The treasury of botany: a popular dictionary of the vegetable kingdom; with which is incorporated a glossary of botanical terms . us of tropicalCliloranthacece, the only floral envelope ofwhich is a very small calyx, consisting ofone scale adhering to the side of the consists of small evergreen shrubs,having jointed stems with tumid articu-lations, and opposite simple leaves withminute intervening stipules. The appa-rently single stamen, which is the mostremarkable part of its structure, consistsof three, the central one of which has aperfect two-celled anther, and the othertwo, one o
The treasury of botany: a popular dictionary of the vegetable kingdom; with which is incorporated a glossary of botanical terms . us of tropicalCliloranthacece, the only floral envelope ofwhich is a very small calyx, consisting ofone scale adhering to the side of the consists of small evergreen shrubs,having jointed stems with tumid articu-lations, and opposite simple leaves withminute intervening stipules. The appa-rently single stamen, which is the mostremarkable part of its structure, consistsof three, the central one of which has aperfect two-celled anther, and the othertwo, one on each side of it, have only halfan anther, so that they are only one-celled;or the two lateral half anthers may bedeficient, leaving a single perfect are attached to the side of the ovaryimmediately above the calyx. The threestamens grow together except at theirpoints, so as to become monadelphous,which has given rise to different opinionsas to their structure. The ovary is onecelled, consisting of a single carpel withone pendulous ovule; and the seed has alarge quantity of albumen, the embryobeing very Chloranthus inconspicuus. The roots of C. officinalis, a native ofJava, occasionally seen in our hot-houses,are an aromatic stimulant, which, states, has proved of the greatestservice in a typhus fever of that island,accompanied with symptoms of extremedebility, languid pulse, and stupor. Itwas also employed most beneficially inmalignant intermittent fever; and he adds 273 3TI)C 5Trca£uvp of 2S0tanjn [CHLO there can be no doubt that it is one of the most valuable stimulants in such cases. It was given in infusion, and was usually 1 combined with a decoction of Cedrela •? Toona. The roots are also employed there with the greatest success, mixed with carminatives, as anise, in the malignant small-pox in children. C. brachystachys J has similar properties. [B. C] The detached flowers of C. inconspicuus,I which are fragrant, are used in China underI
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