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sitions from f^rowino; rancid. This root was also 

 in request by the Romans for colouring wood and 

 wax, as well as to stain wool that was to bo after- 

 wards dyed, of their expensive purple, and for this 

 purpose they were taken up about {he time of wheat 

 harvest^ when the roots were full of a red juice. 

 This author adds, that if a person who has chewed 

 this plant, should spit in the mouth of a venomous 

 creature, he will kill it. 



Our apothecaries are principally supplied with 

 these roots from Languedoc and Provence. It 

 was formerly used as an astringent, and is proper 

 in haemorrhages of all kinds. 



These plants flower from the end of May to the 

 end of September, but they have no great beauty 

 to recommend them to a situation in the parterre. 

 They prosper best in a sandy soil, and in a warm 

 situation. We possess ten different species of 

 Bugloss, most of which have a reddish, or blue 

 corolla. Tlie Virginian Bugloss, Anchusa Virgi- 

 nica, is the most ornamental species for the garden; 

 it blossoms with yellow flowers, and the root has 

 been used by the native Americans to stain their 

 flesh from time immemorial. 



