26 GRAMMAR OF 



Most general Rule. 



Plants with few stamens, not frequently poisonous, ex- 

 cept the number be five ; but if the number be 12 or more, 

 and the smell nauseous, heavy and sickly, the plants are 

 generally poisonous. Milne's Multisiliquse and Sapor. 

 I JY'ote. Many plants possess some degree of the narco- 

 tic principle, which are still by no means hurtful. 



NATURAL ORDEES OF LINNEUS. 



Plants of the same natural order possess similar medi- 

 cal qualities. But the scent of plants mirst be taken into 

 consideration ; as all nauseous-scented umbelliferous 

 plants are poisonous, while the sweet-scented are pleas- 

 ant stomachics, &c. 



" Several plants characterized by particular virtues 

 possess it to such a degree of strength or weakness, that 

 we may reasonably expect very different effects from this 

 difference of intensity in the same quality," Milne. See 

 qualities. 



1. Palmae. Farinaceous diet. 



2. Piperitae. Tonics and stomachics. 



3. Calamariae. Coarse cattle fodder and tonics. 

 4- Grumina. Farinaceous diet and cattle fodder. 



5. Tripetaloidcae. Tonics and rough cattle fodder. 



6. Ensatae. Antiscorbutics and Tonics. 



7. Ordiideae. Farinaceous diet and Stomachics. 



8. Stitamineae* AY arming stomachics. 



9. tipathaceae. Secernant stimulants. 



10. Coronariae. The nauseous-scented and bitter are 

 antiscorbutic and cathartic, the others Emollient. 



11. Sarmentaceae. Tonics and Secernant stimulants. 



12. Oleraceae, or Holeraccac. If nauseous, Cathartic $ 

 others, mild stimulants and nutrientics. 



13. Succulejitue. Antiscorbutic and Emollient. 



14. Gruinales. Tonics and Refrigerants. 



15. Imintlatae. Astringents. 



16. Calyciflorae. Astringents and Refrigerants. 

 17- CcJycant/iemae. Astringents. 



18. Bic.ornes Astringents. 



19. Htsperides. Astringent and stomachic. 



20. Rolaceae. Tonics. 



21. Preciae^ Astringents. 



