Identifier: floralcabinetmaIIIKnow (find matches)
Title: The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany
Year: 1837 (1830s)
Authors: Knowles, G. B. (George Beauchamp), 1829-1852 Westcott, Frederic, -1861 Baxter, W. Henry, former owner. DSI Smith, John Donnell, 1829-1928, donor. DSI Bradbury & Evans, printer Day & Haghe, printer of plates
Subjects: Plants, Ornamental Plant introduction Botanical illustration Botany Gardening
Publisher: London : William Smith
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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from its beauty for veneering. It is also thought to be the floweringCytisus mentioned by Virgil: Florentem cytisum sequitur lasciva capella.—Vibg. Eel. ii. 1. 64. Its young branches are frequently given as fodder, and are sometimes usedinstead of hops for brewing. The bark is also said to be useful for tanningleather; and the fibre capable of being manufactured into cloth. The seeds of Cytisus Laburnum are poisonous, and serious consequences haveoccurred both in this country and in France, from children swallowing the flowersor seeds. The deleterious effects have been found, by Chevalier and Lassaigne,to reside in a proximate principle to which they have given the name Cytisine;and so powerful is it, that when small quantities are given to any animal, itinvariably produces vomiting, and generally death. The generic name Cytisus, is said to be derived from Cythnus, one of theCyclades, where it was first found; and the specific name triflorus, from theflowers being arranged in three.
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51 ACACIA DEALBATA. ( Whitened Acacia.) LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. POLYGAMIA MONCECIA. ° LEGCJMINOSjE, TRIBE MIMOS.E. GENERIC CHARACTER. Acacia. (Neck.) Flores polygami. Calyx 4-5, dentatus. Petala 4-5, nunc libera nuncin corollam 4-5 fidam coalita. Stamina numero varia 10-200. Legumen continuum exsuccumbivalve. Frutices aut arbores, habitu et foliatione valde varise. Spina stipulares, sparsaj autnullse. Flores flavi, albi aut rarius rubri, capitati aut spicati, decandri aut polyandri, eleuthe-randri aut monadelphi, petalis 4-5 liberis coalitisve constantes.—(Lecand. Prod. vol. ii. p. 448. Flowers polygamous. Calyx from 4 to 5 toothed. Petals 4 or 5, sometimes free, sometimesjoined into a four or five divided corolla. Stamens varying from 10 to 200. Legume continuous,juiceless, and two-valved.- Shrubs or trees both in habit and foliation very various. Spineseither stipulary, scattered, or none. Flowers yellow, white, or rarely red, capitate or spiked,decandrous, or polyandrous,

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