SPECIES

(Lat.). n. f. Spe(spe2)'shi2(ki2)-ez(as); in Eng., spe'- shez. Gen.,-e't. Ft., espece. Ger., Art (1st def.). 1. In cla ification, a group of individuals a umed, on account of their close similarity, to have emanated from the same stock, while specifically distinct from other groups of the same genus. [o,35.] 2. In the pi., s., of the Ger. Ph., Belg. Ph., Dan. Ph., Norw. Ph., and Ru . Ph. (Fr.. especes [Fr. Cod.]), a mixture consisting chiefly of vegetable substances dried and pulverized; used in the preparation of infusions, decoctions, etc. [B; a, 35.J 3. See SPICE. Antispasmodic h Fr., especes antispasmodiques. A mixture of 9 parts of valerian root, 6 of orange-leaves, and 3 of mille folium. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Extractum specierum Smith. Sp., extracto alcoholico de especies de Smith [Sp. Ph.]. A preparation made by macerating s. sudoriflcae in 8 times as much 60-per-cent. alcohol for a fortnight, decanting, filtering, and distilling off the alcohol. [B, 95 (a, 38).] S. ad elixir domesticum [Swi Ph.]. A mixture of 20 parts of aloes with 2 each of saffron, Polyp or us offlcinalis, myrrh, gentian root, rhubarb-root, rhizome of zedoary, and electuarium theriac ale. fB, 95 (a, 38).] S. ad fomentum resolventes [Swed. Ph.]. A mixture of 2 parts each of chamomile-flowers, hops, and wormwood with 4 of crisped mint. [B, 95 (a, 38).] S. ad gargarism a. A mixture of equal parts of the flowers of Malva silestris, elder-flowers, and marsh-mallow leaves [Ger. Ph.]; of figs, elder-flowers, red poppies, marsh-mallow root, and the herb of mallows [Gr. Ph.]; of the flowers of Malva silvestris, elder-flowers, and sage-leaves [Ru . Ph.]. [B_, 95 (a, 38).] S. ad infusum ama rum. See S. amarce. S. ad infusum pectorale. See S. pec to rales (1st def.). S. ad long am vitara. See S. ad elixir domesticum. S. ads trin gentes. Fr., especes a str in gentes. A mixture of equal parts of pomegranate-bark and the roots of torment ill a and bistort; or of 2 parts each of pomegranate-flowers and red-rose petals, 4 of sage, 8 each of plantain and the herb of Prunella vulfjaris. and sometimes 2 of the flowers of Ligustrum vulgare; or of 30 grammes of pomegranate-bark with 4 handfuls each of elder-flowers, and the herbs of Plant a go major, Achillea mille folium, and Verbascum thap.ius. A, ape; A', at; A', ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch, loch (Scottish); [s. 508]