INDEX OF PLANTS 



wood heavy because it contains 

 mineral matter ; 1.6.1. core hard 

 and close ; 1. 6. 2. core called 

 ' oak- black' : core large and con- 

 spicuous; 1. 6. 3. roots many 

 and long ; 1. 6. 4. roots fleshy : 

 deep-rooting; 1. 8. 5. diseased 

 formation (*paS7j); 1. 9. 5. an 

 evergreen specimen ; 1. 10. 6. 

 leaves notched : leaves with 

 spinous projections; 1. 10. 7. 

 attachment of leaves; 1. 11. 3. 

 seed in a leathery shell ; 2. 2. 3. 

 propagation ; 2. 2. 6. deterior- 

 ates from seed ; 3. 3. 1. tree of 

 mountain and plain; 3. 3. 3. 

 evergreen in some places ; 3.3.8. 

 doubt whether it has a flower 

 (/Spvoi/) ; 3.4.2. time of budding ; 

 3. 4. 4. time of fruiting ; 3. 5. 1. 

 periods of budding ; etc.; 3.5.2. 

 galls ; 3. 5. 5. winter-buds ; 

 3. 6. 1. quick growing; 3. 6. 5. 

 instance of a deep-rooting tree ; 

 3. 1. 4-6. various galls ; etc. ; 



3. 8. 2. four or live kinds, viz. 



rj/iepi's Or fcTV/uofipv?, aiyiAcot/f, 

 7rAa.Tv</>vAAos, </>r}y6s, aAi<f>A<xo? or 



ev0v$Aoio? (five recognised by 

 inhabitants of Mt. Ida) ; 3.16.1. 

 leaf growth and bark of 

 Trpu/o? comp.; 3. 16. 3. <eAA6- 

 Spv? fipvs and n-pivos comp. ; 



4. 2. 8. common in Thebaid ; 



4. 5. 1. in list of northern trees ; 

 4.5.3. grows in Pontus; 4.14.10. 

 infested by knips; 4. 15. 2. 

 survives stripping of bark for 

 some time ; 4. 15. 3. effect of 

 stripping bark in winter ; 5.1.2. 

 time of cutting timber : reasons ; 



5. 1. 4. do. ; 5. 3. 1. core very 

 close and heavy ; 5. 3. 3. char- 

 acter of wood; 5. 4. 1. wood 

 hard and heavy; 5. 4. 2. wood 

 proof against decay; 5. 4. 3. 

 wood does not decay if buried 

 or soaked in water : rots in sea- 

 water : 5. 4. 8. effect of salt 

 water on different parts ; 5. 5. 1. 

 wood hard to work ; 5.6.1. wood 

 contains mineral matter and so 

 gives under weight : apt to split ; 

 5. 7. 2. used for keel of triremes 

 and for merchantmen to make 



extra keel for hauling : does not 

 glue well on to eAdxT) or nevKij ; 

 5. 7. 4. use of wood in house- 

 building: 5. 8. 3. grows in La- 

 tium on Circeian promontory 

 5. 9. 1. wood makes good char- 

 coal, but inferior to apia and 

 Ko/^apo?; 5. 9. 2. charcoal of 

 this wood less esteemed by 

 smiths than that of irevioj; 

 8. 2. 2. germination from acorn 

 described ; 9. 9. 5. leaf of x ^a-i- 

 8pus comp. 



Spv? (2) \ aypia ( = <rjy6s 3.8.2.), 



Valonia oak, Quercus Aegilops 

 1. 5. 2. rough bark ; 3. 8. 2. ses 

 under Spvs; 



Spv? (3) '; aAi'<Aoios (=8. t, eiiOv- 

 4>Aotos 3. 8. 2.), sea-bark oak, 

 Quercus Pseudo-Robur 

 3. 8. 2. one of the five kinds of 

 oak (Mt. Ida) : =8. ^ ev0v$Ao<.o?; 

 3. 8. 874. acorns ; 3. 8. 5. habit 

 and timber; 3. 8. 6. (do-K(K 

 (q.v.) grows on it ; 3.8.7. timber; 

 5. 1. 2. time of cutting timber. 



6pvs(4) 17 ev0v(|>Aoios ( = 8. 17 aAi'^Aoios 



3. 8. 2.), sea-bark oak, Quercus 

 Pseudo-Robur 



3. 8. 2. one of the five kinds of 

 oak (Mt. Ida). 



8pvs (5) 19 rj/nepos (= eruju-oSpv? q.V. = 

 7/u.epi's (2)), true oak, Quercus 



3. 8. 2. one of the five kinds of 



oak (Mt. Ida). 



Spvs (6) 17 7rAo.TV(J>vAAos, broad-leaved 

 oak (scrub oak), Quercus lanu- 

 ginosa 



3. 8. 2. one of the five kinds of 

 oak (Mt. Ida) : fruit ; 3. 8. 5. 

 habit and timber ; 3. 8. 6. galls : 

 one of the four Macedonian 

 oaks : has bitter acorns. 



8pi)s (7) ((jtvKos), Cystoseira ericoides 



4. 6. 2. peculiar to certain waters ; 

 4. 6. 7-8. described. 



SpCs (8) (TTOVTICI), Sargassum vulgare 

 4. 6. 9. distinguished from Spus (7) ; 

 has a useful /ScLWos. 



e/3eVr? (e/3evos) (1), ebony, Diospyros 



Ebenum 



1. 5. 4. wood heavy; 1. 5. 5. do. 

 because of close grain ; 1. 6. 1. 



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