OF FLORA. ?7 



mucilage they contain, they become ycry 

 brittle -v/hen 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 out, 

 ilowly dried, and varnifiied with two or 

 three coats of a fbron^ Mucilage of Gum 

 Tragacanth, each being fuitered to dry be- 

 fore another is laid on. The whole is af- 

 terv/ards repeatedly anointed with Friars 

 Bairam,in or-der to form a varnifli lefs fuf- 

 -ceptible of moiilure, 



Lurern and Liquorice Roots are dyed 

 and varnifhed in the fame manner : thofe 

 of Marfli-mallows, from the lofs of theic 

 Mucilage, confzderably diminilh in thicl:- 

 nefs during the time they ibnd in infufion. 



C 2 47, i\ /;/;/. 



