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applications ; and is also occasionally given internally in hysteria, 

 and nervous headaches. 



Oil of rosemary is extensively employed in perfumery. It 

 enters into the composition of " Eau de Cologne," and it is the 

 principal ingredient in the once celebrated " Hungary Water. " 



Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii, pt. i, p. 520 ; Pharmacographia, p. 439 ; 

 Steph. & Ch., Med. Bot., by Burnett, vol. i, pi. 24 ; U. S. Disp., 

 by W. & B., pp. 743 and 1311 ; Gmelin's Chemistry, vol. xiv 

 (1860), p. 397 j Beckman's History of Inventions, by John- 

 ston (1791), vol. ii, p, 107. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE. 



Drawn from a specimen in Kew Gardens. 



1. A branch with flowers. 



2. The calyx. 



3. The corolla laid open. 



4. Vertical section of calyx. 



5. Section of ovary. 



(2-5 enlarged.) 



