HONEY OF ROSES.

Take of dried red rose-buds, 4 oz.

boiling distilled water, 3 pints,

clarified honey, 5 lbs.

Macerate the rose-leaves in the water for six hours; then

mix the honey with the strained liquor, and boil the

mixture to the thickness of a syrup.

This preparation is not unfrequently used as a mild, cooling

detergent, particularly in gargles for _ulcerations and

inflammation of the mouth and tonsils_.