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Flower and R >fe-water ; but waters from 

 dried odoriferous plants, fuch as Thyme,, 

 HyfTop, Marjoram and Wormwood, are 

 made as follows. 



Fill two thirds of a large ftone jar with 

 the tops of the phnt you propofe to diftil ; 

 boil, in a fufficient quantity of water, fome 

 twigs or tops of the fame plant ; and 

 when one half of the water has evaporated, 

 pour the remainder into a jar over the 

 flowers, and let them Hand to infufe three 

 or four days ; then diltil them in a common 

 or cold Hill Care, however, muft be taken 

 not to diftil to drynefs, left you rifque the 

 bottom of the vefTel ; to prevent which ac- 

 cident, the beft way is never to draw off 

 more than two thirds of the liquor put intd 

 the mil. If you be defirous that the diftilled 

 water mould acquire a higher flavour, 

 after the firft distillation unlute the ftill, 



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