The decoction of boxwood, successful in cases of baldness, is thus made: - Take of the com-mon box, which grows in garden borders, stems and leaves four large handfuls; boil in three pints of water, in a closely-covered vessel, for a quarter of an hour, and let it stand in a covered earthen-ware jar for ten hours or more; strain, and add an ounce and a half of Eau de Cologne, or lavender water, to make it keep. The head should be well washed with this solution every morning. (See 148, 149, and 169.)