CABBAGE ROSE.

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6to C aWs ’ -®-]»lb-j- ; Sugar [refined, D.] lb. iij. Beat the rose petals in ath 6 Inor ^ ar ) then, the sugar being added, beat them again until they areJf°» g hly incorporated, L. D .—Beat the petals of the Rosa gallica to aP> gradually adding thrice their weight of white sugar, E.) Thispi P ar . a ti°n is slightly astringent. It was formerly much esteemed into*- (see p. 1122). Its principal use now is as a vehicle for the ex-'lisi.i' 0 ! 11 ot ^ er medicines. Thus it is a common pill-basis for calomel,

^•^Phate of quinia, &c. Pilulce hydrargyri (see p. 455) are preparedj| ^ *b Alone or conjoined with the confection of dog rose (see p. 1120)

Ui riTls ^ le bases of some elegant pectoral linctuses or electuaries, con-almond oil, diluted sulphuric acid, syrup of poppies, &c. Over the. c ' c b°n of dog rose it has the advantage of having no tendency to

3i; “' Furthermore it does not ferment or become mouldy. Dose 5). toJ- or i

more.

[]>’' Rosje, L. E. D. Honey of Roses .—(Petals of Rosa gallica\y as of the buds, deprived of their claws, _£).], dried, Sir.; Boilingc r ’ ?? ss. [Oiij. wine measure, I).]; Honey , lb. v. Macerate theq r „. e petals in the Water for six hours; then add the Honey to thene d [and decanted, E.] liquor, and boil down to a

y,

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] Ce > in a water bath [removing the scum, E.D.\) A mildly astringent

t}|j] i er y agreeable preparation, principally employed in the diseases ofIt is used sometimes alone as a mild detergent in slightOf a ll0lJS affections, or inflammatory conditions of the mouth and throat;w a n agreeable vehicle for the exhibition of other more powerfult) 0 , ,es - It is occasionally added to detergent or astringent gargles,for children, 3j.

\y ’ ^ r nupus Rosje gallic je, E.—(Dried Red-rose petals, Sij.; BoilingThj s er ’ °j-; Pure Sugar, jxx. Proceed as for the syrup of damask rose).it s j s ymp, though very slightly astringent, is principally valuable fore lect C .°^ our ’ on account of which it is sometimes added to mixtures and

ar ies (as the Electuarium Catechu, E.)

Ce ntifo'lia, Linn. L. E. D .—The Hundred-leaved or Cabbage Rose.

Sex. Syst. Icosandria, Polygynia.

I (Petala, L. D.— Petals. Volatile Oil of the Petals , E.)

—Theophrastus {Hist. Plant, vi. 6) speaks of a Rosa cen-(P°Joj/ kicaToya<j>vX\a) which grew abundantly about Philippi.^ aCe do tU ‘ S Crania, cxxxviii.) mentions a rose growing naturally in^ a, i Ce <mia ’ an< ^ w bich had sixty leaves, and more than ordinary fra-This perhaps was R. centifolia. Pliny {Hist. Nat . lib. xxi.B 0t ’ R, b Valp.) also notices the R. centifolia.

Gen. Char .—See Rosa canina.

faflet —trickles nearly straight, scarcely dilated at the base.

*' e b* sev en, ovate, glandular and flaccid at the margin, hairylot q Flower-bud ovate, short. Sepals during flowering, spreading,SWjiA^xed. Fruit ovate, somewhat pulpy. Calyxes and pedunclesD e ° s , e ' }li spid, rigid, fragrant (D. C.)i 'bov e , n u°lle admits seventeen distinct varieties. In gardens are found(H. sorts. One of the best known of them is the Moss Rose

ll U(] er * R0 ' Va ). At Mitcham the sort cultivated for medicinal purposes,e name of the Provins or Cabbage Rose, appears to me to agree