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CRYPTOGAMIA. 



FILICES. 



646. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, L. 



a. Fronds. (Maidenhair.) 



647. ADIANTDM PEDATUM, L. 



a. Fronds. (Canadian Maidenhair.') 



Note. Maidenhair is mucilaginous, slightly astringent, and aromatic ; 

 it is used in France as a remedy in chronic catarrh. The Canadian 

 maidenhair is the more aromatic of the two. Sirop. de capillaire is pre- 

 pared from the latter plant, with the addition of orange-flower water. 

 The capillaire of the shops usually consists of simple syrup, flavoured 

 with orange-flower water. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. i.,p. 66. For fig., 

 Hist, des Drag., t. ii., p. 76, 



618. CIBOTIUM BAROMETZ, Smith. 



a. Rhizome, and portion of stipes. (Scythian Lamb.) 



Note. For the curious fable concerning the rhizome of this fern, see 

 P. J. [1] , vol. xvi., p.. 280. 

 &. Stipes. 

 o. Ramenta. (Penghawar Djambi.) 



Note. The ramenta, or silky hairs covering the base of the stipes, of 

 this fern, have been used in Germany and Holland as a styptic. It is 

 imported from Sumatra. See, for fig., P. J. [1] , vol. xvi., p. 502. 



649. CIBOTIUM GLAUCCM, Hook, and Am. 

 a. Ramenta. (Pulu.) 



Note. The silky hairs of this fern are imported from the Sandwich 

 Islands. Pulu is probably produced also by two other species, C. Cha- 

 missoi, Kaulf., and C. Menziesii, Hook., natives of the same islands. 

 In 1858, it was exported to the extent of 313,220 Ibs. Each plant yields 

 about two to three ounces. Pulu was supposed by Prof. Archer to be 

 identical with penghawar djambi, see P. J. [1] , vol. xvi., p. 322. See 

 also P. J. [2] , vol. i., p. 501. By the natives, pulu is used for pil- 

 lows, etc. 



650. DlCKSONIA CHRYSOTRICHA ; BALANTIUM CHRYSOTRICHCM, 



a. Stipes. 



6. Ramenta. (Pakoe Kidang.) 



Note. The silky hairs, called pakoe kidang, are larger than those of 

 penghawar djambi, and the cells of which they are composed are shorter 

 than those of pulu. Pakoe kidang yields, according to De Vrij, 6'74 per 

 cent, of ashes, and penghawar djambi only l - 53 per cent. See, for fig., 

 P. J. [2] , vol. i., p. 503. The fern is a native of Java. It has been 

 sold in Holland under the name of penghawar djambi. 



