilaginous Broom,'* 
indicates sufficiently the medicinal properties of the plant, which are 
those of most Mahaee^e, but in a minor degree. 
Escorzonera {Crassiolaina annua, Jacq.). Four spoonfuls of the 
juice of the root are laTcen with some common salt as a purgative, es- 
pecially in syphilitic diseases. " Hane (/. e, radicem) incolae decor- 
ticatam et cum bovina elixam in mensis apponunt ; vel saccharo con- 
ditara inter bellaria uumerant. Medici Scorzonerse Europsese in 
vicem pr^scribunt eegris, eodemque sub nomine venalem offerunt 
pharmacopoeia unde incolis etiam audit Escorzonera.'* (Jacquin, 
Amer. Pict. p. 175.) 
Espadilla {Crotalaria stipularis, Desv. y. sericea, a synonym of 
C. Espadilla, Kth.). A sudorific found in every household. 
Esparrago {Jsparagiis officinalis, L.). Seldom cidtivated, and known 
as diuretic, 
Espino {Hydrolea spinosa^ L.), Poultices made of the leaves ai'e 
said to promote the suppuration of tumours. 
Fregosa {Capraria hijlora, L.). The decoction of the leaves is taken 
against flatulent colics and indigestion ; it is also slightly anthelmintic, 
Fruta de Burro {Xylopia glabra, L. ?) The powdered rather astrin- 
gent fruit, taken in wine, is considered to be an antidote against the 
bite of venomous snakes, 
Galicom or Bandolera (LatreillefB sp., closely allied to L. serrata, 
De Cand., but not '' foliis grosse et remote calloso-serratis" (De Cand. 
Prod. V. 504), but rather— remote et obsolete dentatis.) Tiie juice of 
the root is recommended in disorders resulting from a cold. It is 
also believed to be a strong antisyphilitic. 
(To he continued.) 
ON ORCHIS MASCULA WITH DOUBLE PLOWEHS. 
By David Moore, Ph.D. 
{Read before the Royal Dublin Society, Mag 15, 1865.) 
In the October number of Seemann's 'Journal of Botany/ for 1864, 
I noticed the discovery of Orchis pyramidalis with double flowers m 
