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flowers of sulphur

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plural noun

  1. minute crystals of sulphur obtained by condensing sulphur vapour on a cold surface

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Mix 4 gallons of soft soap solution with ½ lb. of flowers of sulphur; apply with syringe.

From The Book of Pears and Plums by Edward Bartrum

The nicotin dip is made with sufficient extract of tobacco, or nicotin solution, to give a mixture containing not less than five one-hundredths of 1 per cent nicotin and 2 per cent flowers of sulphur.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

At first the zinc collects in the form of fine powder, called zinc dust or flowers of zinc, recalling the formation under similar conditions of flowers of sulphur.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

For sulphur soap, the curd soap may be melted, and flowers of sulphur added while the soap is in a soft condition.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse

Rheumatism, Flowers of Sulphur Relieves.—"Rheumatism is effectually removed by enveloping the limb one night with flowers of sulphur."

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

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