This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...directly upon the nervous energy. Formerly they were eaten to prevent the intoxicating effects of wine, as is noticed by Dioscorides, " et Plutarchus medicum filii Imperatoris Tiberii pr»ducit, qui hocce.presidio munitus inter quotidianas comessationes in bibendo reliquos omnes antecellere valuit." Murr. Aj. Med, vol. Hi. p. 260. But from twelve of these Almonds Lorry experienced a sense of inebriation. De Venenis, p. 17. h One drop of this essential oil killed a small bird in two minutes. See Daries, I. c. 1 Vide Nov. Jet. Nat. Cur. t»m. i.p. 18J. k Mat. Med. p. 413. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. COMMON PEACH TREE. SYNONYJMA. Persica. Pharm. Dale. 301. Alston. ii. 365. Geoff. iii. 798. Lewis. 483. Edinb. New Dispens. 249. Murray. iii. 241. Bergius. 413. Persica Mains. Gerard. Emac. 1447. Park. Parad. 5S0. Raii. Hist. 1515. Du Uamel. Arb. fruit. T. ii. t. 30. Icosandria Monogynia. Zm. Gtn. Plant. 619. Gen.Ch. Cal. 5-fidus, inferus. Prt. 5. Drupa nuce poris perforata. Sp. Cfe. A. foliorum serraturis omnibus acutis, floribus scssilibus solitariis. THE "common Peach-tree grows to a considerable height, and sends off numerous spreading branches. Leaves long, narrow, pointed, elliptical, acutely serrated, on footstalks, alternate. Flowers sessile, purplish, solitary, large. Calyx tubular, divided at the margin into five ovate segments, and at the base beset with numerous scales. Petals five, inversely ovate, spreading, attached by short claws. Filaments numerous, tapering, inserted into the calyx, furnished with purplish antherae. Germen roundish, downy. Style short, simple, terminated by a round stigma. Fruit too well known to require description. The varieties of this species are a,fructibus lanuginosis, Common Peach. 0, fructibus glabris, Nectar...
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