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and pour on them nine quarts of clear 

 Water. Diftil in a cold ftill, and draw off 

 five or fix quarts, which will be exquifitely 

 fragrant. If you are defirous of having it 

 ftill higher flavoured, draw off at firft full 

 feven quarts, unlute the ftill and throw 

 away the refiduum ; empty back the water 

 already diftilled, and add to it two pounds 

 of frefh Orange Flowers bruifed. Again 

 luting the ftiil, repeat the diftillation, and 

 draw of five or fix quarts. Then ftop, 

 being careful not to draw off too much 

 water, left the Flowers fhould become dry 

 and burn to. 



The ufe of Orange-Flower Water is 

 very extenfive. It is high, in efteem for 

 its aromatic perfume; and is uied with 

 fuccefs for hyfteric complaints. 



Waters from all kinds of Flowers are 

 made in the fame manner as Orange- 

 Flower 



