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Introduction

"Colour"

a penetrating sensation and redness, though I frequently
washed my mouth with water. The Cobelia Sypbuletia has
a taste like the Nicotianum Tobacum and is found to
have a similar effect. Smells. We can derive but little
advantage from this. Linneus supposed the odiferous
particles of bodies to act on the nerves, and the Sapid
on the muscles; to this there are many exceptions a
nemium ne ende sapori aut odori. Colour. Linneus
has taken in this property as varying the virtues of plants,
his aphorisms are these Color pallidus insipidum, viridis
crudum, luteus amarum, ruber acidum, albus dulce, niger
ingratum indicat. These are worth remembering, but
not unexceptionable, Viridus crudum, is applicable to fruits,
Luteus amarum, to flowers these two are generally correct,
Ruber accidum to this there are many exceptions Viz
Some flowers Niger ingratum, such as the berries of the
deadly nightshade, but black is not always ungratefull,
as in the black cherry, and colour is therefore fallacious,
but perhaps like some other fallacious things worthy of
some notice. It is proper that I take some notice of the