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

Date:
1878
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    212. Amtgualus communis, continued. /. Volatile oil distilled from the cake after expression. j^oie.—Bitter almonds frectuently occur mixed -with all varieties of the sweet almonds, except the Jordan almonds. Valencia almonds may generaUy be recognised by their greater com- parative breadth and by their flatness; the Barbary by their being smaller and very variable in size and shape. Pharmacographia, pp. 216-223; Per.Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 243; for fig. of several varieties see P.J. [1], vol. vi., p. 222; for micr. structure of seed, Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 45 ; for almond paste, P. J. [1], vol. iv., p. 387. 213. Amigdalus communis, var. ^ dulcis ; Pruntjs Amtgdalus, Baillon. a. Drupes, preserved wet. h. Bndocarp and seed. (Shell Almonds.) c. Seeds. (Jordan Almonds.) d. Ditto. (Valencia Almonds.) e. Ditto. (Barhary Almonds.) f. Ditto, powdered. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 99. 214. Cerasus species. a. Gum. (Cherry-tree Gum, Ghimmi Nostras.) Note.—This gum is chiefly derived from Cerasus avium, L., and Prunus domestica, L. It is only partly soluble in water. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 302. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 348. h. Sicilian gum. Note.—This is produced also by various species of Cerasus and Prunus. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 442. 215. CeEASUS SBKOTINA, D. 0. a. Bark. (Wild Cherry Baric.) h. Ditto, from young branches. J^Toie.—Ofiacial in the United States Pharmacopoeia. It is used as a sedative tonic in phthisis, etc. It is the Prunus serotina, Ehrh., of Pharmacographia, p. 224, and the Prunus Vii'giniana of commerce. It somewhat resembles elm bark in ap- pearance but has a short not a fibrous fracture, and the taste resembles that of apple seeds. See P. J. [2], vol. v., p. 97 ; [3], vol. iv., p. 387 ; Per. Mat. Med., voL ii., pt. ii., p. 279. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 97. Tribe Kose^. 216. Brateea ANTHELMiNTiCA, jK^zm^/i; Hagbnia Abtssinica, Willd. a. Flowers. (Kousso.) h. Ditto, an original package. Note.—These specimens appear to consist exclusively of the pistillate flowers. A dried specimen of the plant is in the Herbarium. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 298 ; Pharmacographia, p. 228; for fig., P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 19. For fig. of flowers, etc., see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 102.