[3078] See B. xiii. c. 34.
[3079] The “leather apple,” apparently. It is more probable, as Hardouin says, that it was so called from the toughness of the rind.
[3080] “Pterygiis.”
[3081] See B. ix. c. 72, and B. xxxii. c. 3.
[3082] “Alumen scissum.” See B. xxxi. c. 39, and B. xxxv. c. 52.
[3083] See B. xii. c. 15, and B. xxiv. c. 77.
[3084] An absurd notion, without any apparent foundation.
[3085] All vegetable productions rich in tannin are thought to possess the property of acting as a vermifuge.
[3086] The calyx of the blossom of the pomegranate. Its properties are remarkably astringent.
[3087] This would be nearly an impossibility, as the calyx is hard and coriaceous, and of considerable size. Nothing, however, is allowed to stand in the way of superstition.