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COWSLIP. 
The corollas of the Cowslip are often 
gathered to make a kind of liqueur wine, 
which is thought to promote sleep. 
“ Thy little sons 
Permit to range th’ pastures; gladly they 
Will mow the Cowslip posies, faintly sweet, 
From whence thou artificial wines shalt drain 
Of icy taste, that in mid fervors, best 
Slack craving thirst, and mitigate the day.” 
Phillips. 
The calyx of the Cowslip is the most deli¬ 
cate of all the shades of green which are 
presented to us by the vegetable kingdom. 
Both the Primrose and the Cowslip belong 
to the class Pentandria, and order Monogynia. 
