NAT. ORDER. PAPILIONACE^. 
subjoined, and to which great additions have lately been made, on 
various and indubitable authorities, proving the Cowhage to be not 
less successful here than in the warmer climates of which it is a 
native ; and that all the different kinds of worms known to infest 
the prima? vise, have been expelled by this anthelmintic. 
The manner in which these hairy spicula? act as a vermifuge, 
seems to be purely mechanical ; for neither the tincture nor the de- 
coction possess the least anthelmintic power. 
The following experiment, made by Mr. Chamberlaine, full} 
illustrates this opinion : " A calabash full of very large worms of the 
teres kind, in full vigor, voided by a poor emaciated patient, was 
brought to me. Among these I sprinkled some of the seta?. For a 
minute or two no visible effect was produced ; but in a little time 
they began to writhe and twist themselves in an unusual manner, 
and exhibited evident signs of extreme torture. I took one of the 
worms, and, viewing it through a magnifying glass, perceived that 
several of the seta? had pierced very deep, and others were sticking 
loosely in various parts of its body, but that none of the spiulge 
which had once entered into the skin, dropped off." 
Propagation and Culture. There are fifty-seven different vari- 
eties of this plant now known and described by botanists ; but none 
of the species are worth cultivating for ornaments, except the Doli- 
chos lignosus, Dolichos Jacqaini, and Dolichos Curtisii. A light rich 
soil answers for all the species, and they are easily increased, either 
by seed or cuttings : cuttings planted in a pot of sand, root freely ; 
but those of the stove kind require heat. As this plant has never 
attracted the attention of the gardener as an ornament, neither much 
sought for as a medicine, consequently its culture is very limited 
both here and in Europe. 
