10 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 
It is also sold separately under the title: «* O. Comes Illus- 
trazione delle piante rappresentate nei Dipinti Pompeiani.”’ 
Besides those plants which Schouw mentioned, Comes 
enumerates about 30 others, as is shown in the following 
list: Acacia vera, Acanthus mollis, Agaricus deliciosus, Agro- 
stemma Githago, Aloe vulgaris, Althaea rosea, Arundo 
Pliniana, Aster Aurellus, Castanea vesca, Chrysanthemum 
segetum, Cucumis Melo, Cucurbita Lagenaria, Cucur- 
bita Pepo, Cyperus Papyrus, Gladiolus segetum, Iris 
florentina, Iris germanica, Iris Pseudocorus, Laurus 
nobilis, Morus nigra, Myrtus communis, Narcissus poeticus, 
Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus, Papaver Rhoeas, Platanus 
orientalis, Pyrus Cydonia, Quercus robur, ftosa damascena, 
Ruscus hypophyllum, Sorghum vulgare, Tamarindus indica. 
Altogether Comes names 50 species and 20 doubtful ones, 
as many plants of the painting cannot be identified because 
they are often idealized. We must not expect that all plants 
which are represented in the paintings grew in Pompeii, for 
often scenes of other countries, especially of the Nile, were 
represented. 
Whilst Comes paid most attention to the painted plants, I, 
on the contrary, studied especially the excavated seeds and 
fruits. I found the following : — 
I. CEREALS. 
Wheat, in grain and coarsely ground, barley in the same 
conditions, millet. 
Il. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 
Broad-beans (Vicia Faba), lentils, peas, and sie 
Lupins or Lathyrus. 
III. OTHER SEEDS. 
Rape seeds, grape-seeds and perhaps coriander (or hemp- 
seed), and one peach-stone. 
