Chap. 100.] 
THE PHTLLOl?". 
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CHAP. 98. THE PHALANGITIS, PHALANGION, OK LEUCACANTHA : 
rOTJK KEMEDIES. 
The phalangitis^^ is by some called phalangion," and by 
others leucanthemum,'^'^^ or, as I find it written in some 
copies, leucacantha."'^ Its branches are diminutive, never 
less than two in number, and running in contrary directions : 
the blossom is white, and similar to the flower of the red lily ; 
the seed dark and broad, Resembling the half of a lentil, but 
much thinner ; and the root slender and of a grass-green colour. 
The leaves, blossoms, or seed of this plant are employed for 
the cure of wounds inflicted by scorpions, serpents, and the 
phalangium,'''^ and for the removal of griping pains in the 
bowels. 
CHAP. 99. THE PHYTEUMA : ONE PKOPERTT. 
As for the phyteuma,^^ I think it a mere loss of time to 
describe it, it being only used as an ingredient in philtres. 
CHAP 100. THE PHYLLON : ONE PKOPEETY. 
The Greeks give the name of ''phyllon"*^* to a plant which 
grows among the rocks, in mountainous spots. The female 
plant is of a more grass-green colour than the other, with a 
thin stem, a diminutive root, and a round seed, like that of the 
poppy. This last kind ensures the conception of issue of the 
same sex ; while the male plant, differing only in the seed, 
which resembles the olive at its first appearance, ensures the 
conception of male issue. They are both taken in wine. 
69 Generally identified with the Anthericum or Hemerocailis liliastrum 
of Linnaeus, the Savoy anthericum or Spider's- wort. M Fraas says, how- 
ever {Synopsis^ p. 288), that that plant has not been found in Greece ; and 
relying upon the description of Dioscorides, he prefers the Lloydia Graeca, 
which grows commonly in Attica, the isles of Greece, and the Peloponnesus, 
as its synonym. It is found upon elevations of 1 500 feet. 
70 White flower.'* 7i " White thorn." 
72 Hence its name. See B. viii. c. 41, B. x. c. 95, and B. xi. cc. 24, 
28, 29. 
73 Most probably the Reseda phyteuma of Linnaeus, the Crosswort. 
7* See B. xxii. c. 18, and B. xxvi. c. 91. Fee thinks that it is two pl&nts, 
the Cnicus Casabonae, and the Thelygonum cynocrambe of Linnseus, that 
are here spoken of. Littre gives the Mercurialis perennis of LinnsBus, 
Dog's mercury, as its synonym. 
