The family flora and materia medica botanica: containing the botanical analysis, natural history and chemical and medical properties of plants . scoverer as ananti-scorbutic. Ferrein states that the natives of Terra delFuego employ it to prevent a cutaneous disease to which theyare subject, from eating seals flesh. Some confusion is apparent among the authors who havetreated upon the tree, with respect to its name ; hence the dif-ferent appellations by which it has been described. The termWinterana Aromatica was bestowed by Linnaeus, in commemo-ration of its discoverer; in so doing, however, h
The family flora and materia medica botanica: containing the botanical analysis, natural history and chemical and medical properties of plants . scoverer as ananti-scorbutic. Ferrein states that the natives of Terra delFuego employ it to prevent a cutaneous disease to which theyare subject, from eating seals flesh. Some confusion is apparent among the authors who havetreated upon the tree, with respect to its name ; hence the dif-ferent appellations by which it has been described. The termWinterana Aromatica was bestowed by Linnaeus, in commemo-ration of its discoverer; in so doing, however, he mistook it forthe Canella Alba, and gave the account of the fructification ofthat plant. Browne, however, had stamped that genus with thename of Canella. Foster having obtained the parts of fructifica-tion, gave to the plant the name of Drimys Winteri, from itshot and pungent flavor. Murray, in his Linn. Syst. Veg. gavethe generic name Winter a, which he preferred, to the originalLinnaean one, and finally De Candolle has adopted the name ofFoster, in imitation of Lamarck. The species which Lamarckcalls Drimys Punctata is a variety X ° 9 0. S (D) Ia A W OJM IP IT IB IE Iffi (D).Common Potato. e.—J. ynia. i. 336. Wood, k 2«ti, (withoutri, to comfort; ipelen [Dutch], nostly per-aestivation, rtcd on thers bursting _„ ^.vtura), with,.,w ju^cutu, in me axis. Styles and Stigmas unitedinto one. SOLAIACEJ. JYi ghtshades. No TUBEROSUM. Common Potato. Place—South America. Quality—Viscous. Power—Anti-spasmodic, slightly narcotic. Use—Chronic rheumatism, scurvy, &c. BOTANICAL ANALYSIS. Natural Order. Luridse.—L. Solanacese.—J. Class V. Pentandria. Order Monogynia. Loud. Enc. PL 156. Griff. Med. Bot. 4S2. Per. El. Mat. Med. ii. 336. Wood,C. B. 448. Genus SOLANUM. Etymology uncertain. Some derive it from Lat. Sol, sun, and Greek Hvsv, (withouthaving reference to the nightshade species. (Others from Lat. Solari, to comfort;though the application is not evi
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