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mucilage they contain, they become very 

 brittle when dry. Such as are large and 

 very even are made choice of, and rafped 

 with a knife to remove the outer bark. 

 They are died red by infufing them in the 

 fame dye as is ufed to colour fpunges. 

 When the Roots have remained twenty- 

 four hours in the dye, they are taken our, 

 flowly dried, and varnifhed with two or 

 three coats of a flrong Mucilage of Gum 

 Tragacanth, each being fuffered to dry be- 

 fore another is laid on. The whole is af-* 

 terwards repeatedly anointed with Friars 

 Balfam, in order to form a varnifh lefs fuf- 

 ceptibk- of moiftuf e. 



Lucern and Liquorice Roots are dyed 

 and varnifhed in the fame manner i thofe 

 of Marfh-mallows, from the lofs of their 

 Mucilage^ considerably diminifh in thick- 

 nefs during the time they {land in infufiom 

 G 2 47. Mem* 



