LAPIS CALAMINARY. Lapis Calaminaris. Calamine. A native impure carbonate of zinc. Largely used in lotions for all skin diseases. Nearly all the old cooling lotions for the face contained this ingredient, generally with rose water and glycerine. LIETHERIEGIE OF GOLD. A name for Protoxide of Lead. Litharze, the basis of lead plaister. MELLILOT. Melilotus Officinalis. Yellow Melilot. Herb pectoral, discussive, causes the peculiar flavour of the Schabziger or scraped cheese of Germany. Decoction emolient. Still used in country places in plaisters, but dying out. METHRIDATE. Mithridate or Damocrates Confection. An example of Poly-Pharmacy, it contained between 40 and 50 ingredients, and was supposed to contain the antidote to every known poison. The formula was included in the London Pharmacopeia of 1746. MIROBALENCE. Myrobalanus belerica. Fruit dried and used as an astringent. Used in India, but not much in this country, except as a substitute for Galls in ink manufacture. MUSKADINE. Muscardine. A fungus which grows on silk worms, or Muscadine, which was a rich spiced wine. OYLE OF BENN. Oil of Ben. An oil obtained from the seeds of Moringa Aptera (Egypt and East India), used in perfumery and by watchmakers, as it does not readily freeze. PURSLAWE WATER. Probably Purslane. Portulaca Oleracea. Used as a potherb, cooling, useful in scurvy, and bilious disorders. RED SANDERS. Red Sandal Wood. Pterocarpus Santalinus. Resinous, odoriferous, austere, astringent, tonic, used as a red colouring ingredient in spirituous tinctures. SANICLE. Sanicula Europaea. Wood Sanicle. Flowers white. May--June Perennial. Leaves vulnerary, cleaning. SCORDIUMWOOD. Scordium is the Teucrium Scordium, or Water Germander. Flowers pale purple. Perennial. Found in wet meadows, rare. SEYNAC. Probably meant for Senna. Leaves a very welknown purgative. SNEEZING POWDER ROOT. This is either Achillea Ageratum, Sweet Maudlin, or Ptarmica Vulgaris. Achillea Ptarmica Sneezewort. SPERMINT. Mentha Viridis. Spearmint. The ordinary garden mint. The oil used in medicine. SPIRITS DIAMBRA. Spirits of Diambar. The name of a stomachic and cordial, which consisted of Amber, Musk, various aromatics, and other ingredients. STORAX. Styrax Officinale. A fragrant resinous balsam obtained from the tree by incision. A close relative of Gum Benzoin, and is with it an ingredient of Friar’s Balsam. TORMENTIL. Potentilla Tormentilla. Sept-foil. Root very astringent, febrifuge, and not stimulant. Recommended in some cases of diarrhœa. BIBLIOGRAPHY A LIST OF HERBALS THE GRETE HERBALL, which giveth parfyt knowledge and understanding of all manner of herbes, and their gracyous vertues. Lond., 1516. Fol. Lowndes gives the following dates: Printed by Peter Treveris, 1525, 1526, 1529; Laurens Andrewe, 1527; Thomas Gybson, 1539; John Kynge, 1561. BANCKES (Richarde).