THE EDITOR'S MEDICAL BOTANY. 



ELEVENTH CLASS, DODECANDRIA. 



Agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria). 



This perennial plant, which be- 

 longs to the Jussieuan order, Rosa- 

 cea, is a native of Britain, flowering 

 in June and July. The flowers, 

 which are yellow, grow in a tall 

 bunch. The calyx is five-toothed ; 

 the corolla has five concave notched 

 petals; the seed organ has a fleshy 

 receptacle ; the seeds are two, egg- 

 oblong and flat. The whole herb is 

 used. 



a Flower, showing the twelve 

 stamens. " , 

 b The five pistils. 



TWELFTH CLASS, ICOSANDRIA. 



Pomegranate Tree (Punica Grana- 

 tum). 



This tree, which belongs to the 

 Jussieuan order, Myrtaceoe, is a na- 

 tive of the tropics. The flowers, 

 which are of a fine deep red, are 

 sessile, and grow in threes or fours 

 together. The calyx is superior, 

 thick fleshy, red, and five-cleft ; the 

 corolla has five wrinkled petals ; the 

 fruit has a red succulent pulp, with 

 many seeds. The rind of the fruit 

 is the part used ; the bark of the root 

 has similar properties. 



a The flower. 



b The calyx and stamens. 



d Another view of the same, 

 showing the attachment of the sta- 

 mens to the calyx. 



c The fruit. 



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