Order I. 
ENNEANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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5648 Leaves veiny lanceolate perennial flat. Branches scarred. Flowers racemose 
5649 Leaves veiny elliptical acute perennial, Axils of veins villous beneath. Racemes panicled 
5650 Leaves veiny oblong acute at each end perennial shining, Pedunc. axill. 3-4-flowered 
5651 Leaves ovate coriaceous transversely veiny perennial. Flowers corymbose 
5652 Leaves lanceolate perennial, Calyx of fruit berried 
5653 Leaves oval lane, perenn. glaucous beneath. Berries globose ^ ^ a ^ ,i i 
5654 Branches divaricating flexuose. Leaves oval obtuse smooth at the base beneath bearded, Anth. 4-celled 
5655 Twiggy naked-flowering, Leaves decid. oblong beneath veiny downy. Flowers clustered, Buds villous 
5656 Leaves nerveless ovate acute at each end entire annual 
5657 Leaves entire and 3-lobed 
5658 The only species 
5659 Branches filiform lax 
5660 Leaves sessile cauline 3-4 cuneate obovate smooth above 
6661 Leaves radical stalked lane, oblong villous above 
TMIGYNI^. 
5682 Leaves obtuse smooth, Veins beneath hairy, Leafst. furrowed above rounded at edge 
5663 Leaves villous wavy, Leafst. flat above with an acute edge 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
that one plant bore only males and the other only hermaphrodites j it is now found the alleged males are only 
imperfect hermaphrodites. The wood, root, and bark have a fragrant odor, and a sweetish aromatic taste : 
their sensible qualities and virtues depend on an essential oil, which can be obtained separate by distilling the 
chips or the bark with water : it is a stimulating diaphoretic and diuretic, and has been employed in cases of 
scurvy, chronic rheumatism, gout, and in cutaneous affections ; but its effects are very uncertain ; and even the 
diaphoresis which it is supposed to occasion may rather be ascribed to the guaiac, and other more powerful 
medicines, with which it is generally combined. {Thomson's London Dispensatory, 361.) 
The species are well divided into several genera, such as Laurus, Tetranthera, Cinnamomum, and others : 
bat as this division has not been applied to the old species of Laurus generally, it has not been practicable to 
adopt it here. 
935. Anacardium. From «v«, in composition, like, and za^'Bia, heart, in allusion to the form of the nut. 
This is an elegant tree, bearing panicled corymbs of sweet-smelling flowers, succeeded by an edible fruit of the 
porne kind, of a yellow or red color. This fruit or apple has an agreeable sub-acid flavor, with some degree of 
astringency. The juice expressed and fermented yields a pleasant wine ; and distilled, a spirit is drawn from 
it, far exceeding arrack or rum, making an admirable punch, and powerfully promoting urine. The dried 
and broken kernels are occasionally imported for mixing with old Madeira wine, the flavor of which they 
improve prodigiously. Some planters in the West Indies roast the ripe fruit, or slice one or two into a bowl 
of punch, to give it a pleasant flavor. The astringency of the juice has recommended it as a very signal 
remedy in dropsical habits. 
The nut protrudes from one end of the apple. {Long.) It is of the size and shape of a hare's kidney, but is 
much larger at the end next the fruit than at the other. The outer shell is of an ash color, and very smooth, 
under this is another which covers the kernel ; between these there is a thick inflammable oil, which is very 
caustic ; this will raise blisters on the skin, and has often been very troublesome to those who have in- 
cautiously put the nuts into their mouths to break the shell. This oil has been used with great success in 
eating off ring-worms, cancerous ulcers, and corns ; but it ought to be applied with caution. The kernel when 
fresh, has a most delicious taste, and abounds with a sweet milky juice. It is an ingredient in puddings, &c. 
When older it is generally roasted ; and in this state is not so proper for costive habits. Ground with cacao, 
it makes an excellent chocolate. When kept too long it becomes shrivelled, and loses its flavor and best 
qualities. The thick oil of the shell tinges linen of a rusty iron-color, which can hardly be got out ; and if 
any wood be smeared with the oil, it prevents the wood from decaying. 
From, the body of the tree is procured, by tapping or incision, a milky juice, which will stain linen of 'a 
deep black, that cannot be washed out again. 
This tree also annually transudes from five to ten or twelve pounds weight of a fine semi-transparent gum, 
similar to gum arable, and not inferior to it in virtue or quality, except that it has a slight astringency, which, 
perhaps, renders it in some respects more valuable. {Long's Jam. iii. 725, &c.) 
As a stove-plant it grows in light loam or rich mould, and ripe cuttings with their leaves, planted in a 
pot of sand, and plunged under a hand-glass, will strike root. 
936. Cassytha. The Greek name of the Cuscuta, which this plant much resembles in habit and characters 
of analogy. Its affinity, however, is very curious ; from a minute analysis of its constituent parts it has 
been decided by the most learned botanists to be referable lo Laurinas. 
937. Eriogonum. From sgw, wool, and yovy, a knee. The stem of this plant is very woolly at the joints. 
The species thrive best in pots, and are principally to be increased by seeds. 
938. Rheum. This name was ingeniously supposed by Linneeus to have been derived from pion, to flow, because 
the root causes a discharge of bile. It, nevertheless, was formed from Rha, the ancient name of the Volga. 
