438 GLOBULARIACB^ SALVADORACEjK PLUMBAGINACICvE. 



ORDER CXCI.— GLOBULARIACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 268. 



Shrubs, undershrubs, or peremiial herbs, constituting but one genus. 

 Of these, Spreng, syst. assigns 9 species to Europe ; 1 to Asia Minor ; and 

 1 to the E. Indies. With the latter, {Globularia bisnagarica, L. ; accord- 

 ing to Spreng.) we are not acquainted. " Properties, bitter, tonic, and 

 purgative." (Lindl.) 



* Globularia vulgaris, L. '4. B. M. 48, t. 2256. S. Europe. — G. bellidifo- 

 lia. Ten. %. Italy. 



ORDER CXCII SALVADORACEiE, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 269. 



Shrubs, or small trees, of one genus, and 3 species ; one from Arabia, 

 Persia, and the Peninsula of India ; and two from Cochin China, according 

 to Lour. " Fruit eatable." {Lindl.) 



* Salvadora persica, L. Roxb. Corom. 1, t. 26. 5 Circars, near the sea. 

 Both Concans. 



ORDER CXCllI.— PLUMBAGINACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 269. 



THE LEADWORT TRIBE. 



Herbs, undershrubs, or shrubs, by Lindl. referred to 6 genera. Of these, 

 Spreng. syst. enumerates 36 species for Europe ; 10 for S. Africa ; 7 for N. 

 Africa ; 7 for Siberia ; 7 for Tauria and Caucasus ; 5 for S. America ; 3 for 

 the Canaries ; 2 for the Levant ; 2 for New Holland ; and 1 for Arabia. In 

 the E. Indies have been found 3 species of Plumbago ; (Ceylon, Moluccas, 

 both Peninsulas of India, Bengal ;) and 1 of jEgialitis, (Soonderbuns, 

 Amherst.) 



" This order contains plants of very opposite qualities ; part are tonic 

 and astringent, and part acrid and caustic in the highest degree." {Lindl.) 

 Plumbago, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 501, No. 573 ; — R. Br. pr. fi. Nov. 



Holl. \,p. 425.) 

 1. zeylaniea, L. (Spreng. syst. I, />. 537 ; — R. Br. o. c. p. 426 ; — Roxb. 



fl. ind. 1, p. 463 ; ed. Carey, 2, p. 38; — J. Grvh. Cat. B. pi. p. 



166 ; — Rheed. 10, t. 8.) f^ Chita. B Ceylon. Segaen. Prome. Penang. 



Rangoon. Courtallum. Malabar hill, Bombay. Hills throughout the 



Concans. Guzerat. Bengal, (Serampore.) Kutmandu. New Holland. 



Fl. middle-sized, pure white, R. and C. S. ; fr. H. S. The fresh bruised 



bark of the root is sometimes applied for raising blisters. (Ainslic.) 



