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bitter and tonic. — ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and 

 Moore, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land, South Central, Mozambique District. 



Nymph^ace^. 



" Nenuphar " {Nymphma sp.). — An aquatic plant. 

 Roots used as food in times of scarcity. Senegal. — 

 ' Catalogue des Produits des Colonies Frangaises, 

 Exposition Universelle de 1867,' p. 133. 



Papaverace^. 



Red or Corn poppy. Corn rose {Papaver Rhceas, 

 L.). — An erect annual, one to three feet high. The red 

 petals when fresh are supposed to possess slight narcotic 

 properties, but they are now only used for their beautiful 

 colour, which is readily communicated to water, and 

 used for colouring medicines. The milky juice of the 

 plant has a sedative action. — 'Medicinal Plants,' 

 Bentley and Trimen, vol. i.. No. 19. 



Distribution : Cape de Verd Islands. 



Spring poppy (Argemone mexicana, L.). — A herb of 

 shrubby habit. Seeds acrid, narcotic and purgative, 

 employed as a substitute for Ipecacuanha. They 

 yield an oil recommended as a remedy for cholera 

 and as a lubricant. — 'Treasury of Botany,' Spon's 



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