ALNIFOLIUS

(Lat.), adj. A*i(a8l)-ni2-fo’li?-u3s(uts). From alnus, the alder, and folium, a leaf. Having leaves resembling those of the alder (e. g., Clethris atnifolia). [B. .),n.f. A°a3l)’nu?s(nu*s), From Celtic, al, near, and lan, a river-bank. Fr., aune. Ger., Erle, Eller. It.,alno. Sp.. alamo. The alder, a AD of betulaceous trees and shrubs. |B, 19.]— Alni nigræ bacciferæ cortex, Alui nigra cortex. The bark Quicklime. [L,104.] {Avicenna, Seraof Rhamnus frangula. [B, 180.]—A. communis [Desfontaines]. See A. glutinosa.—A. emarginata [Krocker]. Fr., aune rugné. Syn,: Betula emarginata, A variety of A, glutinosa. [B, 178.]— A. frangula. See Ruamnus frangula.—A. glauca. See À. in can a,—A. glutinosa [Gärtner]. Fr., aune commun, verne. Ger., Eller. Sp., ali so. The common European alder; found in warm and moist regions as a tree upward of 40 feet high, but in cold, mountainous districts as a bushy shrub. Its leaves and young shoots are covered with a glutinous substance; hence its specific name. The bark (Lat., cortex alni [seu betulæ alni]; Fr., écorce d'aune; Ger., Erlenrinde) is found in commerce in quills or curved pieces of a brownish or ash-gray color, the young bark havin; reddish or brownish dots. The bark of the American variety is ol a darker color. Alder bark contains from 15 to 20 per cent. of tannin, and has been used for astringent gargles, also in diarrhea and hematuria. The leaves diso are astringent and bitter, and have been used locally for exce ive sweating of the feet, and as a discutient and anti lactescent applied to the breast. [B, 5, 19, 97, 180; L, 65, 85.]—A. in can a [Willdenow]. A shrub or small tree rowing in Canada and the northern part of the United States, having serrated leaves pubescent inferiorly. The bark is used’as a hemostatic. [L, 65, 85.]—A. nigra, A. nigra baccifera. Fr., aune noir. Ger., Schwarzeller. The black, or berry-bearing, alder, [L.] See Ruamnus frangula.--A. papyri fer a [Michaux]. $ TULA papyracea—A. rotund i folia. See A. glutinosa. ra [Tucker man]. See A, serrulata.—A. serrulata [Willdenow]. The common American (or smooth) alder; a shrub from 15 to 20