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CHAP. 90.—THE EGYPTIAN CLEMATIS, DAPHNODES, OR POLY- GONOÏDES: TWO REMEDIES.

There is another kind also, known as the "Egyptian"1 clematis, otherwise as "daphnoïdes"2 or "polygonïdes:" it has a leaf like that of the laurel, and is long and slender. Taken in vinegar, it is very useful for the stings of serpents, that of the asp in particular.

1 The Vinca major and Vinca minor of Linnæus, the greater and smaller periwinkle. Fée is at a loss to know why it should be called "Egyptian," as it is a plant of Europe.

2 "Laurel-shaped" and "many-cornered."

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