364 CHAPTERS ON BRITISH BOTANY. [December, 



tarians. The economical sciences are not exclusively the inven- 

 tions of modern times. 



In the following catalogue of plants common both to Greece 

 and to England^ the usual Latin names stand first, and they 

 are ranged alphabetically ; the Greek name, when there is one, 

 follows within parentheses. The list will be followed by some 

 general observations on the plants enumerated therein. 



Ploea Hippoceatica, the Medicinal Tlants of the early Physicians. 



Ifote. — Hip. and H. are abbreviations for Hippocrates. The quotations are from 

 Sprengel, ' Historia Kei Herbarise.' 



Acorus Calamus, var. indica [KaXa^o<i /if pe-v/rt/co?) . This va- 

 riety was brought into Greece after the expedition of Alexander 

 the Great to the East. The plant is a native both of England 

 and Greece. Named but not described by Theophrastus. A 

 Grecian panacea. Hip. ii. 651. 



Adiantum Capillus-veneris [aBtavTov], the genuine Maidenhair, 

 a rare native of the western coasts of the British Isles. Em- 

 ployed in fistulous disorders = H. 888. 



Anagallis arvensis {avajaWL<;), the Poor Man^s Weatherglass, 

 was employed by the ancient Greek physicians in ulcerous com- 

 plaints. 



Anchusa officinalis [ar^ypvaa) , Common Alkanet, a doubtful 

 native of Britain; used in ulcerous cases. H. 879. 



Anethum Foeniculum {/xapadpov), Fennel ; used in various 

 complaints. H. i. 597. 



Anthemis Cotula (TrapOeviov to /jbCKpo(})vX\ov), Stinking May- 

 weed, was employed in ulcerous cases. H. 877. The earliest 

 authority for the name Parthenium ? 



Apium graveolens {aekivov eXetov), Celery ; H. 529. This 

 plant and the following appear to have been observed from the 

 earliest times. First mention of Selinum ? 



Apium Petroselinum {aeXivov), Common Parsley. A doubtful 

 native of Britain, but often found spontaneous on old walls and 

 in waste places about ruins. 



Artemisia Absinthium {a'xjrvvOLov), Common Wormwood. A 

 plant well-known throughout Europe. The first written autho- 

 rity for Absinthium ? 



Arum maculatum [apov fieya), Spotted Arum; H.493. Eight 

 species of Arum were known to the ancients, and they are de- 



