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Coles, it is evidently an excellent remedy for 

 that complaint, if the syrup or decoction of 

 the flowers be taken in a morning, fasting. 



This plant is remarkable for beginning to 

 flower at the top of the branches, whereas 

 others that do not open all at one time, begin 

 at the bottom ; and the flowers, which are 

 composed of white petals set in a yellow 

 disk, yield by distillation a fine sky-blue oil. 



