[232] See B. xxiii. c. 71.
[233] Or “ros.” See B. xiii. c. 13
[234] Fée says that this is still done in some parts of Turkey.
[235] “Asperitati linguæ.”
[236] “Red rose;” our madder. See B. xix. c. 17. Beckmann is of the opinion that the “sandix” of B. xxxv. c. 12, is our madder, and identical with the Rubia. It is not improbable, however, that in reality it was a mineral. See Beckmann’s Hist. Inv. Vol. II. p. 110, Bohn’s Ed.
[237] Fée says that it does not possess this property.
[238] Madder has no colouring matter which can produce any effect upon the hair.
[239] Or “anti-frantic” plant. C. Bauhin identifies it with the Rubia silvestris lævis, or wild madder; Fée is at a loss for its identification, but is inclined to think that it was a species of cultivated madder.
[240] In B. xix. c. 18. The Gypsophila struthium, or soap-plant, possibly. Its identity is discussed at great length by Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. II. p. 98-102, Bohn’s Ed.
[241] “Aureum poculum.”