I. VEGETABLES.— Ab£Ygdale;e. 91 



127. ULMARIE.^. 



*Meadow sweet. Queen of the nieadoics, Ulmaria, jReg'uia 

 prati, SpircBa nhnaria. Herb sudorific, astringent, antispas- 

 modic ; flowers give a fine flavour to warm water. 



*Drop wort, FiUpendula. Spircca JiUpendula. Herb astrin- 

 gent, diuretic ; roots dried and powdered, used for bread in 

 famines. 



Spiked willow, Spircra, S. salicifolia. Seed astringent. — 

 Hard hack, Spij'cea tomentosa. Root, spircea, P. U. S. 



American ipfxacuanha, Indian phi/sic, Gillenia trifoliata, 

 Spircea trifoUata. Bark of the root, Gillenia, P. U. S. gr. xx^ 

 emetic, tonic. 



Mauritius ipecacuanha, Sudia heterophylla. Bark emetic. 



128. AMYGDALE^. 



NoELA-TALi, Antidesma alexitera. Fruit cooling; leaves 

 antiseptic. 



Brasilletto, Psmdo-hrasilinm, Picramnia triandra, P. anti- 

 desma. Wood used to dye red. 



Lecania incana, Hedycroa; — Chrysohalanns purpurea; — 

 C oblongifolius ; — IcacOy C. icaco. Fruits eaten. 



•Cherry, Gee, Cerasus, Primus cerasus. Many varieties; 

 fruit, red cherries, cerasa ridjra, cooling, nutritive, laxative ; leaves 

 used as tea in fevers. — Brandy cherries. Morello cherries pre- 

 served in brandy. 



*BiRD CHERRY, Wild cluster cherry, Cerasus avium, Planus 

 padus. Fruit, Idacli cherries, cerasa nigra, astringent, nauseous, 

 out gives an agreeable flavour to wine or brandy. 



8ouR CHEERY, Amarelle, Prunits cerasus acida. Fruit escu- 

 lent, acidulous. 



Perfumed cherry-tree, Primus mahaleh. Wood, Saint 

 Lucie wood, odoriferous, sudorific; kernels, macanet grains, used 

 to scent washballs. 



Laurel, I^mrocerrwis, Prunus laurocerasus. Leaves have been 

 used in cocjkery for those of the bay tree, but are less aromatic, 

 and communicate the flavour of bitter almonds : as they contain 

 Prussic acid, they act on the nervous system, and are dangeorus ; 

 distilled oil of the leaves poisonous to animals. Ojficinal jjrepar- 

 ation. — Aqua lauro-cerasi, J), 



Wild cherry tree, Prunus Virginiann. Bark febrifuge; 

 plum and leaves poisonous to many animals. — Primus aspera 

 Fruit edible.— K hyemalis. Fruit acerb, edible in winter. 



•Plum, Prunus domestica. Many varieties; fruit laxative, 



