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the Tropics I have found the fruit inferior in quality, and did not meet with an instance of successful 

 wine-making. By Columbus, was carried to America (F. Columb.), where in Chili and California 

 its cultivation seems successful : by European colonists also was carried to Austral Africa and Aus- 

 tralia. 



A " jiiri " or " mah '' pod ; " neji " or " neshS " belly ; " mah " or " meh " or " mSh " or •" seou " or 

 II" " seu " f ull, to be full ; " moh " or " tsifi " or "tsio" or "s£i" or "si" fulness, satiety; "sim" 

 1^ herb, esculent herb (Gen. ix. 3) ; "neshS" or "neji" green. — The character occurs from the 

 Fifth dynasty to the Thirtieth (Leps. d. ii. pi. 74, and k. pi. 30 to 50). 



Trigonella foeuum-grcecitm of the Mediterranean countries. A small annual called in Britain 

 fenugreek (Ainsw.), in France "fenugrec" (Nugent), in Germany " bockshorn-klee " (Lenz), in 

 Greece "teli" (Sibth.), in Egypt and Yemen "haslbe" or "helbeh" (Forsk. and Del.), in Egyptian 

 "itasin" (syn. Diosc), and the above long-beaked pod — seems to correspond : (the "ishb" herb of 

 the field of Gen. iii. iS may also be compared) : T. foenum-graecum was observed by Forskal, Delile, 

 and Clot-Bey ii. 34, extensively cultivated in Egypt, and the whole herb eaten either crude or cooked. 

 Farther North, the " telis " or " voukgras " is mentioned by Diodes, Theodorus, Damon, and Theo- 

 phrastus ; is identified in Syn. Diosc. with the "aigokerfis" or " karphos " or "16ton" (see Loto- 

 phagi) : T. foenum-graecum was observed by Sibthorp, Chaubard, and Fraas, from the Peloponnesus 

 to Asia Minor and Cyprus, in the wild state only and no longer cultivated ; was observed by myself 

 to be a favourite article of diet among the Parsees, and may therefore prove the " triphullon " of their 

 forefathers mentioned by Herodotus i. 132. Westward, the "telis" is identified in Syn. Diosc. with 

 the "phainoum graikoum" of the Romans ; and "foenum graecum" or "siliqua" or "silicia" is men- 

 tioned by Columella ii. 10, 33, Pliny xviii. 39 and xxiv. 120, and Palladius : T. foenum-graecum is 

 termed "f. sylvestre et sativum" by Tournefort inst. 409; and is known to grow wild or seemingly 

 wild in Italy and Southern France (Hall. helv. 379, Pers., and Lenz). Southward and Eastward from 

 Egypt, was observed by Forskal under cultivation in the plains and on the mountains of Yemen: by 

 Graham, in Hindustan, "commonly cultivated during the cold season and used as greens by the 

 natives " under the name " maitee " or " meetee-bajee " ; was observed by myself abundantly 

 cultivated on the Deccan, and by the Parsees called simply "bajee." 



r$? (lapwing "gpopa" and "athianton" herb, signifying curing one's self of a surfeit of grapes, 



*UM Horap. ii. 89); "areou" Ch. or "fivel " or " imed " unless ; "trimi," adiantum ; "emer" or 



jj^j " mer " over, beyond ; JT " arej " or " areej " end. — The character occurs under the 



Third dynasty ; and its upper ^p portion continues under the Twenty-second (Leps. d. ii. pi. 3 to 



102, and k. pi. 45). 



Adiantum capillus-veneris of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. A fern called in Bri- 

 tain maidenhair or Venus' hair (Prior), in Germany "frauenhaar" (Grieb), in France "capillaire" 

 (Nugent), in Italy " capelvenere " or " adianto " (Lenz), in Greece "polutrihi" (Sibth.), in Egypt 

 "kuzbaret el-byr" coriander of cisterns (Del.) ; known in Egypt at the time of the invention of writ- 

 ing, and besides "trimi" called in Egyptian "epie>" — (Syn. Diosc.) or " askolonovtion " (Kirch.) : 

 A & capillus-veneris was observed by Forskal, and Delile, in artificial localities in Lower Egypt. Far- 

 ther North, the term " athiantos " unwetted is used by Simonides, and the " athianton " plant that 

 cannot be wetted is mentioned in the Hippocratic treatise fistul., Theophrastus vii. 13, Nicander ther. 

 846, and is identified in Syn. Diosc. with the "korion enugron" water coriander or " kallitrihon " or 

 "polutrihon" : A. capillus-veneris was observed by Sibthorp, Chaubard, and Fraas, on wet walls and 

 rocks and in moist shady places frequent from the Peloponnesus throughout Greece. Westward, the 

 " adianto" or "polytrichon " is mentioned by Pliny xxii. 30 : A. capillus-veneris is termed " a. folns 

 coriandri " by Tournefort inst. 543, and is known to grow in Italy and throughout middle Europe as 

 far as Britain (Engl.bot.pl. 1564, and Lenz). The rhizoma according , to Lindley"is considered 

 pectoral ; but the decoction if very strong is reported to be emetic : mixed with syrup it forms 



capillaire." 



k terminal or ck, its pervading meaning echo, racket. 



" aik " or " eV' dedication, dedicatory festival ; " moki " vase, bowl ; " lok a measure 

 of liquids ; " lakon " pitcher, bottle ; " nouk " or " nak " or " lak " you, to you ; " p6k " or 

 "ph6k" yours; " anok ph6k " I am yours; " rSkrikg " or " rekriki " nodding the head, 

 winking ; - in Hebrew " Ig " a measure of liquids ; in Greek " lakkos " or " lakos," in Latin " lacus," 

 in English " lake " The first character occurs from the Fourth dynasty to the Ptolemies (Leps. d. 11. 

 pi. 2o rand k. pi. 28 to 60). The second character occurs from the Fourth dynasty to the Twelfth 



( ^!!!' ^saiamander^ignifving a man burning in the fire, Horap. ii. 58) ; " aik " or " 56ik . " or " 6ik " 

 "^ bread, provisions; "lakh" cake; " emk " or " omk " or " 6mk » to devour swallow down ; 

 " s6mk " to suck, give suck ; " monk " or " mounk " to consume, be consumed, eclipse ; thik or 

 " dk " spark • " rakhe " or " rakhi " or " rokhe " or " rokhe " coals, a firebrand quenched ; r6kh or 



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