64 
r E N T A'N D RI A'. 
N° of 
N* Genera. 
Growth. 
species. Native of 
76 Carissa 
s 
2 
India 
77 Cerbera 
■ s 
o 
o 
Brazils 
78 Oestrum 
s 
H 
W. Indies, Peru 
79 Chrysophyllmn t 
s 
W. Indies 
80 Cordia 
s 
6 
W. Indies 
81 Cryptostomum h 
1 
82 Ehretia 
t 
4 
W K Indies 
S3 Eilisia 
h 
1 
Virginia 
84 Fagrsea 
1 
Zeyion 
85 Gynopogon 
s 
1 
86 Jaccpiinia 
s & h 
3 
America 
87 Laugeria 
' s 
3 
America, Perm 
88 -Lightfbotia 
h 
3 
89 Lycium 
s 
16 
Spain, Africa, Peril 
00 Menais 
s 
1 
America , 
91 Myrsine 
s 
1 
Africa 
02 Psederia 
s 
1 
India 
03 Physaiis* 
h 
14. 
Spain, Peru 
04 Ranclia 
s 
4 "■ 
America, Peru 
05 Rauvolfia 
s 
5 
W. Indies, Peru 
06 Schwenkfeld 
ia s 
1 
07 Sideroxilon 
t 
0 
^Ethiopia 
08 Solanumf 
h & s 
85 
America, Peru, &cv 
99 Strychnos^ 
t 
•4 
India, Peru 
100 Tournefortia 
s & li 
13 
W. Indies, Peru 
101 Varroriia 
s 
6 
America 
Specie's hi 
Britain* 
Brit. 2 
* Physali’s alJcehengi (common winter cherry) is good against suppression of 
urine, and for promoting the expulsion of gravel;—live or six, or more of the cher¬ 
ries may be taken at a time. / 
The fruit of the egg-plant (solanum melongenaj broiled and eaten with pepper 
and salt, is held to be very delicious at Batavia. fCook’s FoyageJ. Solanum tube * 
rosum is the Common potatoe, of which there is a variety that produces potatoes 
on the stem, in the air, as well as under-ground ; like the magical onion. In 
Barbadoes, &c. they make a drink from the potatoe root, called mobby. 
J The seeds or nuts of the strychnosniix-vomica are used hereto kill rats, and in 
the East Indies they are used in the. distillation of the country spirits, to render them 
. more intoxicating.—And the strychnos potatorum is, used to clear muddy water, 
by rubbing the inside of the vessel with one of the nuts for a minute pr two, ttnd 
the impurity will soon subside ; they are sold in the market for this purpose, and 
are constantly:.carried about by the soldiers in time of war $ they are easier to be 
had than alum, and probably less hurtful. 
