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D ATUEA -co n tinned. 



arborea, Mill. (Brugmansia suaveolens) ; tr. ; Brazil. A.B. 



cornigera, Hook. (Brugmansia Knightii) ; tr. A.B. 



sanguinea, Ruiz et Pav. (Brugmansia sanguinea, Don.) ; sh. ; Peru. B. 



stramonium, Linn.; Thorn-apple; an.; Europe. A.B. 

 A violent narcotic poison, valuable in medicine, in mania, epilepsy, convulsions, tic-doloureux, 

 &c. When smoked it gives relief in asthma. 



Tribe Cesteine^;. 

 JUANULLOA, Ruiz et Pav. 



parasitica, R. et P. ; sli. ; Peru. A.B. 



CESTEUM, Linn, (including Habrotliamnus) ; Poison Berry, 

 aurantiacum, U Her. ; sh. A.B. 

 diurnum, Linn. 



var. f astigiatum ; sli.; West Indies. A.B. 

 elegans, Scheidw. ; sli. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 nocturnum, L'Her. ; sh. ; Jamaica. A.B. 

 Parqui, L'Her. ; sli. ; Chili. A.B. 



NICOTIANA, Linn. 



cerinthoides, Horn. ; an. ; Brazil. B. 



macrophylla. B. 



noctiflora, Hook. ; an. ; Chili. B. 



plumbaginifolia, Vivian (IN", acutifolia, St. Hel.) ; an. ; Brazil. B. 



tabacum, Linn. ; Common Tobacco ; an. ; South America. A.B. 



Tribe Salpiglossid^e. 

 PETUNIA, Juss. 



nyetaginifiora, Juss. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 

 violacea, Lindl. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 



The above two species are the parent species of the numerous showy garden varieties. 



NIEEEMBEEGIA, Ruiz et Pav. 



frutescens, Miers. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 

 gracilis, Hook. ; her. per. ; Uruguay. A.B. 



SCHIZANTHUS, Ruiz et Pav. 



pinnatus, R. et P. ; an. ; Chili. A.B. * 



SALPIGLOSSIS, Ruiz et Pav. 



sinuata, Ruiz et Pav. ; her per. ; Chili. A.B. 



BEOWALLIA, Linn. 



Czerwiakovsky alba ; au. B. 



demissa, Linn. ; an. ; South America. B. 



elata, Linn. ; an. ; Peru. B. 



STEEPTOSOLEN, Miers. 



Jamesoni, Benth. et Hook. (Browallia Jamesonii) ; und. shr. ; New 

 G-ranada. A.B. 

 BEUNPELSIA, Linn, (including Franciscea.) 



americana, Linn.; sh. ; West Indies. A.B. 



calycina, Polil. ; sh. ; Brazil. B. 



eximia, Scheidw. ; sh. ; Brazil. A.B. 



latifolia, Pohl. ; sh. ; Brazil. A.B. 



Lindenii, Hook. ; sh. ; Brazil. B. 



uniflora, Benth. et Hook. ; sh. ; Brazil. A.B. 

 The root of this plant, and to a less extent the leaves, are used in Brazil in syphilitic com- 

 plaints ; hence the plant is called by the Portuguese, " Vegetable Mercury." It is bitter, purgative, 

 emetic, and poisonous in larj 



