CHAP. 80.—OROBANCHE, OR CYNOMORION: ONE REMEDY.
We have mentioned[2825] orobanche as the name of a plant which kills the fitch and other leguminous plants. Some persons have called it “cynomorion,” from the resemblance which it bears to the genitals of a dog. The stem of it is leafless, thick, and red. It is eaten either raw, or boiled in the saucepan, while young and tender.