I. VEGETABLES.— ACERINE.E. 109 



144. CAPPARIDE.E. 



Caper tree, Capparis splnosa. Bark of the root acerb, dis- 

 cussive, splenic, useful in the gout. — Pickled capers. The un- 

 opened flowers used as a sauce. 



Bastard mustard, Clcome dodecandra. Root vermifuge.—- 

 C. icosandra. Used as a sauce, and also for sinapisms. 



145. RESEDACE.E. 



*Weld, Yellota weed, Dyers' weed, Luteola, Reseda litteola. 

 Used in dyeing yellow and green. — French weld. Stem much 

 finer than the EngHsh. 



♦Wild rocket, Reseda vulgaris, R. hitea. Discussive ; used 

 externally to dissipate inflammations and tumours; dyes yellow. 



146. DROSERACEiE. 



*SuN DEW, Rosa solis, Ros solis, Rosella, Drosera rotundifolia. 

 Acrid, anti-arthritic, detersive, externally rubefacient. 



147. PARNASSIE.E. 



*Grass of Parnassus, Gramen Faniassi, Parnassia palus" 

 tris. Juice ophthalmic ; seeds diuretic, aperitive. 



148. SAPINDACE.E. 



Soap-berry tree, Saponaria, Sapindus snponaria. Fruit 

 used with rum, as an embrocation in rheumatism ; tops, leaves, 

 ind seed-vessels form a lather with water, and cleanse linen, &c. ; 

 lant intoxicates and kills fish. 



Lit scui, Euphoria punicea, Dimocarpiis, Sapimliis cdulis 

 Fruit esculent. 



Cardiospermum halicacabum. Juice used as an emollient 

 m gonorrhoea; herb used as food. 



Genip tree, Melicocca bijiu/a. Seeds oily, esculent. 

 Paullinia subrotuxda. Arillus esculent. 

 LiAKB A persil, Seriana tritemata. Used to poison fish. 

 RiilzoBOLUS pekea, R. tnherndosa, Pekea tuhercidnsa, Cary^ 

 ' ftr fnmentosum. Seeds, Guiana almovds, Brazil nuts, esculent; 

 rted from the Brazils. Rkizolxdus hufyrnsus, Pekea Imty^ 

 . (\in/nr(ir liiift/rosuiu. Sccd, surahwah nut, esculent. 



149. ACERINE.^. 

 (o.M los MAPLE, Acer minus, A, campcstrc. Root useful in 

 liver complaints. 



