NAMES FOR ASTER ATTICUS T5 
(also as Salvida), Iringum of Dodoens. Seems to be used for Aster, 
Apodixis, 193, 1531; as perhaps in part by De Manliis, c. 1450. 
A figure derived from genuine Eryngium was used for Aster 
Atticus in Ortus, 1498, and in Gart der Gesundheit, 1485. 
Krein MEGERKRAUT, Ryff, 1543. 
KLEIN STERNKRAUT, (for Aster Alpinus L.) Camerarius; 1586 ? 
KROTTERKRAUT, Gart der Gesundheit, 1485 = ‘‘ Toadwort,” 
from Krote, a toad, in allusion to the mediaeval fancy of its re- 
lieving the poisoned toad when fighting spiders, narrated by Dor- 
stenius, 1540. 
MANs-TREW or Mannes-trew (a German name for Eryngium), 
seems to be used to cover Aster as well, <Apodixis, 193. 
1531. 
Maricotp. Legrand, Mod. Gr. and Fr. Dict., 1882, lists as a 
plant-name ‘ foufwrxov, soud, plante,’’ soud being a French 
name for marigold. Probably Aster Atticus was meant, (called 
Purple Marigold, q. v., as English book name, by Parkinson, 
1640) and probably this fovfemrov is only a book name taken up 
from Dioscorides. 
MeEGERKRAUT. Klein Megerkraut, Ger. for Aster, Ryff, 1543. 
Megerkraut, Dodoens, 1545-1616; Lobel, 1576; Gerarde, 1597 ; 
/. Bauhin, 1650. See Wegenkraut, p. 80. 
MELISSOPHYLLON or Meliphyllon (= J/e/issa officinalis L.; others 
say Melittis melissophyllon L.), given by an ancient gloss as equiva- 
lent to Amellus of Vergil ; either because already confused (being 
both honey-yielding plants) with Aster; or because the scholiast, 
regarding Vergil’s remarks about the bees only, would identify 
Amellus with balm ; concerning which see zzfra, under Palladius ; 
and Simeon Seth, who said of it, ‘‘ Bubones laedit,” as if of 
Aster. 
Meripa, or Meris, pyeic, D., name for Aster 7) ripolium L., 
perhaps has not reached us in original, form. 
Muevet, Petit, given as French for Aster Atticus by Fuchs, 
1551, 7, Bauhin, 1650. Lobel, 1576, gives Muguet and Mug- 
uette as names of Convallaria, Aspergula and of nutmeg. Evi- 
dently those who identified Aster Atticus with Aspergula were the 
means of the misapplication of Muguet to Aster. 
Ocu.us Bovis, translation of Buphthalmum, and applied espe- 
