10 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



It is also sold separately under the title: " O. Comes Illus- 

 trazione delle piante rappresentate nei Dipinti Pompeiani." 

 Besides those plants which Schouw mentioned, Comes 

 enumerates about 30 others, as is shown in the following 

 list : Acacia vera, Acanthus mollis, Agai-icus deliciosus, Agro- 

 siemma Githago, Aloe vulgaris, Althaea rosea, Arundo 

 Pliniana, Aster Aurellus, Castanea vesca. Chrysanthemum 

 segetum, Cucumis Melo, Cucurbita Lagenaria, Cucur- 

 hita Pepo, Cyperus Papyrus, Gladiolus segetum, Iris 

 Jlorentina, Iris germanica, Iris Pseudocorus, Laurus 

 nobilis, Morus nigra, Myrtus communis. Narcissus poeticus. 

 Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus, Papaver Rhoeas, Platanus 

 orientaUs, Pyrus Cydonia, Quercus robur, Bosa damascena, 

 Ruscus hypophylliLm, Sorghum vulgare, Tamarindus indica. 



Altogether Comes names 50 species and 20 doubtful ones, 

 as many plants of the painting cannot be identified because 

 they are often idealized. We must not expect that all plants 

 which are represented in the paintings grew in Pompeii, for 

 often scenes of other countries, especially of the Nile, were 

 represented. 



Whilst Comes paid most attention to the painted plants, I, 

 on the contrary, studied especially the excavated seeds and 

 fruits. I found the following : — 



I. CEREALS. 



Wheat, in grain and coarsely ground, barley in the same 

 conditions, millet. 



II. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



Broad-beans (Vicia Faba), lentils, peas, and perhaps 

 Lupins or Lathyrus. 



III. OTHER SEEDS. 



Rape seeds, grape-seeds and perhaps coriander (or hemp- 

 seed), and one peach-stone. 



