[1790] See end of B. iii.
[1791] See end of B. xii.
[1792] Supposed by some to be the same with the Bassus Tullius mentioned by ancient writers as the friend of Niger, possibly the Sextius Niger here mentioned.
[1793] See end of B. vii.
[1794] He lived at Rome, in the first century of the Christian era, and possessed a botanical garden, probably the earliest mentioned. He lived more than a hundred years, in perfect health both of body and mind. See B. xxv. c. 5.
[1795] See end of B. ii.
[1796] See end of B. iii.
[1797] A mystic personage of the early Grecian Mythology, under whose name many spurious works were circulated. Pliny says. B. xxv. c. 2, that he was the first who wrote with any degree of attention on the subject of Plants.
[1799] See end of B. ii.