INDEX. 



Kidney-bean, 138. 



Kings, Egyptian, their number, 51. 



Konosso, 20. 



Koos, 83, 85. 



Koran, 106, 107. 



Kosser Road, 14, 18, 20, 56, 58. 



Kufic inscriptions, 113 to 136. 



L. 



Lablab, 113. 

 Labyrinth, 19. 

 Lac, 116. 

 Lactuca sativa, 52. 

 Ladanuni, gum, 62. 

 Lagenaria, the gourd, 30, 31, 48. 

 Lagerstroemia Indica, 147. 

 Lagurus ovatus, 76. 

 Lamium amplexicaule, 134. 

 Languages, 7, 19, 29, 41, 154, 162. 

 Lantana catnara, 146. 

 Lappago racemosa, 132. 

 Lathyrus aphaca, 77. 

 Lathyrus sativus, 69. 

 Latin or Roman literature, 83. 

 Laurel, 44. 

 Lauras, 93. 



Laurus camphora, 110. 

 Laurus cassia, 83. 

 Laurus nobilis, 44. 

 Laurus sassafras, 143. 

 Lavandula spica, 40. 

 Lavandula stoechas, 40. 

 Lavatera arborea, 132. 

 Lavatera Cretica, 132. 

 Lavender, 40. 

 Lawsonia, 73. 

 Lead, 35. 

 Leather, 38. 

 Lebanon, 27. 

 Leek, 56. 



Leersia oryzoides, 151. 

 Lemna gibba, 90. 

 Lemna polyrhiza, 90. 

 Lemon, 117. 



Lemon-grass, see Andropogon schoenan- 

 thus, 75. 



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Lentil, 32. 



Leonurus eardiaca, 126. 



Leopard, 9. 



Leopard, the hunting, 18. 



Lepidium sativum, 64. 



Lepidium latifolium, 91. 



Lepidotum, 30. 



Lepus cuniculus, 18. 



Lettuce, 52. 



Levisticum, 92. 



Library at Alexandria, 74, 81, 83, 103. 



Lichen rocella, 64. 



Lichens, rare in Egypt, 2. 



Light, theory of its progressive motion, 



156 to 158. 

 Light-house, or pharos, built at Alexandria, 



74, 81. 

 Lign-aloes, 93. 



Ligusticum Peloponnense, 141. 

 Lilac, 121. 



Lilium candidum, 45. 

 Lilium Chalcedonicum, 59. 

 Lilium martagon, 59. 

 Lily, 45. 



Lily of the valley, 137. 

 Lime, 117. 

 Linden, 63. 

 Linen, 5. 



Linum usitatissimum, 5. 

 Lion, 3. 

 Liquorice, 77. 

 Literature, Egyptian, 4, 12, 19, 21, 22, 27, 



28 ; of other nations, 31 ; Greek, 36 ; 



Roman, 83 ; Syriac, 106 ; Muslim, 106. 

 Loire, 111. 

 Lolium perenne, 20. 

 Lolium temulentum, 20. 

 Lote tree, 22. 

 Lotus Argolicus, 43. 

 Lotus corniculatus, 43. 

 Lotus, or water-lily, 10, 61. 

 Lovage, 92. 

 Lucerne, 28. 

 Luna, 124. 



Lupine, the edible, 41. 

 Lunar Calendar, 164. 

 Lunations, 164. 



