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Buddlea
Polygala Dalmaisiana
Sage
Leek
Dracaena Indivisa
Chrysophyllum Cainito
Guernsey Lily (nerine Sarniense)
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Libertia Formosa
Libonia Floribunda
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Chervil
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Citrus Japonica
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Fennel
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Calotropis Gigantea
The inner bark of this plant yields a
valuable fiber, capable of bearing a greater strain than hemp. All
parts of it abound in a very acrid milky juice, which hardens into
a substance resembling gutta-percha; but in its fresh state it is
a valuable remedy in cutaneous diseases. The bark of the root also
possesses similar medical qualities; and its tincture yields
_mudarine_, a substance that has the property of gelatinizing when
heated, and returning to the fluid state when cool. Paper has been
made from the silky down of the seeds.
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