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CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



Matthew vi. 28: I. sambucina was observed by Forskal in the gardens of Egypt. Farther North, 

 the " souson " of the Persians, mentioned by Aristobulus fr. 13, and which seems to have given its 

 name to the city of Susa beyond the Tigris, is identified by Athenaeus with the "krinon ; " the word 

 " sousinon " occurs in the treatise 2 Mul. morb. 74 ; the " krinon " is mentioned by Anacreon, and as 

 springing up from tears falling on the ground by Theophrastus ii. 2. 1 and caus. i. 4. 6 : I. sambucina 

 was observed by Forskal, Sibthorp, and Fraas, in the open country on Crete, and frequent in ceme- 

 teries and about villages throughout Greece as far as Rhodes. Westward, following the example of 

 emperors of Constantinople and certain French kings, Louis VII. in 1137 placed " fleurs de lis" on 

 his escutcheon (Montf.), and hence according to Prior the English name, as though "fleur de Louis: " 

 I. sambucina is described by Tabernasmontanus pi. 647 ; is termed " i. latifolia germanica sambuci 

 odore " by C. Bauhin pin. 31, " i. vulgaris germanica sive sylvestris " by Tournefort inst. 358; is 

 known to grow in Italy and other parts of Southern Europe (Savi, and Pers.) ; and is cultivated in 

 middle Europe for ornament. By European colonists, was carried to Northeast America, where it 

 continues a favorite flower in gardens. (See Lilium candidum). 



1723 B. C. (= 1752 — "30 years " of Gen. xi 22), Nahor born to Serug. 



" 1720 B. C. = 1st year of Wou-ting, of the Chang" or fourth dynasty — (Chinese chron. table). 

 The Northern language from which certain Greek words were taken, probably at this time in 

 existence. 



The Greek word " linon " (used by Homer and others) is regarded as derived from some Northern 

 language; — possibly from the Celtic " llin " meaning a thread, as maintained by Thei's gloss, bot. 

 p. 276. (See Linum usitatissimum, Tilia Europaea,-and Paritium tiliaceum). 



Qiicrcus robur of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Called in Britain oak, in Anglo- 

 Saxon " ac " or "aec," in Scotch "aik,"in Sweden "ek," in Denmark "eg," in ancient Danish " eik," 

 in Germany " eiche," in Low German " eik '' or " eek," in Old High German " eih " (Prior), in France 

 '"chene" (Nugent), in Italy "querce commune" or "rovere" (Lenz), in Greece "th^nthro" the 

 tree (Sibth.) or by the Turks ' L mesiae " or "mesjee " (Forsk.) : the Greek word " akulos " (used by 

 Homer) was adopted from Northern nations — (according to Plato), and is identified with the 

 German " eichel " by Adelung, and Grimm : the " thruos " at Dodona where the will of Jove is made 

 known (visited by Ulysses according to Homer od. xiv. 327 and xix. 296) seems connected with 

 or the origin of the "druidae" or ancient priests of middle and Northern Europe: the " thrus " is 

 also mentioned by Hesiod op. 228, Aeschylus prom. S34, Sophocles, Theophrastus, and Dioscorides ; 

 and U. robur was observed by Forskal, Sibthorp, Chaubard, and Fraas, around Constantinople and 

 on the mountains of Greece. Farther South, oaks at Thebes in Egypt are mentioned by Theo- 

 phrastus, planted of course, for the grove disappeared before the days of Pliny : oaks according to 

 Clot-Bey continue to be sparingly cultivated in Egypt, but were seen by myself only in the botanic 

 garden at Cairo, apparently Q. robur. Westward, the " quercus '' and '■ robur " are mentioned by 

 Cato, Varro, Cicero, Virgil, and Pliny ; Q. robur furnished piles or posts of lake-villages in Switzer- 

 land during the Stone period (Troyon) ; is mentioned in Britain in Ina's statutes during the Hep- 

 tarchy ; the two varieties are distinguished by Tournefort as " q. latifolia mas quae brevi pediculo 

 est" and " q. cum longo pediculo ; " were observed by Lenz in Italy, bv Moris on Sardinia, and are 

 known to grow throughout middle Europe as far as " Lat. 60° 57' " (Martins, and A. Dec.) 

 f "^ f \ A fifth king of the Sixteenth dynasty, — is designated by his obliterated title next 

 in the order of succession in the chamber of kings at Karnak. 



1713 B. C. = (1662 y. 4 mo. -f- " 50 y. 1 m." of Manetho in Jos. c. A. i. 14), accession 

 of the Hyksos king Iannas. 



1712 B. C. (= 1682 + "30 years" of Euseb. i. and ii., and Syncell.), accession of 

 Xerxes or Baleus, as Assyrian emperor. 



The title "ra-f? * * * " of a king of the Sixteenth dynasty, — is next in order of 

 succession in the chamber of kings at Karnak. 



Seventy-eighth generation. Jan. 1st, 1700, mostly beyond youth : 

 The title "s-het-* *-en-ra" of a king of the Sixteenth dynasty, not found on con- 

 temporaneous monuments, — is next in order of succession in the chamber of kino's 

 at Karnak. 



1694 B. C. (— 1723 — " 29 years " of Gen. xi. 24), Terah born to Nahor. 

 " 1691 B. C. = 1st year of Tai-keng, of the Chang" or Fourth dynasty — (Chinese 

 chron. table). 



The title "ra-s-nefru* *" of a king of the Sixteenth dynasty not recognized on 

 contemporaneous monuments, — is next in order of succession in the chamber of 

 kings at Karnak. 



1682 B. C. (= 1644 -|- "38 years " of Euseb. i. and ii., and Syncell), accession of 

 Amramithes as Assyrian emperor. He is called Armamithres, by Syncellus. 



