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noud, bitterish, used in coughs neglected catarrhs, he- 

 moptysis, jauudicct diabetes, cmariation, pituitous plithi- 

 sis, scurvj, &c. ihej contain bitter extractive, gluten, 

 lichenint^ a peculiar starch not glutinous, &c. edible 

 after long boiling, one lb. swelU to 3lbs. : decoction to- 

 nic, dyes brown. X, cocc//Vrt/.y chielly used for convul- 

 sive coughs. Z. caninus or Dogmoss^ once used for hy- 

 drophobia, base of Dr. Mead^s powders. L. plicatus and 

 other sp. of G. Lhnea or Beardmoss^ are astringent, once 

 used tor hemorrhage, hernia and epilepsy. All the 

 Lichens can be used for dyeing, they afford a mult tude 

 of shades of brown, fawn, rufous and yellow colors. The 

 inost valuable are those growing on the rocky shores of 

 tlie sea, and affording the Orchil, which dyes purple and 

 red by maceration in urine : they are now called Rocella 

 tinctoria, fucopsis^ Gyrophora pustulaia^ Lecanora pa^ 

 rtlla and tartarea^ Sac. 



LIGUSTICUIVI, L. Lavage^ Smellage. L. scoticum 

 IS native, eq. of the warm pungent Ombelliferous. 



LIGUSTRUM VULGARE, L. Privet, Frivy, Reim^ 

 veide.^ Native N. Y. and Pennsvlv. Leaves and flow- 

 ers bitterish, subastringent, detersive, vulnerarv, used 

 for the diseases of the mouth and ears, ^^rethroa't, angi- 

 na, scurvy in ^ar^arisms. Unripe berries dye silk and 

 wool green with alum, give a green ink and fecula, make 

 a green pigment with ceruse. When ripe a purple pig- 

 ment can be prepared. 



IJLACA VULGARIS, Tt (%m^a, L.) Lilac: 



Uult. Wood by distillation nffords a fat oil smelling like 

 Rosewood oil, the infusion is yellow balsamic. Tincture 

 bitterish, affording by evaporation a resin similar to Dra- 

 gonsblood. Extract uf green buds a pure bitter, used 

 like Cinchona in Italy for fevers. 



LILIUM, L. Lily. Many sp. all eq. Roots edible 

 roasted, poultices good maturative. A fragrant pectoral 

 conserve made with the flowers of the white Lilr. 



LLMNETIS. Marshgrass. Give a strong rancid smell 

 to the milk and butter of cows, even to the breath and 

 meat of cattle ,- but affords a good hay for horses. 



LINARIA. Toadflax. Bad smell, bitterish, anodyne, 

 pellent, diuretic, purgative, vermifuge, &c* Used far 



