No, 274,—Fraxinus Ornus. The flowering Ash. 
Cl. 23. Ord. 2. Polygamia Diacia. Nat. ord. Sepiarie, Linn. 
Jasmine, Juss. 3 y 
Orricrnat, Manna_.of all the Colleges. 
they use it as we do ne peeny in their dishes 
ia.) Many other ve- 
getables produce manna, which is nothing more than a 
purgative sugar, Manna exudes from th inus.. Orns 
spontaneously; from the stems and branches, in warm dry 
weather. Most of what is found in commerce, however, is — 
obtained by incisions, on one side of the tree only in the 
same season, from the trunk upwards, as far as the branches, 
at the distance of an inch asunder. ‘The different sorts are 
which its taste and other pr tic 
soluble in water and alcohol. ewe 
Menicat Properties ann Uszs. Laxative—generally used 
for children and weakly persons, and to augment the effi- 
cacy of senna. It may be combined with castor oil, by 
means of muci and thus forms an excellent infantile 
cathartic. Dose for children, from 3} to Ziij in warm milk. 
Combined with senna for adults, 3ss to 3ij senna, and half 
— boiling water—a couple of table-spoonfuls every half 
ur. 
Ovrre. Par. Confettio Cassie. L. E.D. Enema Cathart. 
D. £nema fetid. D, Syrupus Senne. D. 
