The British Cyclopaedia
of the arts, sciences, history, geography, literature, natural history and biography; copiously illustrated by engravings on wood and steel by eminent artists.
Edited by Charles F. Partington, professor of mechanical philosphy, author of various works on natural and experimental philosophy, &c., assisted by authors of eminence in the various departments of science.
Complete in ten volumes.
Volume VI.
Natural history.
ABA to CET.
London: WM. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner, Paternoster Row.
MDCCCXXXVIII.A handsome genus of mostly tropical shrubs, belonging to the fifth class of Linnaeus, and to the natural order Solaneae; generic character: calyx pitcher shaped, five toothed; corolla funnel formed, limb plaited and five cleft; stamens inserted in the tube, often toothed; capsule one celled, many-seeded. Some of the species of this genus are ornamental, most of them having fine foliage. Their qualities are said to be poisonous. The Cestrum tinctorum, a native of the Caraccas, is used by the dyer. The greenhouse kinds are increased by cuttings.
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