niae rE ES CC 
ea aranaren: Syft. Nat. ^. 
—$4ss4FRÁds. Bloffoms greenifh white. Common in er 
land. May. 
It is generally a fhrub, but fometimes grows into a bie tree. 
The leaves fall early. The bark of the tree is aromatic, and 
has been fubítituted by people in the country for fpice. It is 
faid, that bedfteads made of this wood, will never be infefted 
with bugs. It is faid to be an excellent diuretic and diapho- 
retic, and therefore efficacious in obftructions of the vifcera, 
. tachexies, fcorbutic complaints and in the-venereal difeafe. An 
infufion of the bark of the roots makes a grateful. drink. pa 
very pungent, hot oil is extracted from it, which is {aid ‘to pof- 
fefs moft of the virtues of the we - bae be — in 
n to aseo | 
D É CAND R 1A. 
| MONOGYNIA. 
. PANTHEON.. American Senna. The Calix, if properly any, 
a marrow layfky, border. Corolla three petals ftanding in a pa- 
pilionaceous form... Vexillum very large ; erect ; flightly divid- 
ed into three fegments. Alæ narrow ; obtufe ; as long as the 
vexillum. Carma none. Stamina ten filaments ; erect ; fe- 
parate; longer than the corolla. Antheræ orbicular, Garmen 
ovate j hairy. . Ste cylindrical ; longer than the ftamina. 
Stigma capitate ; fending off feveral long hairs. Cap/ule ovate; 
five valves ; five cells. Seeds many ; ímall. 
Itisa fmall fhrub. Leaves fpear-fhaped, and do not com- 
monly appear until the fhrub is in full bloom.  Bloffoms in 
tufts at the termination of the branches ; bluifh purple, clowd- 
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