I. VEGETABLES.-.CoNiFER^. 27 



to scent chocolate and liqueurs ; — Vanillon. From the Brazils 

 in iron chests, dark coloured ; — Pompova. From the Spanish 

 colonics, thick ; — Simarouha. From St. Domingo, has scarcely 

 any smell : are probably from different vines. 



Green withe, Epidendron clavicidatum. Expressed juice, 

 in doses of a table spoonful, cathartic, vermifuge, and diuretic. 



*TwAY BLADE, BifoUum^ Ophn/s ovata ; — * Dastard hellebore^ 

 HeUeborine-t Serapias latifoUa ; — French satyrion, Satyrium, Orchis, 

 O. militaris ; — '^Butter-fly safyrioti, Satyrium, Orchis hifolia ; — 

 * Doy stones, Cynosorchis, Orchis pyramidalis ; — Goat stones, Tra- 

 yorchis, Satyrium hircinum, O. hircina ; — *7riple ladys traces, 

 Tr torch is, Ophrys spiralis ; — *Male sal yrion royal, Orchis palmata, 

 O. latifolia; — * Fools stones, O. Morio ; — *Male fools stones, O. 

 mascula. Roots washed and baked, salep, are nutritive, restora* 

 tive, and aphrodisiac ; Salep forms a stiff jelly with potash, 

 ammonia, or magnesia. 



•Large military goatstones, O.fusca. Dried leaves have 

 the same scent as Tonca bean, and are used to scent snuff, as are 

 also those of some other species of orchis. 



33. PANDANEiE. 

 BftEAB NUT, Brocimum alicastrum. Fruits eatable. 

 Vaquois, Pandanus .... Seeds esculent. 



34. ALISMACE^. 



REAT WATER PLANTAIN, Pluntayo aquatica, Alisma plantago 

 iquatica. Root used in hydrophobia. 



•Arrow head, Sayitta arpiatica, Sayittaria sayittifolia. Herb 

 lend, opening, and incisive; root bulbous, very nutritive. 



36. HYDROCHARIDES. 



•Frog bit, Mors-ns ranee, Ilydrocharis morsus rancB, Root 

 a&tringent, cooling. 



Fresh water soldier. Aloe palustris, Stratiotes abides. Used 

 in wound drinks. — * JVatersertyreen, Stratiotes, IHstia aloides, 

 refrigerant. 



•Ducks meat, Lens palustris, Lemna major ; — L, minor . Are 

 used externally as coolers. 



37. CYCADEiE. 



Meal bark tree, Cycas Caffra-a ; — C circinalis ; — C revoluta, 

 [Pith of the trunk made into sago. 



38. CONIFER.E. 

 roNE Pink, Pinitspinea, Nuts, zirMnuts^ pine nuts, kernels 



