[1700] Without any good results, Fée says.
[1701] “Permeatus suaves facit.” We can only make a vague guess at the meaning; as the passage is, most probably, corrupt.
[1702] The Althæa officinalis of Linnæus, or marsh-mallow. The medicinal properties are similar to those of the other varieties of the mallow.
[1703] It is the fact, that water, in which mallows are steeped, owing to the mucilage of the root, assumes the appearance of milk.
[1704] Fée says that this milky appearance of the water does not depend on the freshness of the root; as it is only the aqueous particles that are dried up, the mucilage preserving its chemical properties in their original integrity.
[1705] The Rumex acetosella of Linnæus, or small sorrel.
[1707] “Horse Lapathum.”
[1708] Or “Lapathum with pointed leaves;” the Rumex acutus of Linnæus.
[1709] Or “water lapathum;” the Rumex aquaticus of Linnæus.