[2168] A chicoraceous plant: the Tragopogon crocifolius of Linnæus.
[2169] See c. [104] of this Book.
[2170] See cc. [35] and [105] of this Book.
[2171] The Corchorus olitorius of Linnæus: still cultivated in Egypt.
[2172] Identified by some, but it is doubtful if with any good reason, with the Leontodon taraxacum of Linnæus: our dandelion.
[2173] The reading is doubtful, and it does not appear to have been identified.
[2174] Or “stone-plant:” identified with the Sedum anacampseros of Linnæus: a variety of house-leek.
[2175] On the contrary, it has a purple flower.
[2176] It is this, probably, that has caused it to be identified with the Leontodon taraxacum.
[2177] The Carthamus tinctorius of Linnæus, or bastard saffron. The seed of it is a powerful purgative to man, but has no effect on birds: it is much used for feeding parrots, hence one of its names, “parrot-seed.”