Order I. 
POLYGAMIA MONCECIA. 
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14113 Unarmed, Leaves biplnnate : partial of 3 pairs ; proper of many pairs. Spikes ovate, Pedunc. with bractes 
1 41 14 Unarmed, Leaves bipinnate : partial of 3 or 4 pairs : proper of 12 pairs, Spikes ovate. Stem prost. compres. 
141 15 Unarmed, Lvs. bipinnate : partial of 4 or 5 pairs ; proper of 12 pairs. Spikes few-fl. capit. pentand. Pods lin. 
141 16 Unarmed, Lvs. bipinnate : partial of 4 pairs ; proper of 12 pairs. Spikes few-fl. capitate decand. Pods linear 
14117 Unarmed, Leaves bipinnate; partial of 4 or 5 pairs; proper of many pairs. Spikes ovate. Pods obi. blunt 
14118 Spines solit. Lvs. bipinn. : partial of about 9 pairs ; proper of many pairs, Spikes cylind. atten. at base cernu. 
14119 Spines solitary, Leaves bipinn. : partial of 8 pairs ; proper of many pairs. Spikes cylindrical twin pendulous 
1. Leafless. 
14120 Unarmed, Petioles linear subulate mucronate rigid pungent whorled. Spikes cylindrical solitary 
14121 Unarmed, Petioles linear subulate mucronate rigid pungent alternate clustered. Spikes globose solitary 
14122 Petioles round subulate mucronate scattered rigid. Stipules deciduous. Spikes globose solitary 
14123 Stipules spiny very minute. Petioles linear subulate-pungent close together. Peduncles solitary 
14124 Petioles filiform furrowed on each side : point harmless, Heads twin, Pods wavy 
14125 Unarmed, Petioles linear narrowed at basemucron. Spikes globose stalked racemose. Branches 3-cornered 
14126 Unarmed, Petioles lanceolate subfalcate narrowed at base blunt about 2-nerved glaucous. Spikes axillary 
14127 Unarm. Petioles lin. narrowed at each end mucron. arcuate striat. Fls. interruptedly spik. Branches round. 
14128 Unarm. Petiol. lin. narrow, at base straight mucron. Spikes glob, stalk, racem. Racemes nearly as long as lvs. 
14129 Petioles narrow lin. very long 1-nerved erect entire. Spikes several axillary generally branched 
14130 Stip. scarcely any. Petioles filiform compressed cernuous spreading with an incurved point, Pods torulose 
14131 Unarmed, Petioles linear lanceolate narrowed at base obtuse, Spikes globose axillary stalked double 
14132 Unarmed, Petioles lin. lane, narrowed at each end 3-nerved striated. Spikes axillary double cylindrical 
14133 Unarmed, Petioles oblong falcate narrowed at base acute veiny, Branches 2-edged 
14134 Unarmed, Petioles ovato-acute many-nerved, Spikes globose stalked, Pods falcate 
14135 Stip. very small decidu. Petiol. lin. 1-nerved with an oblique point. Branches procumb. difE smooth angul. 
14136 Petioles very long filiform 1-nerved spreading, Spikes several axillary generally branched 
14137 Petioles half oblong wavy : their inner edge a little truncate, Stipules spiny, Branches smooth 
14138 Petioles lanceolate oblong nerved somewhat falcate, Heads racemose, Young shoots furred 
14139 Petioles oblong equal -sided nerved, Spikes twin sessile, Corollas 4-petals, Pods torose 
14140 Petioles long lane, somewhat falcate edged 1-nerved: theanterior edge with 1 gland, Heads racemose 4-fl. 
14141 Unarmed, Petioles oblong acuminate veiny. Spikes globose stalked racemose 
14142 Petioles half obi. somew. falcate tapered at base with a little gland on the convex side. Branches smooth 
14143 Petioles linear tapered at base acute mucronate 1-nerved entire. Heads racemose many-flowered 
14144 Unarmed, Petioles sessile oblong cuspidate toothletted scabrous, Spikes globose solitary axillary 
14145 Petioles triangular : outer angle spiny ; inner bearing glands, Stip. setaceous caducous, Branchlets smooth 
14146 Petiol. triangul. : outer angle spiny; inner bearing glands, Stip. setaceous spiny persist. Branchlets downy 
14147 Petiol. halv. obi. smooth mucronul. 1-nerv. : never parallel with inner edge, Stip. veiny. Branches hirsute 
14148 Stem winged two ways. Petioles decurrent 1-nerved terminated by a spine, Stipules spiny 
14149 Petioles half elliptical lanceolate mucronate aristate 1-nerved in middle and branches hispid 
2. Leafy. 
* Unarmed. 
14150 Leaves conjugate pinnate terminated by a tendril, Pinnse of 4 pairs, Spikes filif. Petals 5, Stem climbing 
14151 Unarmed, Leaves bipinnate: partial of 2 pair ; proper of 2pairvill. Petiole without glands. Head globose 
14152 Unarmed hairy, Lvs. bipinnate : partial of 2 pair ; proper of 2 or 3 pair, Stip. somew. setaceous deciduous 
14153 Unarmed smooth, Leaves bipinnate : partial of 2 pair ; proper of 2 to 7 pair, Stip. subulate setaceous 
14154 Lvs. bipinnate : partial and proper of 10 pairs ellipt. blunt. Gland of petiole convex, Spikes filif. solit. axill. 
14155 Leaves bipinnate : partial of about 6 pairs ; proper of many. Petioles downy. Spike terminal interrupted 
14156 Leaves bipinnate : partial of 4 pairs ; proper of 10-12, lowest very minute, Spikes globose terra, panicled 
14157 Unarmed, Leaves bipinnated, Pinns of 3 or 5 pair, Leaflets of 15 or 20 pair falcate acute smoothish 
14158 Lvs. bipinn. : partial of 7 pair; proper of 17 pair halv. acute. Spikes glob, stalk, axill. Pods arcuate twisted 
14159 Lvs. bipinn. : partial of 11 pair ; proper of many pair halved acute. Spikes subglobose terminal aggregated 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
this is half evaporated by boihng, the decoction, without straining, is poured into a flat earthen pot, boiled to 
one-third part, and then set in a place to cool for one dav The decoction is afterwards evaporated by the heat 
of the sun, stirring it several times in the day ; and when it is reduced to a considerable thickness, it is spread 
upon a mat or cloth, which has previously been covered with the ashes of cowdung. The mass is lastly 
divided into square or quadrangular pieces by a string, and completely dried by turning them in the sun, until 
they are fit for sale. This extract, when first introducd as a medicine into Europe, was named Terra Japonica, 
from the supposition that it came from Japan and was an earth." 
Medicinally catechu is one of the most valuable of the vegetable astringents ; and as the dark colored con- 
tains the greater quantity of tannin, on which its astringency depends, it is to be preferred for medicinal use. 
It is employed with the best effects in dysentery and diarrhoea, when the use of astringents is admissible ; in 
alvine and uterine haemorrhages, leucorrhoea, gleet, and in obstinate catarrhal affections. As a local astrin- 
gent, it is used in sponginess of the gums, and aphthous ulcerations of the mouth and fauces, and we have 
found the slow solution of a small piece of it in the mouth, a certain remedy for the troublesome cough 
induced by a relaxed uvula hanging into and irritating the glottis. Dr. Paris recommends it as a dentifrice, 
especially when the gums are spongy. 
A. vera produces the gum arable of the shops. The tree is found in almost every part of Africa, but those 
