H. B. and Kunth. ie: fresjuden'tn dlivoriéa; cnt-mead dlls? in cool and 
shady situations. In fine, I have found two other species which I 
believe to be new. One on the edges of roads and level plains ; the 
other in the woods of Punta de Cortés. I have called the first O. 
gyrorliza, from the direction of its root; and the second O. mi- 
erantha, from its very small and frequently apetalous flowers. There 
are many others which I have not had time to examine wrens 
All the vinagrillos possess more or less the same acid property. — 
~ Oxybaphus viscosus. Herit. Among the stones on the cheunet 
— on the plain in the neighborhood of Quinta. ‘Though close- 
it, I think this plant should be separated from — 
sine if Herider, which is originally from Peru. ils 
Papaver somniferum. L. Vulgarly dmapola—Adormidera. Cul 
tivated in gardens. The flowers are commonly double, large, vari- 
ously colored and have a rich appearance. ‘The capsule is very use- 
in medicine ; its decoction is employed either as a fomentation or 
enema in colics and in nervous diseases. Opium, a heroic remedy 
so much used throughout Asia, is obtained from the juice of this 
onan: and exudation: oem ‘The P. Rheas, 
ileal Ach. There are a great many specie Whey 
grow upon stones and on the bark of ‘trees. All are known under 
the name of calchacura. Some possess a gelatinous principlé in 
_ abundance, similar in properties to that of the Lichen Islandicus.. The 
Most common are the following: P. aquila, atra, caperata, ehrys- 
ophthalma, ¢ is, murorum, parietina, saturnina. , saxicola, stella- 
ne: ate; weed Ach. favre — others two of — “= 
arid. pastures of thé highlands and mountains. It is known by the 
name of dicha. It is a troublesome plant, when dry, from ——! 
ohana It resembles the Polyenemum arvense, LL.» + 
spalum. Li. The plant called chepica is of this genus. Teap- 
proaches; though it differs from the P. conjugatum, Bery. A ptisan 
made-of its roots is daily prescribed as a cooling specific in 
