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Other pi 
whofe aromatic flavour renders the fluid 
Hich 
they are infufed more acceptable to the llomach ; and by fome it h 
been ruccefsfully ufed even for the purpofe of reflraining 
As poflefl[ing a fmall fhare of aromatic and 
aftr 
g 
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y' 
fweating 
power, it may prove a ferviceable 
the fl.omach and nervous fyflem : the Chinefe, who 
experienced the good efleds offage in this way, value it highly, 
The power of this plant, in refifting 
fome cafes of debility of 
are faid to have 
prefer it to their own 
the putrefadion of animal fubfl;ances, has alfo been adduced in pi 
of its medicinal efficacy/ 
c 
^ Infufed 
night fweats. 
37 
Qu 
V 
of fage in water was experienced to be equally fucc'efsful. Method, med. feb 
o 
B 
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breafts of woin 
From the experiments 
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antifeptic power 
6 
h7i. torn. 4, p. 645. 
onfiderable fhare of 
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IRIS FLORENTINA. FLORENTINE ORRIS, or IRIS. 
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STNONTMJ. Iris florentina. Phanii, Lond. 'k^ Edinb. Gerard 
, ■ ■ ■ . ' ■ 
Emac. p. 52. Ins alba florentina. Batib. Pm, ^. 31. Parkin/on 
Perad. p. 180. Iris fiore albo. J^. Bauh, H'ljl, ii. 719. Rail H'lft. 
P 
1 1 80. 
Spec, 
2. 
Iris barbata foliis enfiformibus elabris brevio- 
f. 
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ribus, fcapo fubbifloro. Thufib, Di/J] de Ir'tde, n. 5. lejs 'iwv^iv.^^ 
Diofcor, et Gr^c. 
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(7/^ Triandria. Ord. Monogynia. Z. G^;/. Plant, 59. 
EJf, Gen. Ch, Cor. 6-petala, insequalis, petalis alternis geniculato- 
patentibus. 6'%??^^/^ petaliformia, ciicullato-bilabiata. Thunh. 
D'ljf. de Iride. 
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i - ■ - . 
Cor. 6-partita : P^/^//*j alternis reflexis. 5%/^/^/^ petaliformia. Lin. 
Sp. Ch. 
I. corollis barbatis, caiile foliis altiore fubbifloro, floribus 
feflilibust 
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