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POETTJLACA— continued. 



oleracea, Linn. ; Pigweed or European Purslane ; an. A.B. 



A -weed of warm countries. An apctalous form of this weed is largely used by the natives of 

 the interior for food. 



TALINUM, Adam. 



patens, Willd. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 



CALANDEINIA, JET. B. et K. 



balonensis, Lindl. ; her. per. ; Balonne, Queensland. B. 



Order TAMARISCINEJE. 



The stems and leaves of the common tamarisk abound in sulphate of soda. 

 TEIBE TAMARISCE.E. 



TAMAEIX, Linn. 



gallica, Linn. ; sh. ; Europe. A.B. 



Alliance GTJTTIEERALES. 



Order ELATINEJE. 



(Water Peppers.) 

 ELATINE, Linn. 

 americana, Am. 



var. australiensis ; Waterwort ; aq. ; Australia, N, Zealand, &c. A.B. 



Order HYPERICINEiE. 



(St. John's Wort Family.) 



TfilBE HYPERICE2E. 



HYPEEICUM, Linn. 



Androseemum, Linn. ; Tutsan. ; her. per. ; Europe. A. 



The leaves were formerly applied to fresh wounds, which they were supposed to heal ; hence the 

 plant was called in French " Toute mine/' corrupted into " Tutsan," English name. 



floribundum, Ait. ; sh. ; Canary Isles. B. 



gramineum, Forst. ; Australian St. John's Wort ; her. per. ; New 

 Zealand, Australia, &c. A.B. 



japonicum, Thunb.-, Japan St. John's Wort; her. per. ; Japan, Aus- 

 tralia, &c. A.B. 



Order GUTTIFERffi. 



Plants of this order are generally acrid, and yield a yellow gum— resin. 



Tribe Garctnie^e. 

 GARCINIA, Linn. 



indica, CJiois. ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



The fruit has an agreeable acid flavour; a syrup is made from it. From the seeds is obtained 

 the solid oil known as "kokum butter," used in India in the preparation of ointments, &c. 



Livingstonii, And. ; tr. ; Tropical Africa. A. 

 zeylanica, JRoxb. ; tr. ; Ceylon. B. 



XANTHOCHYMUS, Roxb. (Garcinia Xanthochymus, Rook.) 

 pectorius, Eoxb. ; Toomul ; tr. ; East India. B. 

 Yields a large quantity-of indifferent gamboge. 



