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Show 26 HEDGE-HYSSOP. Takeof the extract of gratiola, a drachm, — white sugar, two drachms andahalf, crabs’ eyes prepared, an equal quantity, — fennel seeds, in powder, a drachm: Ten grains of this was given three times a day ; the dose was increased to double the quantity by degrees, and continued for ten or more weeks, It usually excited some nausea; a copious flow of urine, several motions, and in some instancessalivation. After such accounts, surely, this plant merits much considera- tion, and a further trial. te COMMON ROSEMARY. ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS. Class II. Diandria. Order 1. Monogynia. Essent. Gen. Cuar. Corolla unequal; upper lip two-parted: Filaments long, curved, simple with a tooth. Spec. Cuar. Leavessessile. a DESCRIPTION. Rosemary flowers are small, but they are not without their beauty. Theyare of the labiated kind, and consist of one petal divided into two parts, gaping widely from one another at the mouth, or opening. Theoneof these, which is placed upwards, is turned somewhat back, and is divid ed again into two, and makes as it were two horns; the lower parti s again divided into three segments, and the middle one of these is hollowed in form of a spoon, and hasat its extremitya fissur eorlittle nick, dividing it into two in that part. The whole floweris of a pale blueish, or grayish white, and of an extre mely fragrant smell and aromatic taste. It is not a native of England, but is cultiyated every where with us. |