THE CLASSICAL PLANTS OF SICILY. 131 
BORAGINEZE. 
82. Heliotropium Europzeum.— European Turnsole. 
"HArrpóm» vb uéya. Diosc. lib. iv. cap. 193. — 'HXuorzózuv.— 
Theoph. lib. vii. cap. 14. This plant is called Turnsole, from 
its flowers turning in the direction of the sun, but Dioscori- 
des relates from its leaves so doing, ZJorgózioy 0: rb rod ouporegrrgé- 
Teodor vd DUAAw cz ToD "HAÁov xcu. There is a variety with 
smaller flowers, which is the 77. parvi/foram. Guss. 
Very common in dry waste ground. 
83. Anchusa tinctoria.—Dyers’ Bugloss.— Fl, Greee. vol. ii. 
tab. 166. 
"Ayxocu. Diosc, lib. iv. cap. 23. Also of Theoph. lib. vii. 
cap. 9. The root was used for dyeing and colouring; on 
which Dioscorides remarks, xyedvras, 0: xai ór wogerpol TÀ Sn vos 
TG orinbers TY AIA 
84. A. Italica, Pers. (A. paniculata, Sibth.) Italian 
Bugloss.—Fl. Grec. vol. ii. t. 163.—Bot. Mag. vol. xlviii. t. 
2197. 
This may probably be the Ayyovoa iria, 7 Arupiadov. 
Diosc. lib. iv. cap. 24. A plant abundant in Sicily, and the 
South of Europe. 
85. Cerinthe aspera.—Rough Honeywort.—77. Grec. 
tol. ii. tab. 110. 
K£endov.— Theoph. lib. vi. cap. 1, according to Stackhouse ; 
and Sibthorp says it is now named oxu£odx in Greece. 
SOLANE.E. 
86. Verbascum sinuatum.— Sinuate-leaved Mullein.— 77. 
Grac. vol. iii. t, 997. 
duos uérana.— Diosc. lib. iv. cap. 104, and of Theoph. lib. 
ix. cap. 13. Still called ez in Greece. Sibth. 
87. Hyoscyamus aureus.—Golden Henbane.— 77. Gree. 
vol. iii. tab. 231. Bot. Mag. vol. iii. t. 87. 
This is the second species of iooxdauos, Diosc. lib. iv. cap. 
69, which has yellow flowers, d»; unħosðň; it was esteemed a 
