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flowers being good for infants. Dogwood bark is highly tonic. 

 Triosteum is cathartic and febrifugal. 



96. ASCLEPIADE^E. The Milkweed Tribe. Ex. Asclopias, 

 Gonolobus, Periploca, Cynanchum. Prop. Roots stimula- 

 ting, sometimes emetic, or cathartic. Asclepias decumbens is 

 sudorific. 



97. APOCYNE^E. The Dog's Bane Tribe. Ex. Apocynnm, 

 Amsonia, Echites. Prop. Similar to those of Asclepiadea, 

 but perhaps more active and suspicious. 



9S. GENTIANE.E. The Gentian tribe. Ex. Gentiana, Fra- 

 sera, Exacum, Centaurella, Houstonia, Villarsia, Meriy- 

 anthes. Prop. Intense bitterness of the root and stem, be 

 ing tonic, stomachic and febrifugal. 



99. SPIGELIACE.E. The Wormseed tribe. Ex. Spigelia. 

 Prop. Powerfully vermifugal. 



100. CONVOLVULACE.E. The Bindweed tribe. Ex. Convol- 

 vulus, Ipomoea, Cuscuta, E volvulus. Prop. The roots 

 abound in milky juice, which is cathartic. Scamony and 

 jalap are produced from plants of this order. 



101. POLEMONIACE^. The Greek Valerian tribe. Ex. Po- 

 lemoiiium, Phlox, Collomia, Ipomosis. Prop. Unknown. 

 Probably none. 



102. HYDROLEACE,E. Ex. Hydrolea, Diapensia. Prop. Hy 

 drolea is slightly bitter. 



103. EBENACE.E, The Ebony tribe. Ex. Diospyrus. Prop 

 Remarkable only for the hardness and blackness of the wood 

 and edible quality of the fruit. 



104. OLEACE^S. The Olive tribe. Ex. Olea, Ligustrum 

 Chionanthus, Fraxinus. Prop. This order affords the onlq 

 instance in which oil is contained in the pericarp, this being 

 the case with the common Olive. Manna comes from the 

 Ash. 



105. PRIMULACE.E. The Primrose tribe. Ex. Primula, Ly- 

 simachia, Trientalis, Glaux, Anagallis, Samolus. Prop 

 Modest, favorite jlowers. 



106. LENTIBULARLE. Ex. Pinguicula, Utricularia. Prop. 

 None, or unknown. 



107. OROBANCHE.E. The Broom-rape tribe. Ex. Orobanche 

 Epiphagus. Prop. The Orobanche Virginica is said to form 

 a part of Martin 's famous cancer powder. 



08. SCROPHULARINE.E. The Figwort tribe. Ex. 1st, 



Veronica, Leptandra ; 2d, Buchnera ; 3d, Scrophu- 



laria, Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Gratiola, Chelone, Gerardia, 

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