The American flora : or history of plants and wild flowers : containing their scientific and general description, natural history, chemical and medical properties, mode of culture, propagation , &c., designed as a book of reference for botanists, physicians, florists, gardeners, students, etc. . n-ous, powerfully astringent, and are made use of in hypochondriasis,hernia, fevers, &c. For a more particular description, the readeris referred to page 60, Vol. I. of this work. It may, however, be of interest to record some of the supposedvirtues which have been ascribed to this plant by the ancient
The American flora : or history of plants and wild flowers : containing their scientific and general description, natural history, chemical and medical properties, mode of culture, propagation , &c., designed as a book of reference for botanists, physicians, florists, gardeners, students, etc. . n-ous, powerfully astringent, and are made use of in hypochondriasis,hernia, fevers, &c. For a more particular description, the readeris referred to page 60, Vol. I. of this work. It may, however, be of interest to record some of the supposedvirtues which have been ascribed to this plant by the ancients, andwhich is even more or less pursued to the present day. The plant,root and all, is taken, when dry, and burnt in the rooms of the sick,for various disorders, especially for pulmonary complaints, coughs,colds, &c. It is also, by many of the inhabitants of the Easterncountries, smoked in pipes in place of tobacco. It is said to be lessintoxicating, and produces an exhilerating effect. The decoction iscopiously used for bathing in cases of rheumatism and gout. Anextract is prepared which possesses all the properties of the plant;the quantity of which may be taken from three to five grains at adose; but should in all cases be used with caution and judgment. \ . V N, V^ I \ ! y y. (^!a^^^. C^^^ ,^c€4i?^6^>. NAT. ORDERCactece. CACTUS CEREUS. NIGHT-FLOWERING CACTUS. Class XII. IcosANDRiA. Older I. Monogtnia. Gen. Char. Calyx superior, hairy, pointed, many cleft Segmentssomewhat imbricate, coliering. Petals very numerous, insertedin four different setts of series—the interior ones of a lightishcolor, and more broad at the base and short—external onesmore slender. Spe. Char. Leaves fleshy, hairy, lanceolate, Stem round andribbed, tuffed in spots. This curious species of the cactus tribe is found in the tropicalregions of this country, inhabiting the borders of marshes and lowlands. It grows from two to three feet in height, and some-what creeping; the i-oots are long, fibr
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