[742] See c. 35 of this Book.
[743] See c. 50 of this Book.
[744] See B. xvi. c. 24.
[745] See c. 54 of this Book. As Fée remarks, these asserted remedies for the stings of serpents are not deserving of discussion.
[746] The Papaver argemone of Linnæus, the Rough poppy. It is a native of France, and many other parts of Europe.
[747] This, Fée remarks, is not stated by Dioscorides, whose description is more correct.
[748] It is supposed by commentators that he is in error here, and that this description applies to the Lappa canaria, mentioned in B. xxiv. c. 116.
[749] The root of the Papaver argemone has no such smell.
[750] See B. xxi. c. 94, B. xxiv. c. 116, and B. xxvi. c. 59.
[751] The Boletus agaricum of Aiton, or White agaric. It is a strong purgative, but is rarely used for that purpose.