Catalogue of the collections / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

Date:
1878
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    53. GossTPiDM HERBACBCM, i. (Cottou Tree.) a. Capsules, seeds, and cotton. Bcntley, Man. Bot., p. 435. h. Oil expressed from the seeds, P.J. [2], toL iii., p. 30; [3], vol. ii., p. 867. c. Cotton-seed cake. P. [2], vol. iii., p. 485. Note.—The root bark is official in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and is used as a safe partui-ient and emmenagogue. Wood and Bache, p. 432, 12th ed. The oil of the seeds is used to adulterate olive oil, to which it imparts its drying quality. P. J. [2], vol. vii., p. 226. For difference between cotton and linen fibre, see P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 351; [1], vol. X., p. 243 ; and for fig., P. J. [3], vol. i., p. 353. For alkaline compounds, see P. J. [1], vol. xi., p. 429. For fig. of cotton plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 37. 54. Malya stlvestkis, L. (Common Mallow.) a. Flowers. h. Root, preserved wet. Note.—The tincture or infusion of the flowers serves as a test for acids and alkalies like htmus. The root and herb are sometimes substituted for those of Althtea officinalis. ' STERCULIACE^. 55. Adansonia digitata, L. (Baobab Tree, Ethiopian Sour Gourd, Monkey Bread.) t a. Section of stem. b. Fruit. Note.—The fibres of the stem are made into ropes. The juice of the fruit is acidulous, and is used in Africa as a specific for putrid fevers. Treas. Bot., p. 17. 56. Steeculia acuminata, L. a. Fruit. (Xola Nuts.) Presented by Dr. Daniell. Note.—The seeds are remarkable for containing theine. In Congo (West Africa) it is known under the name of Makasso. It is the Guru nut of Soudan. It is also used by the natives in diarrhcea and affections of the Hver, as weU as a beverage. See P. J. [2], vol. vi., pp. 450-467. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 439. 57. Steeculia Teagacantha, Lindl. (African Tragacanth.) a. Gum. Note.—This gum contains bassorin, and swells up in water hke tragacanth. P. J. [1], vol. xv., p. 58. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 439. BYTTNERIACE^. 58. Theobeoma Cacao, L. (Cocoa Tree.) a. Fruit. b. Seeds. c. Concrete oil, expressed from the seeds. (Cacao butter.) d. Ditto, in flattened cakes. Note.—This tree must not be confounded with the tree which yields the cocoa-nut, and which belongs to the Pahnacese. Vide Cocos nucifera. Specimen c was prepared by Mr. H. B. Brady. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 38.
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