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press when cold, and repeat the maceration.(Sard.)

Gall, prescribes one part of petals, fourparts of oil, and three successive macera-tions, the last to be for three months.R. Petals of Lily, one part.

Olive Oil, four parts.

Digest for some hours in a water-hath,and express. (Ant. ; Bata v. ; Belg.)R. Petals of Lily, one part.

Olive Oil, ' three parts.

Macerate for a few days in a warm place;

then boil to the consumption of humidity,and express. (Amst. ; Hisp.)

R. Petals of Lilv, "1 f „ , ,

Olive Oil, J of each ' an e 1 uaI l ,art -

Boil to the consumption of humíditv, andexpress. (Palat.j

R. Petals of Lily, two parts.

Olive Oil, three parts.

Digest for eight days, boil, and express.(Bruns. ; Wirtem.)

It is emollient, and reputed anodyne.

LINARIA.— TOAD-FLAX.

Three species of this genus are used inmedicine :

1. Linaria Cymbalaria, Mill. — Ivy-leavedToad-flax.

Synonimes :— Cymbalaire, Linaire de mon-tagne, Fr. ; Zymbelkraut, Germ.

Wirtem. ; Spielmann.

A common plant of Europe. {Didy-namia Angiosperrnia, Link. ; Scrafulariœ,Joss. ; Fig. Curt. Fl. Lond. t. 55.)

The herb is employed : it consists of aslender, glabrous stem, and of alternate,petiolated round leaves, heart-shaped atthe base, and divided into live or sevenlobes. Its taste is bitterish.

It is esteemed vulnerary.

2. Linaria spuria, Mill. — Bastard Toad-flax.

Synonime :—Linaire bâtarde, Fr.

Gall. ; Spielmann.

This plant is common all over Europe.{Fig. (Ed. Fl. Dan. t. 913.)

The flowering herb is employed whichconsists of a branching stem, of hairy, oval,entire leaves, and of yellow flowers, withthe inferior lip of each violet coloured.The flowers are produced solitary in theaxillae of the leaves, on long filiform pe-duncles.

3. Linaria vulgaris, Mes.flax.

-Yellow Toad-

Synonimes :—Linaire commune, Fr. ; Ge-meines gelbes flachskraut, Leinkraut,Germ. ; Vild torskemand, Dan. ; Li-naria, It al. ; and Span. ; Het gemeene

Vlachskruid, Dût. ; Lennekpaunymaigi,Pol. ; Flnysblomster, Swed.

Bavar. ; Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Fkrr. ;Fuld. ; Genev. ; Hann. ; Lipp. ; Ol-den. ; Borus. ; Sax. ; Wirtem. ; Ber-Gius ; Brugnatelli; Murray andGmelin; Spielmann.

A common plant of Europe. {Fig. Zorn,te. ft. t. 442.)

The flowering herb (Herba et Flores Li-naria; seu Antirrhinï) is employed : it con-sists of a simple glabrous stem, of numerouslanceolated, sessile leaves of a glaucousgreen colour, and of yellow flowers clus-tered into a terminal spike. It has a ratherdisagreeable odour, which is removed bydrying. Its taste is bitter and nauseous.

OINTMENT OF TOAD-FLAX.

Linimentum Anti- hœmorrhoïdale. (Ba-var. ; Bruns.; Hann.; Lipp. ; Olden. ;Borus. ; Sax. ; Sard. ; Wirtem. ;PiERduiN ; Spielmann)

R. Fresh flowering Herb of Toad-flax,

one pound.

Lard, two drains.

Boil slowly to the consumption of the

humidity, and express. (Bavar. ; Hann.;

Olden. ; Borus. ; Sax.)

Bruns. ; and Wirtem. prescribe anequal part of each. — Lipp. — one of herb andthree of lard. — Pieröuin fixes no propor-tions.

R.

Herb of Toad-flax,

--------- Honseleek,

Henbane,

twelve ounces.

two ounces.

one ounce.

eighteen ounces.

Butter,

Macerate for several days ; then boil tothe consumption of the humidity, and ex-i press. (Spielmann)