I. VEGETABLES.— -BiGNONiACE^. 55 



Lavander bixd-wekd, Cantahrica, Convolvulus minimus^ C. 

 Cantabrica, Herb vermifuge. 



Convolvulus mechoacanna. Root, 7nechoaca7i, mechoacanna 

 alba^ less active than jalap, and not so fatiguing. 



*Sea cole-wort, Scotch scurvy-grass, SoldaJiella, Brassica 

 marina. Convolvulus soldanella. Root purgative. 



Aleppo scammony plant, Convolvulus scammonium. Roots 

 yield, by incision, Aleppo scammony. 



Convolvulus floridus. Root used as an errhine ; wood, 

 rosncood, of good quality. — C. edulis. Root eaten. — C. althceoides. 

 Root purgative, may also be substituted for jalap. 



*Bind-weed, Convolvulus sqnum ; — C. arvensis. Juices pur- 

 gative. 



Sea-side potato-slip, Convolvulus Brasilicnsis. Root, in 

 decoction, purgative; yields scammony. — Convolvulus batatas. 

 Root, sweet potatoes, Spanish potatoes, nutritive. 



Convolvulus scoparius. Wood, rosewood, hard, used by 

 the fan-makers, shavings have the scent of roses ; brought from 

 the Canary Islands. 



Convolvulus papirin; — C. tuberosus ; — Wild potatoes, C. 

 panduratus ; — C macrorhizos ; — C. inacrocarpus ; — C. rnaritimus. 

 Roots purgative. 



•Dodder of thyaie, Epithymum, Cuscuta epithymum ; — 

 * Great dodder, Hell iveed, Cuscuta Europcea, Juice purgative, 

 deobstruent; externally used against the itch. 



IroMEA quamoclit. Root used as a sternutatory. 



79. POLEMONIDE^. 



* Greek valerian, Jacol/s ladder, Polemonium coeruleum. Root 

 astringent, antidysenteric, and vulnerary. 



80. BTGNONIACE^. 



Gingelly, Juyeoline, Guigyiolana, Vonyloe, Sesamum orientale. 

 Seeds parched and ground, eaten, or mixed whole with bread, 

 yield oil. 



BiGNONiA RADiCANs; — /?. sempervirens ; — /?. cchinata. Roots 

 vulnerary, sudorific, employed in America against the bites of 

 venomous animals. 



White cedar, B. leucoxylm, Alexiterial, used against the 

 poison of the manchineel apple. 



Bignonia Brasiliensis, Jacaranda Brasiliemit. Wood, 

 green ebony, used in dyeing. 



