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strong and disagreeable odour, and an acridand styptic taste.

Both of these sorts are purgative.

3. Iris fœtidissima, Linn. — Stinking Glad-

wyn.

Synonimes :— Iris fétide, Glayeul puant,

Fr. ; Waldlceusekraut, Stinkende Sch-

werdflilie, Germ.Gall.

A plant of Europe. {Triandria Mono-gynia, Linn.; Irideœ, Juss. ; Fig. ßlackw.Herb. t. 158.)

The root (Radix Xyridis seu Spathnlasfœtidcè) is employed. It has a disagreeableodour, and acrid taste.

4. Iris versicolor, Linn. — Blue Flag.

Synonime. — Iris variée, Fr.Amer. ; CoxE.

A plant of North America. {Fig. Hort.Elth. tab. 155. fig. 187.)

The root is employed. It is fibrous.

5. Iris Florentina, Linn. — Florentine Iris,

Orris.

Synonimes: — Iris de Florence, Fr. ;Florentinische Schwertel, Violenwurzel,Veilchenwurz, Germ. ; Ussul, Ussosunul,Asman junie, Irsa, Arab. ; Trialowykoren, Bohem. ; Fiolrod, Dan. ; Lirio deFlorencia, Span. ; Irsa, Hind. ; Fioren-tynse Iris, Dut.; Iridedi Firenze, Ital.;Korzen fiolkowy, Pol.; Lirio de Florenca,Port. ; Fiolrot, S wed.

Edinb. ; Amer.; Amst. ; Ant.; Austr. ;

Batav. ; Bavar. ; Belg. ; Bruns. ;

Dan.; Hisp. - t Gall.; Ferr. ; Form.

H6p. Fr. ; Fenn. ; Fuld. ; Genev. ;

Hamb. ; Hann.; Lipp. ; Olden. ; Lu-

SIT. ; Pol. ; Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax. ;

Sdec. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ; Wurceb. ;

Ainslie ; Bergius ; Brugnatelli ;

Coxe ; Guibourt ; Murray and Gme-

u» ; Piderit ; Saunders ; Spiel-mann ; Zarda.

A plant of the middle of Europe. {Fig.Flore Medic. IV. 204.)

The root (Radix Ireos seu Iridis Floren-tinte) is employed. t It is thick, knotty,compact, brownish without, and whitewithin. It has an acrid, bitter, and per-sistent taste, and a very pleasant odoursimilar to that of violets. It is usually metwith in the market freed from the epider-mis, in cylindrical, but rather flattened tu-berculous pieces, whitish, and nearly in-sipid.

It contains, according to Vogel, gum,

a brown extract, starch, a fixed oil, a vola-tile oil, solid and crystallizable, and woodyfibre.

In the fresh state it is purgative, and isalso esteemed incisive and errhine. It issometimes prescribed in catarrhs. — Dose,one scruple of the powder ; and from one totwo ounces of the juice, in wine.

diaireos species. (Ant. ; Bruns. ;Palat. ; Wirtem. ; Niemann ; Spiel-mann; Van Mons)

R. Root of Florentine Iris,")

Sugar Candy, I of each,

Compound Powder of f six drams.Tragacanth, J

Make a powder. (Bruns. ; Palat. ;Wirtem. ; Spielmann)

Niemann prescribes half an ounce ofiris, and two drams each, of the powder andof sugar. — Ant. — two parts of iris, one partof tragacanth, and one of sugar. — Hann. —half an ounce of iris, and two drams each,of tragacanth and of sugar.

CITRINE POWDER.

Pulvis Puerorum citrinus. (Bruns.)

R. Florentine Iris, eight ounces.

Liquorice, six drams.

Fe n r!ñ e el, } 0f each > three drams -

Saffron, two drams and a half.

White Sugar,

an equal weight of the whole.Make a powder.

species tor perfume.Species pro Odoramento. (Spielmann)

R. Fresh Petals of Red Roses,

half an ounce.

------ Flowers of Lavender,

two drams and a half.Rhodium AVood, half an ounce.Root of Florentine Iris, two ounces.Fresh Herb of Sweet Basil,-------------------- Mountain Ca-

lamint,

of each,

twodrams.

Marjoram,Peppermint,

four scruples.Origanum,Pennyroyal,Sage,

Savory,

Orange Peel,

Lemon Peel,

Cinnamon,

Tops of Rosemary,

Cloves,

Mace,

Bay Leaves,

of each,* twodrams.

J

of each,three drams.

half an ounce.