422 INDEX. 



Barley, the food of Solomon's horses, ii. 4. 



Barley-water, antiquity of, and virtue, i. 58. 



Basil, fabulous history of, i. 60. Superstitious prejudice against it, 

 60. Much used in France, 64. 



Bean, i. 65. Anciently used in religious ceremonies, 65. Pro- 

 hibited by some, 66. Superstition of the Roman husbandmen, 

 68. Native soil, 69. Its qualities, 70. To obtain two crops 

 by one planting, 72. 



make a bait for fish, i. 73. 



Beer. See Malt liquor. 



made from parsnips, ii. 43. 



Beet, i. 79- Sugar produced from, 80. 



premiums given by Napoleon for its culture, i. 81. 



Blue, antiquity of the use of this colour by sailors, i. 292. 

 Borage, i. 83. Its qualities, 84, 86. 



Botany, a study that calms the mind, greatly recommended by the 



poets, i. 1, 3. 

 Bread, the antiquity of making, ii. 391. 

 ' why necessary in food, ii. 393. 



leavened, how made, ii. 393. 



Brocoli, i. 103. How preserved from frost, 110. 



Burnet, i. 88. 



Cabbage, i. 91* Fabulous account of, 92. Origin of the term ap- 

 plied to tailors, 92. Esteemed by the ancients in medicine, 93, 

 99> Their method of culture, 94. Its edible qualities, 105 to 

 I09. How secured from caterpillars, 110. 



Cambric, why so called, i. 206. 



Caper, i. 112. Formerly grown in England, 114. Its qualities, 

 115. 



Capsicum, i. 118. Its qualities, 11 9. Used in the yellow fever, 120. 



Caraway-seed, i. 126. The root formerly eaten, 130. 



Carrot, i. 131. Good for cattle, 134. Its qualities, 136. The 

 French varieties, 133. Spirits distilled from it, 137. 



Cassia, ancient account of, i. 149- 



Cauliflower, i. 101. 



Celeri, ii. 38. 



Ceres, where worshipped, ii. 380. Her curse, 389. 



