I. VEGETABLES.— Sanguisorbe^. 89 



of bread ; infusion acidulous ; seeds yield oil ; bark tans better 

 than oak bark. 



124. ROSACEA. 



*Pale red rose bush, Rosa rubra P. L. Rosa pallida C. P. 

 R, Gallica. Tetah^flores rosanan ruhrarum, rosce GalliccB pefala, 

 less odoriferous than those of the Provins rose, powder 3j laxative. 

 Officinal Preparations. — Mel. rosac, D. L. Conserva rosae, D, L. K 

 Infus. rosae, L, E. D. 



*DoG ROSE BUSH, IVHd briar, Ci/?iorrhodon, Rosa canina. 

 Root has been recommended in hydrophobia, a decoction of it 

 used in dysentery; fruit, hips, cynosbatos, lithontriptic, opening; 

 the pulp, roscB canince pidpa, makes a fine conserve ; excrescences 

 made by an insect, bedec/uar, spongia rosce, used in calculous dis- 

 eases; petals cathartic, used for jalap. Officinal preparation, — 

 Conserva rosas caninae, L, 



*RosA SYSTYLA ; — R. arvBiisis, Hips fine flavoured. 



* Sweet briar, Rosa eglanteria, R. rubigiiiosa. Leaves odo- 

 riferous ; substituted for tea. 



•HuxDRED-LEAVED ROSE, Rosa florc albo plejio, R. centifolia. 

 Petals, flares rosarum allmrum, roscB centifolice petala, astringent, 

 purgative, yield an odoriferous distilled water, and butter of roses. 

 Officinal prejmrations. — Aqua rosae, D. L. E. Syrup, rosa?, D. L, 



*EvERGREKN ROSE, Rosa sempervirens. Petals musky, very 

 purgative ; used for distilling attar of roses. 



White rose bush, Rosa alia vulgaris major, R. alba. Petals 

 smell less agreeable than those of the hundred-leaf rose, more 

 purgative. 



Damask rose bush, Rosa moschata, R, Damascena, Petals, 

 flares rosarum Damascenarum, pale red, good scent, more purga- 

 tive than the other. 



Provins rose. Rose de Provins, Rosa rubra, C. P. R. Pro- 

 vincialis. Petals deep red, scent powerful, which they preserve 

 alter drying ; astringent, tonic, cephalic ; may be kept for a year 

 or eighteen months, by being closely pressed together ; some pre- 

 fer iron vessels for this purpose. — R, niollissima. Fruit edible. 



125. SANGUISORBE^. 



*Small bubnet, Pimpinella, Sanguisorba^ Poterium aangui- 

 torba. Used in salads ; cordial. 



^Agrimony, Eupatorium Grcecorum, Agrimonia, A, eupato- 

 rium. Herb used in gargles ; also as tea. 



•Parsley piert, Aphanes arvensis. Diuretic. 



♦Ladies' mantle, Beards fl)ot, Alchemilla vulgarii; — * Alpine 



