[442] Fée is somewhat at a loss as to its identity, but thinks that it may be the Panicum sanguinale of Linnæus, or possibly the Cynodon dactylon.
[443] See B. xix. c. 58, and B. xxv. c. [102]. Possibly a Sedum or houseleek, Fée thinks; certainly not a grass.
[444] Fée queries whether this may not be the Poa rigida of Linnæus, hard meadow-grass.
[445] An Euphorbia, Fée thinks.
[446] “Bull’s horn” or “goat’s horn.”
[447] In B. xviii. c. 39.
[448] The seed contains a mucilage, and is considered emollient and resolvent. Till recently, Fenugreek was the base, Fée says, of a plaster held in high esteem.
[449] “Sapa.” Grape-juice boiled down to one-third.
[450] “Sapa.”
[451] Fée remarks, that in reality there is no bitterness in fenugreek. He suggests therefore, that the meaning may be “offensive smell,” that emitted by fenugreek being far from agreeable.