96 NOTES. 



Note ", page 76, line 2. 



The Bubus. 



Rubus Fruticosus, or Blackberry. 



Letters written with the juice of the fruit of the Prunus Spinosa 

 will not wash out. It gives a beautiful red color to wine. 



Encyc. Brit. 



Note ', page 77, line 1. 

 The Papal er. 



Opium is the milky juice of the Papaver Somniferum : it is 

 inspissated by the heat of the sun. The Edinburgh College 

 directs an extract to be prepared from the heads, that is, the seed 

 vessels : this extract is supposed to be milder in its effects than 

 the common opium : and it recjuires double the quantity for a dose. 

 A syrup, made with a decoction of the heads, is kept in the 

 shops, under the name of Diacodion. Withering's Bot, 



Papaver Rhaas. Com, or Red Poppy ; gives out a fine color 

 when infused ; and a syrup prepared from the inftision is kept in 

 the shops ; it partakes in a small degree of the properties of 

 opium. Wiihering's Bot. 



Note '■, page 78, line 8. 



The Digitulis. 



Class Digyn. Angiusj). Digitalis Purjiurea, or Common 

 Foxglove. 



In this class is found Nepeta Cataria, or Cat Mint. Cats are 



