. Class-book of botany [microform] : being outlines of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants : with a flora of the United States and Canada. Botany; Botany; Plants; Plants; Botanique; Botanique; Plantes; Botanique. 582 Order 95—GENTIANACE^ high, paniculate above. Leaves 1—2f by J—if entire. Flowers roso-color, not inelegant. J I.—The us© of nauseous and poisonous weed iiaa become universal, and illustrates tlie despotic power of habit. Sir Walter Raioigli Ims tlie lionor of first introducing the practice of smolcing into England, more than 200 years ago, and in
. Class-book of botany [microform] : being outlines of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants : with a flora of the United States and Canada. Botany; Botany; Plants; Plants; Botanique; Botanique; Plantes; Botanique. 582 Order 95—GENTIANACE^ high, paniculate above. Leaves 1—2f by J—if entire. Flowers roso-color, not inelegant. J I.—The us© of nauseous and poisonous weed iiaa become universal, and illustrates tlie despotic power of habit. Sir Walter Raioigli Ims tlie lionor of first introducing the practice of smolcing into England, more than 200 years ago, and in his house at Islington, is still to be seen a shield bearing his arms, with a tobacco-plant at the top. (Loudon.) 3 N. longifldra Cav. With long, spreading branches; Ivs. acuminate, radical ovate-lanceolate, short-petioled, cordate-lanceolate, sessile; fls. lateral, solitary, pedicellate, arranged in a simple terminal raceme; cor. tube filiform, very pubcs^ cent, 5 times longer than the calyx, segments lance-ovato, acute.—Gardens South. Cor. white, variegated with purple and yellow. 13. FABIANA imbric^ta Ruiz. & Pav. is a fine little shrub nsembling ft Tamarix, with small (6" long) ovate Ivs. covering tho numerous branches and small violet-white fis. f Chili. Order XCV. GENTIANACE^. Gentianworts. Herbs smooth, with a colorless, bitter juice, wit'.i entire, oxstipulate leaves. I^ow- ers regular, mostly centrifugal in inflorescence and convolute in the bud. Calyx per- tisleiit; corolla withering, its lobes alternate with the stamens. Ovary free, 1-eelled with 2, more or less projecting par- jietal placenta). Duii a 2-valved, I sopticidal, oo-seeded capsule, rare- ly baccate. Seeds with a minute, straight embryo in tho axis of fleshy albumen. Genera 60. species 450, found In every part of tho wurl(l. Properties:—An intoT>«"!jr bittpr prin- ciplo calU'd qeniinniiie iKTViides thp wliiile (irdi'i- willi(>iit exception, ri'sidinij inovciy iKiit. ri-n
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