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![Cabbage", kurunb, called "sea cabbage". Two varieties are shown [center]; Unnamed plant [bottom]; Beet root (Beta vulgaris), al-silq [bottom margin], fol. 101v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2FiYmFnZS1rdXJ1bmItY2FsbGVkLXNlYS1jYWJiYWdlLXR3by12YXJpZXRpZXMtYXJlLXNob3duLWNlbnRlci11bm5hbWVkLXBsYW50LWQ2Y2VlNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/497/jpg "Cabbage\", kurunb, called \"sea cabbage\". Two varieties are shown [center]; Unnamed plant [bottom]; Beet root (Beta vulgaris), al-silq [bottom margin], fol. 101v")
![Two varieties of wormwood (Artemisia pontica; Artemisia absinthium), ifsantîn [n.p.], fol. 129v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdHdvLXZhcmlldGllcy1vZi13b3Jtd29vZC1hcnRlbWlzaWEtcG9udGljYS1hcnRlbWlzaWEtYWJzaW50aGl1bS1pZnNhbnRpbi1ucC1hOGY5NzktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Two varieties of wormwood (Artemisia pontica; Artemisia absinthium), ifsantîn [n.p.], fol. 129v")
![Star Aster, Starwort (Aster amellus), astîr attîqûs [n.p.], fol. 218v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc3Rhci1hc3Rlci1zdGFyd29ydC1hc3Rlci1hbWVsbHVzLWFzdGlyLWF0dGlxdXMtbnAtZm9sLTIxOHYtMTIxMjY5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Star Aster, Starwort (Aster amellus), astîr attîqûs [n.p.], fol. 218v")
![Climbing Corydalis (Corydalis claviculata), ûsûfûrûn. The name means "little key", which is appropriate to this drawing [top]; Violet (Violet odorata), banafsaj [bottom], fol. 219](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2xpbWJpbmctY29yeWRhbGlzLWNvcnlkYWxpcy1jbGF2aWN1bGF0YS11c3VmdXJ1bi10aGUtbmFtZS1tZWFucy1saXR0bGUta2V5LTI1Y2JlOC02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Climbing Corydalis (Corydalis claviculata), ûsûfûrûn. The name means \"little key\", which is appropriate to this drawing [top]; Violet (Violet odorata), banafsaj [bottom], fol. 219")
![Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), âhinnûs [!], i.e., al-fanjankusht, fol. 55v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2hhc3RlLXRyZWUtdml0ZXgtYWdudXMtY2FzdHVzLWFoaW5udXMtaWUtYWwtZmFuamFua3VzaHQtZm9sLTU1di03YjQ3ZmItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), âhinnûs [!], i.e., al-fanjankusht, fol. 55v")
![Hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), harûsisîmûn [!] [top]; Wrongly identified as ginger by later hand, probably meant to represent a variety of pepper [margin], fol. 110](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGVkZ2UtbXVzdGFyZC1zaXN5bWJyaXVtLW9mZmljaW5hbGUtaGFydXNpc2ltdW4tdG9wLXdyb25nbHktaWRlbnRpZmllZC1hcy1naW5nZXItZWFmNWI5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), harûsisîmûn [!] [top]; Wrongly identified as ginger by later hand, probably meant to represent a variety of pepper [margin], fol. 110")
![Field wormwood, common wormwood (Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris), artihmîsiyâ [!]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Field wormwood (Artemisia campestris), amîrûsiyâ [!] [bottom], fol. 162](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZmllbGQtd29ybXdvb2QtY29tbW9uLXdvcm13b29kLWFydGVtaXNpYS1jYW1wZXN0cmlzLWFydGVtaXNpYS12dWxnYXJpcy1hcnRpaG1pc2l5YS0zMzFjNTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Field wormwood, common wormwood (Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris), artihmîsiyâ [!]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Field wormwood (Artemisia campestris), amîrûsiyâ [!] [bottom], fol. 162")
![Wild carrot (Daucus carota), stâfûlînûs barrî [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Great parsnip (Echinophora spinosa, Echinophora tenuifolia), sihsihî [bottom], fol. 140v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2lsZC1jYXJyb3QtZGF1Y3VzLWNhcm90YS1zdGFmdWxpbnVzLWJhcnJpLW5wLXR3by12YXJpZXRpZXMtYXJlLXNob3duLXRvcC1ncmVhdC0wODJlNjctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Wild carrot (Daucus carota), stâfûlînûs barrî [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Great parsnip (Echinophora spinosa, Echinophora tenuifolia), sihsihî [bottom], fol. 140v")
![Labeled "another variety of" wild fennel "as observed", but the plant resembles the wild carrot as below [top]; Wild carrot (Daucus carota), dawqû [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 146v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbGFiZWxlZC1hbm90aGVyLXZhcmlldHktb2Ytd2lsZC1mZW5uZWwtYXMtb2JzZXJ2ZWQtYnV0LXRoZS1wbGFudC1yZXNlbWJsZXMtMzZjMWM0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Labeled \"another variety of\" wild fennel \"as observed\", but the plant resembles the wild carrot as below [top]; Wild carrot (Daucus carota), dawqû [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 146v")
![Cyclamen, Sowbread (Cyclamen-europaeum)., qûqlâmînûs [top]; Ivy-leaved Cycklamen (Cyclamen neapolitanicum). Although called by the same name, this plant and the preceding one are two genera [bottom], fol. 112](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY3ljbGFtZW4tc293YnJlYWQtY3ljbGFtZW4tZXVyb3BhZXVtLXF1cWxhbWludXMtdG9wLWl2eS1sZWF2ZWQtY3lja2xhbWVuLWN5Y2xhbWVuLTI1NjRjNi02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Cyclamen, Sowbread (Cyclamen-europaeum)., qûqlâmînûs [top]; Ivy-leaved Cycklamen (Cyclamen neapolitanicum). Although called by the same name, this plant and the preceding one are two genera [bottom], fol. 112")
![Wild leek, kurrâth al-karm [top margin]; Oniom (Allium cepa). Al-basal. Two specimens of one variety are shown [top]; A second variety of onion [bottom margin], fol. 107v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2lsZC1sZWVrLWt1cnJhdGgtYWwta2FybS10b3AtbWFyZ2luLW9uaW9tLWFsbGl1bS1jZXBhLWFsLWJhc2FsLXR3by1zcGVjaW1lbnMtMzMxNmVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Wild leek, kurrâth al-karm [top margin]; Oniom (Allium cepa). Al-basal. Two specimens of one variety are shown [top]; A second variety of onion [bottom margin], fol. 107v")
![Plantago, seu Coronopus Massiliensis, kirsutior, latifolius = Coronopo = Plantain découpé, ou la Corne de Cerf. [Buck's-horn plantain]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTIvMTIvMzEvcGxhbnRhZ28tc2V1LWNvcm9ub3B1cy1tYXNzaWxpZW5zaXMta2lyc3V0aW9yLWxhdGlmb2xpdXMtY29yb25vcG8tcGxhbnRhaW4tOTE2ZTQ2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "Plantago, seu Coronopus Massiliensis, kirsutior, latifolius = Coronopo = Plantain découpé, ou la Corne de Cerf. [Buck's-horn plantain]")
![Jerusalem oak (Chenopodium botrys), bûtrûs [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Geranium (Geranium tuberosum; Erodium malachoides), jihrâniyûn [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 162v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvamVydXNhbGVtLW9hay1jaGVub3BvZGl1bS1ib3RyeXMtYnV0cnVzLW5wLXR3by12YXJpZXRpZXMtYXJlLXNob3duLXRvcC1nZXJhbml1bS0zZTVkMjItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Jerusalem oak (Chenopodium botrys), bûtrûs [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [top]; Geranium (Geranium tuberosum; Erodium malachoides), jihrâniyûn [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 162v")
