FAVORITE FLOWERS 261 
Traces of flower-culture at Salerno among the ladies, besides the 
cultivation of the rose, lily, gladiolus and iris—appear in references 
to marigold, amaranth, sea-mallow, marjoram and Arabian jasmine. 
“Calendula (Calendula arvensis L., and C. officinalis L.) (the 
soussicle of Secres, and soucicle of modern French) dicitur florem 
omnes mense, nascitur locis humerosis, et eciam mulieres ponunt 
in ortis ad faciendum coronam, quod habet pulchros colores citrinos, 
subrufos, et dicitur calendula quia omni mense gerit florem.”’ 
“* Gelesia ”’ (Amarantus tricolor L.) with leaves red, green and 
yellow, ‘ quedam mulieres tenent in orto.” 
‘‘Malva ortensis (Lavatera arborea L.) crescens in ortis.” 
“Origanum . . . domesticum (Origanum majorana L.) . 
in ortis,”’ 
“Sambacus, id quod Gessominum, herba est cuius flores valde 
sunt . . . suavis odorati” (Jasminum Sambac Wahl.). 
Traces of use of wild flowers for ornament on the part of Saler- 
nitan ladies appear in Plateario’s account of the periwinkle, and 
immortelle, * 
Traces of Plateario’s own personal regard for certain wild 
flowers appear in the details he gives of the following : 
‘“ Caprifolium or Capprificus herba, which some call Oriola ; 
with leaves resembling matrisilve (Lonicera Caprifolium L.) but 
larger,” etc. (Lonicera nigra L. in part ?). 
“ Sponsa solis or Cichorea Intiba or Solsequium or Eliotropium ; 
which herb is a diviner of the course of the sun; it has twisting 
stems, and a flower of celestial blue, and when the sun rises the 
flower opens, and when the sun sinks the flower is also closed,” 
ete. (Cichorium Lntybus L.). 
“Cennerugio, an herb similar to celandine, and which some 
call celidonius masculus because its leaves have a color similar to 
celandine ; it bears a purple flower in the middle somewhat whitish ; 
the root is almost black, but is white within ; growing in size about 
OSE ie aciaeeamenne ee 
nee or Consoualdis,’’ the French ‘ consoude moienne,”’ is Symphytum tuberosum 
i his“ consolida minor” is Brunella vulgaris Moench. }. 
x . : : ; i 
*Provinca ( Vinca minor L.) herba est satis communis, de qua mulieres faciunt 
nas 
ronas,’’ In Sec. « pervence.”” Helichrysum stoechas DC., ‘* Sticados citrinum que 
herba Jovis dicitur . . . tempore veris producit florem, colligitur, suspenditur et per 
annum r;”? in Sec. it is called ‘Sticados citrin . . barba Jovis, .. . et 
u 
Vetbe de Hercules,’ 
