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CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



duced. — Silkworms are mentioned soon afterwards by Georgius Pisides (Pouchet). But for some 

 centuries continued to be fed on leaves of the black mulberry, Morus nigra (Crescenzio, Targioni, and 

 A. Dec). 



"552 A. D. = ' tcliing-ching,' 1st year of Hiao-youan-ti " or Youan-ti IV., of the Liang or 

 Twelfth dynasty — (Chinese chron. table). 



"The same year" (Paul. Diac, and Clint.), Totilas defeated by Narses, and slain. He was 

 succeeded by Teias, ninth Gothic king of Italy. 



"At this time" (Clint.), Jornandes finishing his history of the Goths. 



" In this year (= 13th of Kin-mei," ann. Jap., transl. Tits.), by the king of FiaksaT (in Corea), 

 an ambassador bearing an image of Budha and the classic books of his religion sent to Kin-mei'. 

 The introduction of Budhism into Japan. 



"553 A. D." (Procop., and Clint.), Teias defeated by Narses, slain, and Gothic rule in Italy 

 terminated. The Goths agreeing to quit the country. 



" May 4th " (Clint., and Nicol.), Fifth general ecclesiastical Council. Convened by Justinian at 

 Constantinople. The proceedings of the four previous Councils were confirmed ; and the opinions 

 of Anthemius, Theodorus, and Origen, condemned (Alst.). — The authority of this Council continues 

 to be recognized by the Greek church (E. A. Soph.). 



The worship of Isis and Osiris continuing at Philas in the latter half of the "Sixth" century 

 (Champ.-Fig. p. 22S). 



"554, August" (Malal., Clint., and others), notwithstanding the immunity attributed by ancient 

 writers to Egypt, a severe earthquake felt at Alexandria by Agathias. — Earthquakes have also been 

 experienced in Egypt by modern travellers. 



"The same year " (Marius, and Clint.), Theudebald king of the French succeeded by his father's 

 uncle Clothacarius (Chlothaire) ; who had reigned already "forty-four " years. 



"555 A. D. = ' tchao-tai',' 1st year of King-ti II., of the Liang" or Twelfth dynasty — (Chinese 

 chron. table). 



" The same year " (Anonym., Lib. pontif., and Clint.), Yigilius succeeded by Pelagius, fifty-eighth 

 bishop of Rome. 



"556 A. D. = 1st year of the 'tai'-pi'ng' of King-ti II.," end of the Liang dynasty — (Chinese 

 chron. table). 



" 557 A. D. = ' young-ting,' 1st year of Wou-ti VI.," now head of the new dynasty of the Tchin 

 — (Chinese chron. table). 



"The same year" (Procop., Agath., and Clint.), under the superintendence of Isidorus of Mile- 

 tus, the church of St. Sophia at Constantinople restored. 



Rosa .ipiiiosissima of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. The STT I l~£ I roses described 

 in the addition to Diosc. i. 130 as a r p I a, simple-flowered, smaller and for many purposes more effi- 

 cacious than the garden kinds, — may be compared : R. spinosissima was observed by Sibthorp in 

 the open portions of Southern Greece. Westward, is termed "r. campestris spinosissima flore albo 

 odoro" by Tournefort inst. 638 ; and is known to grow throughout middle Europe as far as Britain 

 (Engl. bot. pi. 187). 



Rosa arvensis of Western Europe. The " gpigeia " roses in question — are however referred 

 here by Sprengel : R. arvensis is termed " r. serpens " by Ehrhart, " r. prostrata" by De-candolle, "r. 

 procumbens " by Seringe (Steud.), and is known to grow from Denmark to France (Oeder fl. dan., 

 engl. bot. pi. 188, Dec. fl fr., and Pers.) ; was observed by Pollich in Germany; by Scopoli, in 

 Carniolia ; but has not been found in Greece. 



Mathiola iricuspidata of the East Mediterranean countries. The A £ U K I N eaAaCCION 

 or ION GaAaCCION identified in the cod. Cantacuz addition to Diosc. iii. 12S with the BIO Ad 

 ma pi NO of the Romans, — is referred here by Sibthorp: M. tricuspidata was observed by Sib- 

 thorp, and Chaubard, frequent in the maritime sands of Greece : and farther South, by Forskal, and 

 Delile, on the Mediterranean border of Egypt. Westward, is termed "hesperis maritima latifolia 

 siliqua tricuspidi " by Tournefort inst. 223, and is known to grow as far as Tripoli (Pers). 



Linum hirsntum of the Mediterranean and Tauro- Caspian countries. The ICCITIC dfplCl 

 described in the addition to Diosc. ii. 216 as having blue or purple flowers, CTa UpO£l Ah and rough 

 fruit, with the contained seed as if separated by five equal leaflets, — may be compared : L. hirsutum 

 was observed by Sibthorp, and Chaubard, frequent from the Peloponnesus to Cyprus and the'Bithy- 

 nian Olympus, the flower " caeruleo et rubro ; " is known to grow also in Tartary'(l»ers.) ; and farther 

 South, was observed by Savigny in Syria, and as far as the border of Egypt (Del.). Westward, is 

 described by Morison v. pi. 26; is termed " 1. sylvestre latifolium hirsutum oeruleum" by Tournefort 

 inst. 339; was observed by Scopoli pi. n in Carniolia; and by Lapeyrouse, as far as the Pyrenees 

 (Steud.). 3 



Inula Britauuica of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. The TplTON KONUZhC 



