INDEX OF PLANTS 



tion of gum; 9. 4. 2. Arabian : 

 habitat ; 9. 4. 3. described (two 

 accounts) ; 9. 4. 4-10. accounts 

 of travellers ; 9. 7. 3. in list of 



a-oyKos, sow-thistle, SonchusNymani 

 4.6.10. growth of folvii- (2) comp.; 

 6. 4. 3. a 'thistle-like' plant, 

 but has not the characteristic 

 ' head ' of such plants ; 6. 4. 5. 

 stalk of a kind of a<caj>o? comp.; 



6. 4. 8. root. 



o-7j-aAa (?) (= e<|>rj/j.epoi>), meadow 

 saffron, Colchicum parnassicum 

 1. 6. 11. large fleshy roots. 

 o-Treipeua, privet, Ligustrum vulgare 

 1.14.2. bears fruit at top ; 6. 1. 4. 

 a spineless wild under-shrub. 



((nroyyia, Sponge 



4. 6. 5. found on North Coast of 



Crete; 4. 6. 10. distinguished 



from ' plants.') 

 a-TroSias ( = jrpovjuvij), bullace, Primus 



insititia 

 3. 6. 4. very shallow rooting : few 



roots. 



crTeAe'(|>ovpos (= apv6y\b)o~o'ov 7. 11. 2. 



according to some) (= op 



7. 11. 2. according to some), 

 plantain, Plantago Lagopus 



orot/3>7 (=(f>ews 6. 1. 3.), Poterium 

 S2)inosum 



1. 10. 4. leaves fleshy; 6. 1. 3. 

 has leaves as well as spines : a 

 wild under-shrub ; 6. 5. 1. in 

 list of such plants ; 6. 5. 2. has 

 no spines on the leaves. 



crrpovBiov (1) = (nvotavios) , quince, 

 Cudonin vulgaris 



2. 2. 5. seed produces KU&OI/IOS. 

 o-rpov0iov (2) ( = orpovtfo?), soap-wort, 



Saponaria officinalis 



6. 4. 3. a 'thistle-like' plant, but 

 has not the characteristic ' head ' 

 of such plants; 6. 8. 3. a coro- 

 nary plant : flowering time : 

 scentless. 



o-Tpoi)#os ( = o-rpov6iov (2)),soap-wort, 



Saponaria officinalis 

 9. 12. 5. leaf of /x^/cwi/ 17 'Hpa/cAeia 



comp. 



7. 15. 4. several plants called by 

 this name, which have nothing 

 in common but the name : three 



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mentioned (see below) ; 9.11. 5-6. 

 kinds (see below) ; 9. 15. 5. two 

 kinds grow in Arcadia. 



orpuxi'os o eSoifiijuos, garden night- 

 shade, Solanum nigrum 

 3. 18. 11. fruit of o>uA.a (2) comp.; 

 7. 7. 2. a K6.xa.vov : can be 

 eaten raw ; 7. 15. 4. more or 

 less cultivated : has berries. 



ffrpvxvos 6 /utamKOs (= 0pi;opo? 911 6. 

 = TrepiTTos 9.11.6) thorn-apple. 

 Datura Stramonium 

 7. 15. 4. causes madness, or, in a 

 large dose, death; 9. 11. 6. de- 

 scribed : medicinal use ; 9. 19. 1. 

 effect on ' mind.' 



aTpvxyos 6 inrviaSr)-; , Withania somni- 



fera 



7. 15. 4. induces sleep; 9. 11. 5. 

 described : medicinal use : habi- 

 tat. 



<7Tu'pa, stprax, Storax officinalis 



9. 7. 3. in list Of apco/mara. 



a-vKa.fj.ivo';, mulberry, Morus nigra 

 1. 6. 1. core hard and close : 1. 9. 7. 

 time of leafing; 1. 10. 10. 

 fruit made of fibre and skin; 

 1. 12. 1. taste of fruit; 1. 13. 1. 

 flower ' downy' ; 1. 13. 4. attach- 

 ment of flower ; 5. 3. 4. charac- 

 ter of wood; 5. 4. 2. do.: wood 

 little liable to decay: turns 

 black when old ; 5. 6. 2. wood 

 tough and easy to bend : 

 uses; 5. 7. 3. wood used for 

 bent- wood work: use in ship- 

 building. 



{rvKa/Juvo'; 17 Aiyvirria, sycamore 



Ficus Sycamorus 

 1.1.7. position of fruit ; 1. 13. 2. 



bears on stem ; 4. 1. 5. barren 



in uncongenial climate ; 4.2.1-2. 



peculiar to Egypt : described ; 



4. 2. 4. KepoWa distinguished. 

 <ruaj (1) (fruit <TVKov), fig, Ficus 



Carica 

 1. 3. 1. a typical 'tree'; 1. 3. 5. 



evergreen at Elephantine ; 1.5.1. 



crooked and low; 1. 5. 2. bark 



smooth : bark in one layer ; 



1. 5. 3. wood fleshy; 1. 5. 3. 



wood not fibrous ; 1. 6. 1. core 



fleshy ; 1. 6. 3. roots many and 



long; 1. 6. 4. roots crooked; 



1.7 2. roots very long ; 1.8.1. 



