354 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class X. 
5876 Morgsana W. 
5877 sessilifolium JV 
5878 coccineum L. 
995. FAGO'NIA. W. 
5879 cretica W. 
5880 arabica JV. 
99G. TRFBULUS. TV. 
5881 maximus W. 
5882 terrestris W. 
5883 cisto'ides W. 
997. DICTAM'NUS. W. 
5884 Fraxinella Link. 
5885 albus L. 
998. RU'TA. W. 
5886 graveolens JF. 
5887 montana W. 
5888 chalepensis P. S. 
5889 angustifolia P. 
5890pinnata TV. 
5891 pubescens fF. en. 
5892 linifolia J^. 
5893 patavina L. 
5894 macrophylla 5o/. 
5895 albiflora Hook. 
999. CRO'WEA. Sm. 
5896 saligna 5?^. 
1000. CO'DON. W. 
5897 Royeni ^F. 
1001. GOM'PHIA. W. 
5898nitida W. 
5899 obtusifolia Dec. 
1002. QUAS'SIA. W. 
5900 amara J^. 
5901 Simaruba W. 
5877 
four-leaved ife i ) cu 
sessile-leaved JSs ( | cu 
scarlet *S i 1 or 
Fagonia. 
Cretan iQJ cu 
Arabian -it OJ cu 
Caltrops. 
great pr 
small O cu 
Cistus-like 23 pr 
Fraximella. 
red A or 
white ^ A or 
Rue. 
common n. m 
mountain ^ A ua 
brd.-lvd.-Afric. n. i J un 
narrow-leaved «t- 1 J un 
winged-leaved SI. | | un 
pubescent ^ A un 
Flax-leaved A un 
Paduan A un 
large-leaved A un 
white- flowered lAJ pr 
Crowe A. 
"Willow-leaved -St i | or 
CODON. 
prickly £ OJ cu 
Button-flower. 
glossy-leaved CD el 
obtuse-leaved * □ el 
Quassia. 
bitter f I I m 
winged-leaved * □ or 
3 
my.s Y 
C. G. H. 
1732. 
C 
l.p 
Di.eU.t.ll6.f.l41 
3 
jl.au Y 
C. G. H. 
1713. 
c 
1 n 
Bot. mag. 2184 
3 
... S 
Egypt 
1823. 
s.p 
Forsk. ic. 1. 11 
Zyeophyllece. 
Sp. 2—10. 
Ujn.au Y 
Candia 
1739. 
g 
It.l 
Bot. mag. 241 
2 
jn.au Y 
Arabia 
1759. 
s 
It.l 
Zysophyllece. 
Sp. 3—7. 
Ujn.il Y 
Jamaica 
1728. 
s.l 
1 
jn.jl Y 
S. Europe 1595. 
s 
Lam.ill. t.346.f.l 
lijl Y 
S. Amer. 
1752. 
c 
Itl 
Bot. reg. 791 
Rutrtcece. So. 2. 
my.jl Pu 
Germany 1596. 
R 
p.l 
Jac. aust.5. t.428 
3 
my.jl W 
Germany 1596^ 
R 
p.l 
Rutacece. Sp. 10—24. 
3 
jn.s G.Y 
S. Europe 1562. 
C 
CO 
Lam. ill. 345. 1. 1 
2 
au.s G.Y 
S. Europe 1596. 
C 
CO 
Jac. ic. 1. t. 76 
2 
jn.s G.Y 
Africa 
1722. 
C 
r.m 
2 
jn.s G.Y 
Africa 
m2. 
C 
r.m 
Bot. mag. 2311 
0 
mr.au G.Y 
Canaries 
1780. 
C 
r.m 
ll^ 
my.au G.Y 
Spain 
1816. 
Q 
CO 
jn.s G.Y 
Spain 
1752, 
c 
r.m 
Bot. rep. 555 
jn.jl G.Y 
Italy 
1819. 
c 
r.m 
Michel, gen. t.l9 
jl G.Y 
Africa 
18a). 
c 
r.m 
Bot. mag. 20! 8 
2 
jl.au W 
Nepal 
1823. 
c 
r.m 
Hook. ex. fl. 79 
Rutacece. Sp. 1. 
3 
jl.d Pu 
N. S. W. 
1790. 
c 
s.l.p Bot. mag. 989 
Sp. 1. 
s 
C. G. H. 
1801. 
s 
It.l 
Bot. rep. 325 
OchnaceeE. Sp. 2 — 24. 
4 
Y 
Jamaica 
1803. 
c 
s.l 
Ann. mus. 1. 13 
3 
Y 
Jamaica 
1803. 
c 
s.l 
Ann. mus t. 8 
Simarubacece 
Sp. 2—4. 
20 
jn.jl R 
Guiana 
1790. 
c 
p.l 
Bot. mag. 497 
6 
... R 
W. Indies 1789. 
c 
p.l 
Aub.gu.2.t.331.2 
5883 5885 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
995. Fagonia. So named by Tournefort, in honor of Mons. Fagon, archiater to Louis XIV , and a great 
patron of botany. Small prickly plants of no beauty. 
996. Tribulus. From r^ii;, three, and /2oA«?, a point, in reference to the points of the capsules. La Croix 
ilu Chevalier, Fr. The term Caltrops is taken from the form of the fruit, which resembles the machines 
that were formerly cast in the way to obstruct an enemy's cavalry. It is composed of five nuts, united into 
a subglobular whorl armed with prickles. 
T. terrestris is a native of most of the hot and temperate parts of the world : it is common about Kingston 
in Jamaica, where it is called Turkey blossom, and planted in gardens for the sake of its flowers, which have an 
agreeaDle smell. The fowls are observed to feed much on them, which is thought both to fatten them and 
heighten their flavor. In the south of Europe, it is a common weed in arable land, and is troublesome to 
cattle by the prickly fruit running into their feet. All the species are pretty, though seldom cultivated. 
997. jbictammcs. An ancient name of what is now supposed to be the Origanum Dictamnus. Fraxinella, 
Fr., in allusion to the remarkable similarity which exists between the leaves of the plant and Fraxinus, 
the ash. The whole plant, especially when gently rubbed, emits an odor like that of lemon-peel, but when 
bruised it has something of a balsamic scent. This fine scent is strongest in the pedicels of the flowers, 
which are covered with glands of a rusty red color, exuding a viscid juice or resin, which exhales in vapor, 
and in a dark pl.ace may be seen to take fire. The root is used in medicine, and, it is said, with much suc- 
cess, as an opiate and drastic. 
998. Ruta. This name is nearly the same in all languages. Vutvi, in Greek; Ruta, in Latin; ru%, in 
Runic ; rude, ruta, or rutu, in Anglo-Saxon ; rutiza, in Sclavonic ; in French and English, rue, &c. The 
root of the word is beyond the ingenuity of etymologists. R. graveolens was formerly in much repute as a 
medicinal plant, and also as emblematical of repentance and grace. In Shakspeare and other old authors, it 
is called herb of grace, as rosemary is called herb of remembrance. The leaves have a powerful unpleasant 
odor, and a hot, bitter, nauseous taste. In the recent state they will inflame and blister the skin ; but much 
of this is dissipated in drying. Medicinally, rue is stimulant and antispasmodic, and is supposed to possess 
emmenagogue powers. It was in high estimation as early as the time of Hippocrates, who frequently ordered 
it in female complaints. In modern practice, it is chiefly used in hysteria and flatulent colic. {Thomson's 
London Dispensatory, 487.) 
999. Crowea. So named by the president of the Linnean Society, after his friend James Crowe of Norwich, 
an excellent British botanist, whose collection of willows we believe still exists. This plant continues in 
flower the greater part of the year. An equal mixture of sandy loam and peat is the best soil for it, and 
care must be taken not to over water it, or it will look yellow and unhealthy. It likes an airy situation, 
