JABORANDI. PILOCARPUS PENNATIFOLIUS. 



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two to five pairs, and with a terminal one. The leaflets are three- 

 and-a-half to four inches long, are oblong-oval, with pointed bases. 

 They are very obtuse, rounded or notched at the apex. The 

 margins are entire, rolling slightly backwards. The dried leaves 

 are leathery in texture, smooth, free from epidermal hairs and 

 glands, and of a bright brown on the upper surface. The fresh 

 leaves are of a bright shining green on the upper surface, but much 



fig. i . Pilocarpus Pennatifolius. a. Upper surface of the leaf. 

 Lower surface, c. A part of the flower stalk with the flowers. 

 Natural size. 



paler on the lower surtace, which is crowded with minute dots. 

 These dots show as clear, nearly white spots, when the leaf is held 

 between the person and the light. (See b, fig. i.) 



The long stalk bearing the flowers is from eighteen inches to 

 two feet in length, being thickly covered with small flowers 

 and buds. The illustration shows only a small piece of the flower 

 stalk. (See c, fig. i.) 



