[2248] The Avena fatua or sterilis; the barren oat. See B. xviii. c. [44].
[2250] The Gallium aparine of Linnæus. See B. xviii. c. [44].
[2251] The Opuntia. The Cactus Opuntia of Linnæus; the cactus, or Indian fig.
[2252] Perhaps the Convolvulus sepium of Linnæus; though Fée dissents from that opinion. See B. xxii. c. [39].
[2253] See c. [52] of this Book.
[2255] From the Greek πικρὸς.
[2256] In B. xviii. c. 65.
[2257] “Little sword:” the Gladiolus communis of Linnæus. See the remarks on the hyacinthus of the ancients in the Notes to c. [38] of this Book.