Theophrastus Enquiry into Plants 6.8.3

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Enquiry into Plants

1. ¹ Evidently both distinct from the νάρκισσος ἢ λείριον of 6. 6. 9: 6. 8 3. See Index.
2. ² καὶ τῶν . . . ὄρειον ins Sch. from Athen. l.c. with alteration of ὀρείων to ἀγρίων. cf. Plin. I.c.
3. ³ i.e. the flower of muscari, mentioned in this way because elsewhere (e.g. 7. 12. 1) the edible root is in question, which was properly called βολβός.
4. 4 cf. 9. 19. 3. 5 See Index.