Order Lxxvii
CUNONIACEÆ.
These were formerly included in Saxifrageæ, from which Mr. Brown first distinguished them. They are shrubs of the southern hemisphere, mostly with pinnated leaves and white flowers. Callicoma and Bauéra , which have simple leaves, are elegant green-house shrubs. The bark of a species of Weinmannia is employed in Peru for tanning leather, and is said to be also used for adulterating the quinquina. Nothing is known of the properties of the remainder. 919 Weinmánnia L. 1038 Cunónia W. 1099 Callícoma B. R.
ORDER LXXVIII. 1199 Bauéra H. K.
ARALIACEÆ.
Araliaceæ are a slight divergence from the well-known Umbelliferæ, with which they nearly agree in habit, except in being frutescent, and from which they are obviously distinguished by their 5-celled fruit. Their flowers have no beauty, but the foliage of many is extremely fine, especially of the species of Actinophýllum species of Actinophyllum ; that of our common ivy must not be omitted. Their medicinal properties are much the same as those of Umbelliferæ, except the fruit, which differs in virtues as it does in botanical structure. Their bark exudes an aromatic gum resin, as in Arália umbellifera. Their roots are tonic, with, in some cases, the flavor of parsnep. The famous ginseng, which is produced by a Pánax, is reputed to have powerful tonic, restorative, and even aphrodisiacal qualities; but it is probable that these have been greatly exaggerated. 607 Cussónia L. 696 Arália W. 697 Actinophyllum R. & P. 549 Hédera W.