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Rept open in good Weather ; the Bunches are to 
be halt a Foot afunder, and ‘they are to till 
perfectly dry. They are then to be taken foftly 
down, without thaking off the Buds of the Flow- — 
ers, and laid evenly in a Drawer, preffing them 
down, and.covering them with Paper. ‘They are 
thus ready for Intufions er Decoétions, and are 
better for Diftiliation, than when frefh. 
The Flowers of Plants are principally ufed 
frefh, though feveral particular Kinds tetain theit 
Virtue very well dried; they are on thefe different 
Occafions to be treated differently. 
Lavender Flowers, and thofe of Stoecha, keep 
very well, they are therefore to - ferved dry; 
the Lavender Flowers are to iped off the 
Stalks, Hufk and all together, and Spread upon the 
Floor of a Room to dry: The Stcechas Flowers 
are to be solerend in she whole Lead ; this is to 
be cut: ner: Wien the Stalk, and dried 
in the as pe Stpar™ they are - i 
kept as the Herbs. 
When. Rofemary Flowers a¢e “dried, they are 
generally taken with fome of the Leaves about 
them, and this is very right, for the Leaves re- 
aoa Virrue oor Sentlicn bk Some dry 
Bugiofs, G they retain 
very little Virtue ie thie Candidied:: Ree Buds 
are to be dried, and to this Purpofe, their white 
Heads are to be cut off; and the full blown Flow 
ers. may be preferved in the fame Manner. The 
Red Rofe is always meant, when we {peak of the 
dried Flowers. - ES 
For the reft of the Floweis ub’ in Medicine; 
they are beft frefh, but as they remain airs oe 
{mall Part of the Year i in that State, syn Er * : = 3 . 
is to proleryt thei in the Form of raps and Pe 
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