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outer row of phyllaries spatulate and twice as long as 

 the inner, and covered with glandular pubescence. 

 Taste and odour, slight, but characteristic. 



SILVERWEED. Potentate anserina, Linn. 



N.O. Rosacea. 

 Part used Herb. 

 Action Astringent, tonic. 



Distinctive character Leaves silvery below, often 

 on the upper surface also, interruptedly pinnate, with 

 12-15 pairs of oval, toothed segments, with minute 

 leaflets between each pair. Flowers yellow, buttercup- 

 like, borne singly on the slender runners. Taste, 

 astringent. Odour, none. 



SIMARUBA. SImaniba olficinaUs, DC. 



N.O. Simarubacece. 

 Syn. Mountain Damson. 

 Part used Rootbark. 



Action Tonic. Is very useful in weakened diges- 

 tion, loss of appetite, and in convalescence from fevers, 

 &c. The infusion of ounce to a pint of boiling water 

 is taken in tablespoonful to wineglassful doses as 

 required. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character The bark occurs in flat, 

 yellowish, or greyish yellow, tough, fibrous pieces, im- 

 possible to break, and usually folded, about inch thick 

 and 2-2^ inches wide. Taste, very bitter. Inodorous. 



