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and is used internally as a powerful emetic and purgative, and CASE 

 externally as an irritant. Its principal use, however, is in H. 

 veterinary medicine. Veratrum viride, Sol., is the American 

 White Hellebore, a marsh plant of the North United States, 

 Canada and Alaska. It is closely allied to the last, and is by 

 some botanists combined with it ; its properties are very 

 similar. 



On the lower shelf are specimens of the roots and fruits (CASES 

 of Sabadilla or Cevadilla { SchcBnocaulon officinale, A. 15 and 

 Gray). A bulbous herb of Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela, 16, see p. 

 used at one time as an anthelmintic, as well as in rheumatism 22.) 

 and neuralgia. 



The remainder of the Cases in this room, numbered from 17 CASES 

 to 22 inclusive, contain chiefly specimens of palm products of 17 to 22. 

 too large size to be included in their proper sequence of the 

 arranged genera ; they will therefore be found described under 

 their respective heads. 



Room No. 3. 



Spiderwort Order {CommelinacecB). A group of CASE 

 perennial creeping or erect herbs, natives chiefly of tropical 23. 

 and sub-tropical countries. Very few of them have any 

 economic interest. 



Aneilema tuherosa, Ham., is the Siyah Mcsli of India, where 

 the roots are said to have tonic and astringent properties, and 

 are used in headache, giddiness, fevers, &c. Specimens are 

 exhibited on the upper shelf. 



Rush. Order {Juncacece). A family of perennial or 

 rarely annual plants with narrow grass-like, sometimes terete 

 foliage, widely distributed in Australia, South Africa, and 

 Antarctic America. 



Observe Dilly Bag made of the culms of Boombi (Xerotes 

 multiflora^ E. Br.), from New South Wales ; also basket made of 

 culms of X. longifolia, R. Br., by the Yarra tribe, South-eastern 

 Australia. 



No. 45. Grass Tree Gum, the produce of several species 

 of Xanthorrhcea, as X. hastilis, R. Br., X. arborea, R. Br., X. 

 quadrangulata, F. Muell., X. Preissii, Endl., and X. australis, 

 R. Br. These are natives of Australia, to which country indeed 

 they are limited. They form erect trunks, sometimes several 

 feet high, crowned with a head of long narrow leaves, from the 

 centre of which spring a long slender flower spike. They are 



