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Bqualities \ 



I. VEGETABLES.— SALicARiEiE. 87 



jualities with cloves. — iV. acris ; — M, fragrans. Fruit aromatic, 

 used for spice. 



Clove tree, Eugenia can/ophgllata. Flower buds of the 

 tree before they open, dried and smoked, chwes, girojie Anglais^ 

 CargophgUiis aromaticus, CargophylU, hot, stimulating, and aro- 

 matic, dose gr. v to gr. x. Imported from the West Indies, in chests. 

 An inferior kind, from Cayenne, girojie de Cayenne, — Preserved 

 cloves are also imported. — The ripe fruit, mother cloves, fusses, 

 antophglliy large, less aromatic. — Preserved mother cloves. Sto- 

 machic and antispasmodic. The footstalks, Griffes de girojie^ 

 used to flavour distilled spirit.% Officinal preparations. — Infus. 

 caryophylL, D. L. Infus. aurant. comp., D. Mist, ferri aromat., 

 D. Vinum opii., L. D. Confect. aromatica, D, L» Electuarium 

 scammonii, D, L. 



Jam BOS. Eugenia jamhos. Fruit eatable, aromatic. 



Leptospeemum scoparium. Leaves used as tea. 



Pomegranate triif., Punica granatum. Fruit, pomegranate, 

 mala Ptmica, granata, very cooling, antibilious, astringent, 

 cordial. Rind of the fruit, pomegranate peel, granati cortex, 

 malacorium, astringent, detersive ; vermifuge ; in powder, 3ss to 

 3J, in infusion to 5ss ; used in tanning : from the south of Europe ; 

 double flowers of the wild trees, halaustice ; of the cultivated trees, 

 cgtini, tonic, astringent. 



Syringa, Mock orange, Philadelphus coro7iarius. Flowers 

 strong scented ; leaves detersive, used as tea. 



Alaxgicm decapetalum ; — A, hexapetalum. Roots aromatic, 

 cathartic. 



Lecythis zabucago. Seeds, Brazil nuts, kernels eatable. 



RoBixsoxiA mklianthifolia, Touroidin Guajanensis. Berry 

 edibl( 



Brown (;um Tiii:!:, Eucalyptus resinifera, Metrosideros gum- 

 mijera. Yields the brown gum or Botany-bay kino. — Eucalyptus 

 Mcdaccensis, Bark used in dysentery. 



121. MELASTOMiE. 

 Melastoma itirta. Leaves powdered used to sprinkle on 

 ulcers; berries yield a juice like that of myrtle berries; also used 

 for ulcers. 



Melastoma succosa ; — M, alata. Juice used to wash 

 wounds. The berries of various species of melastoma dye a 

 ick, which is very lasting, and arc many of them eatable. 

 Tococa Guaianensis. Berries eatable. 



in. salicarie/l:. 



•Purple-spiked willow herb, Lysimachia purpurea spicata, 



