ON INTRODUCED ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 39 



The " hdk" of Proverbs xv. 19, and Micah vii. 4, may be compared 

 with "hadak," the current name in Yemen of the Solanum corda- 

 tum. — This species has not been observed further north ; but the 

 allied S. coagulans was seen by Delile at Syene. According to Fors- 

 kal, The property of coagulating milk is common to all plants of this 

 genus. 



The "hrwl" of Proverbs xxiv. 31, Job xxx. 7, and Zephaniah ii. 9, 

 may be compared with " karilli," the current Egyptian name of the 

 Sinapis Alllonii. — This is a species of wild mustard, observed by Delile 

 growing among the flax crops of Egypt. 



The "kmsn" or "kymwsh" of Proverbs xxiv. 31, Hosea ix. Q, and 

 Isaiah xxxiv. 13, may be compared with "hemsis," given by Forskal 

 (p. 77) as the current Egyptian name of a species of sorrel (Rumex 

 roseus). — The R. roseus, according to Sibthorp, is also found in Cyprus. 



The "tpwh" of Proverbs xxv. 11, Solomon's Song ii. 3, and Joel i. 

 12, may be compared with " tiffah," the current Egyptian name of the 

 apple (Pyrus malus). — The apple is noticed by Sappho, Theocritus 

 xi. 39, Cato, Tibullus v. 31, and in the Copa : at the present day, 

 the tree is very generally cultivated in the Arab countries, notwith- 

 standing the inferior quality of the fruit. 



The house-fly (Musca domestica), is mentioned in Ecclesiastes x. 1. 

 — And also by Homer, and other Greek writers. 



The " krkm" of Solomon's Song iv. 14, is referred by Gesenius to 

 the turmeric (Curcuma longa) ; and according to Graham, The name 

 " kurcum" is sometimes given to turmeric at Bombay. — The " Indian 

 kyperos" of Dioscorides and Pliny, is by some writers referred to the 

 turmeric ; and the imported root is well known in Egypt, as appears 

 from Alpinus iv. 13. 



The "kpr" of Solomon's Song i. 14 and iv. 13, may be compared 

 with the "kapparis" of Aristophon, Timocles, Clearchus Solensis, 

 Plautus, and Athenaeus, and with " kabar," the current Egyptian name 

 of the caper bush (Capparis spinosa). — The berry-like flower-buds of 

 this plant have long formed an article of commerce in the Mediterra- 

 nean countries. 



The "agwz" of Solomon's Song vi. 11, may be compared with 

 "gios," the current Egyptian name of the tm?m^ (Juglans regia). — 

 The walnut is noticed by Epicharmus, Sophocles, Philyllius, and 

 Athenaeus ii. 38: and by Theophrastus, under the name "karya 

 Persike ;" as appears from Pliny's referring to the Greek name for 



