246 NATURAL 



Capraria. Prop. Generally somewhat acrid and bitter 

 ish The root of Scrophularia is a popular remedy in scro- 

 fula. 



09. RHINANTHACE*:. The Rattle tribe. Ex. Rhinanthus, 

 Pedicularis, Euphrasia, Bartsia, Eucroma, Melampyrum. 

 Prop. Not worthy of notice. 



110. SOLANEJE. The Nightshade tribe. Ex. Solarium, 

 Physalis, Nicotiana, Datura, Capsicum, Verbascum. 

 Prop. These are very discordant, including on one hand 

 the deadly Nightshade, the Henbane, and Stramonium, 

 and on the other the wholesome Potato, Tomato, and Egg- 

 plant. Perhaps the narcotic properties of these esculents 

 are destroyed by cooking, a circumstance not uncommon in 

 vegetables. 



111. ACANTHACE^E. The Justicia tribe. Ex. Justicia, Ru- 

 ellia, Elytraria. Prop. Little known. 



112. PEDALINE.E. The Oil-seed tribe. Ex. Martynia. 

 Prop. Leaves of some emollient. 



113. VERBENACE^. The Vervian tribe. Ex. Verbena, 

 Callicarpa, Lantana. Prop. Of little importance. 



114. LABIATE. The Mint tribe. This order is divided 

 into several sections. Ex. 1st, Mentha, Lycopus; 2d, 

 Pycnanthemum, Thymus, Origanum ; 3d, Teucrium, Col- 

 linsonia, Trichostema ; 4th, Monarda, Cunila, Synandra ; 

 5th, Nepeta, Leonorus, Lamium, Glechoma, Marrubium, 

 Melissa, Prunella, Scutellaria, Salvia; 6th. Hyptis. 

 Prop. The tonic, cordial, and stomachic qualities, due 

 to the presence of an aromatic volatile oil, and a bitter prin- 

 ciple, are the universal feature of Labiate, which do not 

 contain a single unwholesome, or even suspicious species. 

 Lindley. 



115. BoRAGiNEyE. The Borage tribe. Ex. Lycopsis, Li- 

 thospermum, Symphytum, Myosotis. Prop. Soft, Emol- 

 lient, and mucilaginous. 



116. HYDROPHYLLE^E. The Water Leaf tribe. Ex. Hy- 

 drophyllum, Nemophilla, Phacelia. Prop. Unknown. 



TRIBE 11. GYMNOSPERMJB. 

 Seeds destitute of a pericarp. 



117. CYCADE^E. Ex. Zamia. Prop. They abound in mu- 

 cilaginous, nauseous juice. 



118. CONIFERJS. The Fir tribe. Ex. Finns, Taxus, Abies, 

 Larix, Thuya, Juniperus, Cupressus. Prop. This order 



