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smooth and bku gument, which is 



edge : ■ flesh} albumen surrounding an embryo i 

 all points ..I analogy between Xantli tyh and Spur( 

 those which have in their ■ flowi rs from 

 ud in the j flowi ra cella with 

 lly,several Xanthoxyls have in their habit, and especially in I 

 to the Ash 'I'll, dioecious flow< ra • I 

 which are compressed, havii tyle* 2 ovules in the in 



outside, and which finally cl ara which i- l-cell( d and i 



lion, :ili establish certain points of contact bi tw< en Pu lea and I raxinus 



N| "~ l "' ll " all} to the tropical pai 



found in temperate regions ; they are rai -t in Uk I 



scar, and m New Holland: many are na India and ( 



The species are nearly all aromatic and pung I Vh Xantboxylums are popularh 

 called Peppers in the countries where they are found. X. Clava and frax 

 powerful sudorifics and diaphoretics; the} are remai 



their extraordinar} power in exciting salivation, whether applied immediatel} to the 

 gums or taken internally ; both plants are reputed to have been used .IK in 



paralysis of the muscles of the mouth, in toothache, and in rheumatic . -.' \ 



caribteum is held to be a febrifuge The Giinese enumerate the i 

 among calefacient, sudorific, febrifugal, and emmenagogue i 

 Budrunga have the fragrance ol Lemon-peel. The unripe capsules I \ I 



tefull} aromatic, tasting like the pe< I shi \ plant i l„. 



in Brazil (X. biemale) is employed as dy for pain in the ear, for which pur] 



the powder of it- bark is made use of. Its wood is ver} hard, an.l valuable for build- 

 Big The fruit of Ptelea has a strong, bitter, aromatic taste, and is said to hav« 

 used with some success as a substitute for Hop . Every part of the shrub has 

 pungent taste, more especially the roots when fresh. The leaves an 



in the bowels, and the pungent ripe ben an admirable pickli 



The capsules and seeds ol X. hastile, called Tej-bul b} the natives, 

 northern India for intoxicating fish ; the} an a :i- the Faghun h ol \ 



X piperitum and Avicennse are used in China and Japan as an antid 

 poisons ; they would, undoubtedly, in many cas I considerable usi . ulani 



remedy. The bark of the rool ol Toddalia aculeata is said to be emplo} 

 the remittent fevers caught in the jungles of the Indian hills. R 





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