INDIA. 



Chervil, i. 144. Esteemed by the Freocl and Dutch, 146. I 



qualities, 140". 

 Chickpea, ii. 48. 



Chinese, have no school for physic, i. 9, 

 Chive, ii. 33. 

 Chamomile, ancient story of, i. 139. (i(,,,,i lnl ' i' 1 *' stone, 1 l", 



142. Medicinal qualities, 140. Blossoms different from oth< 



flowers, 143. 

 Cinnamon, derivation of the name, i. 1 1 7. Early use of, I 



Fabulous account of, 14«). How conveyed to Rome, 1 "•<». 



Camphor obtained from the root, 152. The tn 



153. Its qualities, 156. 

 Cloth made of asbestos, i. 200. 

 Commerce, its effects, ii. 318. 



compared to exotic plants, i. 158. 



Corn, produced both in hot and cold climates, 1. 52. ii. 385. I 



ported from England by the Romans, i. 5 I. 

 Cosmetic, made from horse-radish, i. 259. 



from beans, i. 70. 



Cotton, its nature, i. 158. Cotton cloth, where first made, 1 



When cultivated in China, 162. 

 Manufactory at Manchester, i. 16*5. Curious account o( 



the time, ccc. it takes in manufacture, K>7. Used to in 



silk, 169. 

 the seed of, intoxicates parrots, i. l69« 



— the cause of its producing inflammation in wounds, 1 l'''> 



Crocus, ii. 180. 



Crown, the first worn at Rome, ii. 382. 



Curius(M.), anecdote of, ii. 36'4. 



Danby (the Earl of), founder of the Oxford Botanic Gai • I. 



Dandelion, i. 325. Used as a salad, 326. 



Daedalus, said to have been the inventor of sails, i. 190. 



Democritus, anecdote of, ii. 13<j. 



Distillation, from what cause it originated, i. 97« 



Dittany of the ancient poets, i. 337- 



Dyeing, where invented, i. 277- 283. 



Dyers' Company, when incorporated. 1. 29%* 



