[752] Fée suggests that this may be the Nymphæa cœrulea of Savigny, a plant that is common in the Nile, and the flowers of which exhale a sweet odour.
[753] The diapasmata were dry, odoriferous powders, similar to those used at the present day in sachets and scent-bags.
[754] “Fæcem unguenti.”
[755] This word is still used in pharmacy to denote the husks or residuary matter left after the extraction of the juice.
[756] See B. xxxvi. c. 12. See also Mark xiv. 7, and John xii. 3. Leaden boxes were also used for a similar purpose.
[757] Odores.