QUASSIA  , the generic name given by See also:

• LINNAEUS

Linnaeus to a smallor five pairs, with a terminal See also:

• ODD (in middle English odde, from old Norwegian oddi, an angle of a triangle; the old Norwegian oddamann is used of the third man who gives a casting vote in a dispute)

odd one, of See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short-stalked, oblong, See also:

• BLUNT, JOHN HENRY (1823–1884)
• BLUNT, JOHN JAMES (1794–1855)
• BLUNT, WILFRID SCAWEN (184o— )

blunt, leathery leaflets, and inconspicuous See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers . The See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit consists of See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black shining drupes about the See also:

• SIZE

size of a See also:

• PEA (Pisum)

pea . It is found also in other See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• INDIAN

Indian islands, as See also:

• ANTIGUA

Antigua and St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent . Quassia amara is a See also:

• SHRUB

shrub or small See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree belonging to the same natural See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order as Picraena, viz . Simarubaceae, but is readily distinguished by its large handsome red flowers arranged in terminal clusters . It is a native of See also:

• PANAMA

Panama, See also:

• VENEZUELA

Venezuela, See also:

• GUIANA (Guyana, Guayana')

Guiana and See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• BRAZIL
• BRAZIL, or BRASIL

Brazil . See also:

• JAMAICA

Jamaica quassia is imported into See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in logs several feet in length and often nearly one See also:

• FOOT

foot in thickness, consisting of pieces of the See also:

• TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed)

trunk and larger branches . The thin greyish bark is usually removed . The See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood is nearly See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white, or of a yellowish tint, but sometimes exhibits blackish markings due to the mycelium of a fungus, The wood has a pure See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste, and is without odour or aroma . It is usually to be met with in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of turnings or raspings, the former being obtained in the maufacture of the " bitter cups " which are made of this wood . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief constituent is a bitter neutral principle known as quassin . It exists in the wood to the extent of about -N% .

It forms crystalline needles soluble in alkalis, See also:

• CHLOROFORM (trichlor-methane), CHC13

chloroform and 200 parts of See also:

• WATER

water . There is also See also:

• PRESENT

present a volatile oil . The wood contains no See also:

• TANNIN, or TANNIC ACID

tannin, and for this See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason quassia, like chiretta and calumba, may be preserved with See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron . The infusion is useful as a bitter tonic—a See also:

• GROUP

group of substances of which calumba is the type—and is also a very efficient anthelmintic for the threadworm (Oxyuris vermicularis) . It is toted by brewers as a substitute for hops .