INDEX. 



Agricultural Feasts, antiquity of, i. 12S, 129. u« 381. 



Ague, nearly banished, i. 7, 329- 



Alexander the Great, anecdote of, i. 306. 



Antipathy of plants, accounted for, i. 98. ii. 17. 



Arachne, why so named, i. 198. 



Artichoke, i. 21. Esteemed by the Romans, 22. Bad for the 

 voice, 23. Native soil, 23. Its qualities, 24. 



■ How to preserve the roots from mice, i. 25. 



Jerusalem, i. 294. 



Asbestos cloth, ancient use of, i. 200. 



Asclepiades, anecdote of, i. 140. ii. 18. 



Asparagus, i. 27. Not allowed to be burnt in Caria, 28. Firs! 

 cultivated by Cato, 29* Great size of them formerly, 30. Me- 

 dicinal qualities, 30. The male plants recommended, 32. To 

 make the beds yield two crops in a year, 33. Old beds produc- 

 tive, 34. 



Asphodel, i. 35. Esteemed by the ancients, 35. Fabulous ac- 

 count of its origin, 36. Edible and medicinal qualities, :>7. 

 Superstition of the Romans respecting this plant, 38. Its use, I I . 



Augustus Caesar, cured of a dangerous disease by means of It •mice, 

 ii. 316. 



Bacon (Lord), the first who encouraged natural philosophy in this 

 country, i. 4. 



Balm, i. 43. Attaches bees to the hive, 43. Native soil, 14. 

 Medical and chemical qualities, 45. 



Banks (Sir Joseph), studied under Miller, i. 16. 



Barley, i. 48. Native soil, and antiquity of its cultivation, lv 

 Barley-meal given to horses, 51. Best cut before ripe, 53. 



