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For this reason the Greeks called the shrub the chaste lamb. Nowadays this feature of the 

 plant is in dispute. However, the seeds have been used successfully with the water lily to 

 control attacks of hysteria. The leaves act as a decongestant and can be applied as a 

 compress to relieve firmness in the spleen. 



CULTIVATION. It's readily propagated by seed planting and layering. According 

 to Duhamel, it thrives quite well around Paris in all kinds of soil. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Common chaste tree. 2. Calyx and pistil. 3. Open corolla and stamens. 4. Fruit, 

 natural size. 5. Same, enlarged. 6. Same, transverse section. 7. Seeds. 



