CHAP. XI. IM.ANTS FROM PLINY. 7^ 



Remarks. 



The best seed is the Egyptian. Called also Napy, Thaspi, and Saurion. 

 Plin. 



" In Egypt, the wild endive is called Cichorium ; the garden endive, 

 Seris." Plin. 



*' The Egyptian is the best quality after the Cretan." Plin. 



" The best is from Egypt." Pliti. 



" Without any scent." Plin. 

 Vide supra, p. 52. 



(Helenium (according toDioscorides), a native of Egypt. This and four 

 other species of Teucrium now grow there.) 



" What is called by Diodes, and the Sicilians, Amaracus, is known in 

 Egypt and Syria as the Sampsuchum." . "An oil made from it." 

 Plin. Athenaeus (xv. p. 676.) says, " the Amaracus abounds in 

 Egypt;" and in lib. v. he mentions Amaracine ointment. 



" Grows every where." Plin. 



If by " In Jigypto sine odore haec omnia," Pliny means that all the 

 flowers mentioned in this chapter are Egyptian, many others might 

 be here introduced. 



'* Growing in the Nile:" "one of the wild plants, which abound so 

 plentifnlly in Egypt." Plin. Athen. iii. p. 72. Straho, xvii. \). 550. 



" Grows some distance from the Nile. " " Fruit like a medlar, without 

 husk or kernel. Leaf of the Cyperus. No other use but for food." 

 Plin. Some suppose it the Cyperus esculentus, which is very doubt- 

 ful. 



" Also eaten in Egypt. Few leaves; large root." Pliti. Theophrastus 

 says, it has a long root, gathered at the time of the inundation, and 

 used for crowning the altars. Lib. i. c. I. H. 



