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XIII. HYPOXIDE^. 



Hypoxis. 

 Diagram. 



Hypoxis. 



Transverse section of 



fruit (mag.). 



Hypoxis. 



Transverse section of 



ovary (mag.). 



Hypoxis erecta. 



Hypoxis. 

 Deliiscent fruit. 



Hypoms. 

 Seed, entire and cut vertically. 



Hypoxis. 

 Embryo (mag.). 



CurcnUgo. 

 Diagram. 



Curcvligo. 



Traiisvei-se section of 



ovary (mag.). 



Hypoxidem abound nowliere ; a few inliabit South Africa^ extra-tropical Australia^ India, and the 

 tropical and hot extra-tropical regions of America. 



Little is known of their properties. The tubers of Curculigo orchioideSj which resemble those of 

 Oi'cJiide^ become when dry transparent like amber j their sub-aromatic bitterness leads to their employ- 

 ment in affections of the urethra. The roots of C. stansj which grows in the Marianne Islands, are edible. 

 The tubers of Hypoxis erecta are prescribed by the natives of North America for the cure of ulcera, and 

 they are used internally for intermittent fevers. 



