CONTENTS 



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Of the two herbs called libanotis 277 



Of the two kinds of chamaeleon 277 



Of the various plants called ' poppy ' 279 



Of roots possessing remarkable taste or smell 281 



Of the time for which roots can be kept without losing 



their virtue 287 



Of the localities which specially produce medicinal herbs 289 



Of the medicinal herbs peculiar to Crete 295 



Of wolf's- bane and its habitat, and of meadow-saffron . 299 



Of two famous druggists and of the virtues of hemlock . 303 

 How use diminishes the efficacy of drugs, and how 



they have not the same effect on all constitutions . 305 

 Of plants that possess properties affecting lifeless 



objects 309 



Of plants whose properties affect animals other than 



man . 309 



Of plants possessing properties which affect the mental 



powers 311 



Of plants said to have magical properties 313 



A problem as to cause and effect 313 



Of certain plants, not yet mentioned, which possess 



special properties 315 



MINOR WORKS 



INTRODUCTION TO THE TREATISES CONCERNING ODOURS 



AND CONCERNING WEATHER SIGNS 324 



CONCERNING ODOURS 



Introductory : Of odours in general and the classifi- 

 cation of them 327 



Of natural odours ; of those of animals and of the effect 



of odours on animals 329 



Of smell and taste 331 



Of odours in plants 333 



Of artificial odours in general and their manufacture : 



especially of the use of perfumes in wine 333 



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