N A T L' U A L A R II A NG EM E NT. 



525 



28S7 Frfixlnus h. 

 8,} r/n>us tert. 

 Chion&nthus T.. 

 3*277 Millingti>tua Uox. 



5.J 

 5 

 i! 



81 LinocicM Swt 

 8U Fontan^/Vi Lab. 

 39 NoteljB^a Yen. 

 36 erica L. 



37 Pl.inCrca 

 41 Syr 'Uiga 



13 

 •7 1) 

 10 



352. Ordee CXXV. JASMTNE-fl 

 Genera 2, Species 40 ; Hvt-hotisc Species 22 ; Green-house Species 12 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 6 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Speck s 0. f 6 feet ; ]g feet ; feet 

 Fragrance U the predominant property of the jasmine, and has made it for ages the favourite of pocti and 

 of the people; this arises from tlie presence of an oil which can be extractetl so as to retain its jierfumc. In 

 medicinal qualities, the jasmines do not diHer materially from the last ; they are neatly distinguished by 

 bulunists by the direction of their ovula, which arc erect in Jasminea;, and pendulous in OKina;, Cuttings. 

 42 Nyct&nthcs L. | 43 Jaimlnum L. 6 



353. OrberCXXVI. STRY'CIINE.H 



Genera 3, Specks 10 ; Hoi-ho'xse Species 9 ; Green-hnuse Species 1 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous SpecUs 0. f feet ; £ U feet ; ^ feet 

 Tropical trees, nearly allied to Apoc^nca;, and like them truly poisonous. The ^tr^chnos ndx V(»raica 

 is remarkable for its bitterness and acrid deleterious effects, which are indicated not only w hen introduced into 

 the stomach, but still more violently when introduced into the system by inoculation. I heophrastas are fine 

 stove trcM?s, with simple stems, and undulated spiny-toothed leaves, which are disposed in something like 

 whorls. Cuttings and seeds. 



526 Thcophrasta L. | 574 Str^chnos L. | 575 Fagnt^a Thun. 



354. Order CXXVII. APOCV'NE.E. 

 Genera 36, Specii'S 14.5 ; Hot-house Species 115 ; Gn en-hnuse Species 14 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 9; 

 Hardy Herbaceous S/Kcies 7. i ~ feet ; ]£ 8 feet ; ^ u feet 



We now turn from the contemplation of plants endued with mild and agreeable properties, and fragrant 

 flowers, and often Ix'aring food for man, to others which are among the most dangerous and fatal jKjisons; 

 whose juices thoug:h milkv arc not a wholesome and delicious beverage like those of Sapbtcae,but, on the contrary, 

 acrid, caustic, or bitter, 'i'hey arc readily know n by the twistetl direction of the segments of the corolla, which 

 have been comjwred to the rays of a Catherine's wheel, whence they were called by Linna;us, Contdrta?. 15y 

 far the greatest part of the order consists of tropical trees and shrubs; a few Apocynums, Amsonias, and 

 Vincas, are natives of the colder zones of the earth. Many are elegant climbers, as the ditfercnt species of 

 £chltes and Melodlnus. The splendid Oleander belongs to Xerium ; the different species of I'lumiiria, Cam- 

 eriria, Strophanthus, and Arduinrt are stove plants of the greatest beauty. The medicinal action of these 

 plants is highly powerful. In general, the Apocynea? are acrid, stimulating, and astringent ; these principles, 

 when in excess, act so powerfully on the nerves as to produce stupefaction. The root of Ophioxylon is very 

 bitter and purgative: under the name of snake-root it is used in India as an antidote to the bites of seri>cnts. 

 The bark of Cerbera Mdnghas is purgative ; of ^'chiles antidyscntcrica, ajid the Wrlghtia of the same name, 

 astringent and febrifugal ; the leaves of the Tinea are so astringent, that they have been used successfully in 

 tanning ; those of JN'ferium Oleander are said to abound in free gallic acid. The inspissated juice of a s^Kxies 

 of Cerbera, known in Mexico under the name of Ycotli, is a fatal poison. 



532 Alyxia R. Br. 



579 RauwolfiVi L. 

 Ophioxylon L. 



576 Carissa L. 

 573 Ardulna L. 

 578 Gelshriium J. 



580 Vall^sia Fl i»cr. 



550 Ccrbera L. 



551 Ochrbsia J. 



552 Dissolena Lou, 

 525 AUamftnda L. 

 528 rinca, L. 



535 Wright/a R. Br. 



546 Stroph^inthus Dec, 



529 -Verium L. 



548 TabernajmontJlna L. 



547 Camerilria L. 



549 Amsbnja Walt 

 5+4 Plumier/a L. 

 534 Prcstdnw R. Br. 



530 Alstonw R, Br. 



531 Crypt61epis R Br. 

 533 Then&rdM Kth. 

 537 £chitesZ,. 



Cuttings or divisions. 

 5.^)6 Beaumtintw WaL 



541 Ha?madictvon Lindl. 

 538 Vall&ris A'.' Br. 



lchnoc^ri)us R. Br. 

 559 ParsonsM R. Br. 

 553 \Villughbt»a See. 

 545 Lvi' ns/a R. Br. 

 748 Melodlnus Furst. 

 543 Carjxxlinus R. Br. 



542 .-/IV cynum L. 

 3'-'i>5 Anthoclcista Afz. 



392 Mon^tiii L. 



355. Order CXXVIII. ASCLEPIA^DF^ 

 Genera U, Species IM; Hot .house Species IKl ; Green-house Species 32.; Hardy Li^cous Species 2 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 43. 1 3 feet ; f ISfeet ; ^ feet 

 These differ from the last only in having the stamens united into a sort of fleshy crown, and the pollen 

 coherent in masses of a waxy substance like that of Orchidca;; their propertie.*, habit, and geographical 

 range, are much the same. Penploca is a singular instance of an asclepiadeous plant being a hardy shrub, 

 every other frutcscent si)ccies of the order being natives of countries where frost is unknown. Huya compre- 

 hends chrabing plants, w ith w axcn, clustered, odoriferous flowers distilling honey. Pergulirla is valueti for ita 

 fragrance, Cerop^gia for its singularitv, and .Jscl^piay for beauty and hardiness. But the most extraordinary 

 genera of the order arc Stap^l/Vi, Piaranthus, and Hutmia, in which the place of leaves is supplied by fleshy 

 short stems of various forms, and whose flowers are not less singular for their curious and complex organisa- 

 tion, than they are remarkable for their strange colouring and sjiotting, and oflensive for their fcetor. The root 

 of Diplulepis vomitr.rium, .-/sclfepiaj curassavica, Calutropis procera, and some others, is employed in different 

 countries for ipecacuanha. An infusion of the root of Jsclfepias decumbcns has the singular property of 

 exciting general perspiration ; whence it is successfully used in Virginia for pleurisy. It is very singular 

 that, in a tribe of plants so generally poisonous as these are, the young shoots of some species should be 

 an article of food : of this nature are PergulJiria eduhs, Oxystelma escul^nta, Hemidesmus indicus, and 

 several more. Cuttings or divisions. 



755 Ox}-pc talum R Br. 



749 Periploca L. 



751 Hemidesmus R. Br. 



750 Cryptost«^gia R. Br. 



752 Secamone R, Br. 

 786 Duv&llta Haw. 

 788 PectinJiria Hate. 



784 O'rbea Haw. 

 779 SUp^liVi L. 



7S0 Tridentca Hair. 

 7S.J IVomotriche Hate. 

 7v2 Pml&nthes Hate. 



785 Ob^ia Hate. 



781 Gonostemon Hatr. 

 7S7 Caruncul^ria Haw. 







7S9 Piar&nthus R. Br. 



790 Hucmia R. Br. 



791 Brachysttlma R. Br. 



792 Caraili,ma R. Br. 



776 H^va R. Br. 



777 Tyl.'.phora R. Br. 



778 Ceropfegia L. 

 TJi Pergulftria L. 

 115 Marsiifenio IL Br. 

 767 Dischidia R. Br. 

 7(>4 Gvmnfema R. Br. 

 765 Sa'rcolobus R. Br. 

 773 Gonolobus Mx. 

 771 y<sclfepias L. 



769 Anftntherlx Xut. 



772 Stylandra Kut. 

 110 Gomphoc&r])US R Br. 

 154 Harri.<5nw Hook. 

 763 Oxystelma R. Br. 

 762 Metastt Ima R. Br. 

 768 Xysmalubium R Br. 

 766 Calutropis R. Br. 

 761 Cvn&ncnum 

 759 DiV^mia li. Br. 

 7a) Diplolepis R. Br. 

 151 Sarcosti mma R. Br. 

 758 Eust^gia R. Br. 

 753 Microldma R. Br. 

 756 Astephanus R. Br. 



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