[2268] 15th of May.
[2269] The Schœnus mariscus of Linnæus.
[2270] Pliny is guilty of a lapsus memoriæ here, for he has nowhere given any such advice on the subject. Hardouin refers to B. xviii. c. 67, but erroneously, for there he is speaking of hay, not “ulva” or sedge.
[2271] The “sharp rush.” The Juncus acutus of Linnæus; the pointed bulrush.
[2272] The “pointed” rush. The Schœnus mucronatus of Linnæus.
[2273] A variety, Fée says, of the Schœnus nigricans of Linnæus, the black bulrush.
[2274] The “black head.”
[2275] The Scirpus holoschœnus of Linnæus, Fée thinks.
[2276] None of the rushes, Fée remarks, are barren; and when the head is inserted in the ground, it is neither more nor less than a sowing of the seed. Hardouin remarks, however, that by the word “cacumine,” the bulbous root of the rush is meant, and not the point of the stem.
[2277] “Nassæ.” Baskets with a narrow mouth.