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astringent, and may be given in po\vder against 

 fluxes. They are said to work by urine, but expe- 

 rience does not warrant this. 



The Damask Rose. Rosa damasccna. 



A COMMON shrub inour gardens, very much 

 resembling that in eur hedges last mentioned, 'It 

 grows five or six feet high;, but the stalks are not 

 \ery strongs or able to support themselves. They 

 are rounds and beset with sharp prickles. The 

 leaves are each composed of two or three pairs pS 

 smaller ones, Avith an odd one at the end : they are. 

 whitish, hairy^ and broad, and are indented at the 

 edges. The flowers are large and very beautiful, 

 of a pale red colour, full of leaves, and of an ex- 

 tremely sweet smell ; the fruit is like the comraoa 



hip. 



The flowers are used. The best way of giving 



them is in "a syrup thus made. Pour boiling wa- 

 ter upon a quantity of fresh gathered damask roses, 

 just enough to cover them ; let them sland four 

 and twenty hours, then press off the liquor, and 

 add to it twice the quantity of sugar; melt this, 

 and the syrup is completed ; it is an excellent purge 

 for children and there is not a better medicine 

 for grown people, who are subject to be costive. 

 A little of it taken every night will keep the body 

 open continually; medicines that purge strongly, 

 bind afterwards. Rose water is distilled fronithi* 



kind* 



The White Rose, /iosa aVca. 



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A COMMON shrub also in cur gardens! It 

 grows ten or twelve feet high, but is net very able 

 to f upport itself uprig;ht. The stalks are round. 



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