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trace ; for the forrai r 



which, tin- radicle of Spindle-trees is inf< rior, thai 



albumen >>! Holly wort mely copious, whil 



inconsiderable in quantity. The drupaa 



order, establish an affinity with Sapotads, which l. 



corolla and milky juice, and their stamens, wb 



number the segments <>l the corolla, are o| 



tblano with Pittosporads, and ju ., *jv 



greatly in need of more careful examination. 



According t" M. Planchon, the arillus 

 exoetome, and i^ Dot derived from tin- placenta. 



The Bpecies are Datives of the warmer part 

 luit far more abundant beyond the tropica than within them 

 inhabit the tape of Good Hope. Some are found in Qui 

 Holland. 



Eloyle mentions an acrid principle having I 

 acta with more or less activity ; and that tin 

 era! yield an oil which is useful for 

 burning. That of Celastrus nutans or panicu- 

 latus is Baid in India to be of a stimulant na1 

 and to be used in medicine in the disease called 

 Berriberri. The bark of Euonymua tingena is 

 in the inside of :i beautiful light-yellow colour, 

 similar ti> that of some Bpecies of Rhamnua; 

 it i> used to mark the tika on the forehea 

 Hindoos, and might 1"' employed as a dyi . It i- 

 also considered useful in - of tin- 



Tin- leaves of Catha edulis, Kat or Kh 

 t 1 ;. Irabs, would appear to a stimulating 



nature. According to Forskahl, the Vrabs i at tin 



'i leavea with greediness, believing then 

 have the power of causing extreme watchful) 

 so that a man may stand sentry all night 1 

 without drowsiness. They also regard it a> an 

 antidote to the plague, and assert that a person 

 wearing a twig ol it in his bosom, may go ann 

 even believe that the plague cannot appear in ■ 

 Neverthi lees, ye Forskahl, 



'• the taste of the leaves iI-m - 

 not seem to indicate BUCh vir 

 tin B." Botta also -ays that, 



when fresh, the Kh.it leavea are 

 very intoxicating. The fresh 

 bark of the rool ol Elseoden- 

 dron Roxburghii, rubbed with 



plain water, is liy the natives ol 

 India apphed externally to :d 



most every sm-t of swelling. It 

 is a very Btrong astringent, pos- 

 sessing scarcely any other 

 siil>lf quality. — Roxb. Similar 

 quahtiea are attributed to May- 

 tenus chilensis. The seeda ol 

 the European Bpecies ol Evony 

 mus are nauseous, and Baid to 

 I, 

 th 

 for 

 ties 



and senegalensis ; while the Bpiues of ( 

 tns are reported to inflict most painful wounds. 

 drupes of Elaeodendron Kubu are eaten by th 



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e purgative and emetic ; sheep are -aid !■■ be ; ' L 



Inni ; an ointment was formerly prepared from tin 



n* the destruction of pediculi in the head. Sim 



ies have been found in the hark ol ' V/ 



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CCCXCVIII.- < istrua panieulatu 

 ovary ; :;. a on of the ovarj ; . .. 



Kig\ CCOXCIX — Buonymua •. 

 perpendicular section of a seed. 



