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![Field basil, basil-weed (Calamintha clinopodium), qlînûfûdiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Lion's leaf (Leontice chrysogonum), lihâwutûfihtâlûn [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 155v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZmllbGQtYmFzaWwtYmFzaWwtd2VlZC1jYWxhbWludGhhLWNsaW5vcG9kaXVtLXFsaW51ZnVkaXl1bi1ucC10b3AtbGlvbnMtbGVhZi1mY2ViNjctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/504/jpg "Field basil, basil-weed (Calamintha clinopodium), qlînûfûdiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Lion's leaf (Leontice chrysogonum), lihâwutûfihtâlûn [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 155v")
![Egyptian bean (Nymphaea lotus), bâqillâ misrî. The illustration is labeled al-baqillâ al-hindi, Indian bean [top]; Lentil (lens culinaris, also called Lens esculentus), al-'adas [bottom], fol. 97](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZWd5cHRpYW4tYmVhbi1ueW1waGFlYS1sb3R1cy1iYXFpbGxhLW1pc3JpLXRoZS1pbGx1c3RyYXRpb24taXMtbGFiZWxlZC1hbC1iYXFpbGxhLTYwMzdhMy02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Egyptian bean (Nymphaea lotus), bâqillâ misrî. The illustration is labeled al-baqillâ al-hindi, Indian bean [top]; Lentil (lens culinaris, also called Lens esculentus), al-'adas [bottom], fol. 97")
![Three varieties of] Hercules' all-heal, umbellifers that exude gums used in medicine (Opopanax chironium), fânâqihs [n.p.], fol. 139v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdGhyZWUtdmFyaWV0aWVzLW9mLWhlcmN1bGVzLWFsbC1oZWFsLXVtYmVsbGlmZXJzLXRoYXQtZXh1ZGUtZ3Vtcy11c2VkLWluLW1lZGljaW5lLTFjY2E2NS02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Three varieties of] Hercules' all-heal, umbellifers that exude gums used in medicine (Opopanax chironium), fânâqihs [n.p.], fol. 139v")
![Gladdon, Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima), kursûrîs [!], fol. 185](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ2xhZGRvbi1zdGlua2luZy1pcmlzLWlyaXMtZm9ldGlkaXNzaW1hLWt1cnN1cmlzLWZvbC0xODUtYzI2NzQxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Gladdon, Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima), kursûrîs [!], fol. 185")
![Poterium (Astragalus creticus), fûtîrdiyûn [n.p.]* [top]; Arcanthium (Onopordum illyricum), al-shawkah al-yâhûdîyah [n.p.] [middle]; Spiny acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), aqânthûs [n.p] [bottom], fol. 126v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcG90ZXJpdW0tYXN0cmFnYWx1cy1jcmV0aWN1cy1mdXRpcmRpeXVuLW5wLXRvcC1hcmNhbnRoaXVtLW9ub3BvcmR1bS1pbGx5cmljdW0tOWVjMjBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Poterium (Astragalus creticus), fûtîrdiyûn [n.p.]* [top]; Arcanthium (Onopordum illyricum), al-shawkah al-yâhûdîyah [n.p.] [middle]; Spiny acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), aqânthûs [n.p] [bottom], fol. 126v")
![Orache, wools safflower (Atriplex hortensis, Sprengel; Carthamus lanatus), atrâqtûlîs [top]; Field mint (Mentha arvensis), fûlûqnîmûn [bottom], fol. 155](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvb3JhY2hlLXdvb2xzLXNhZmZsb3dlci1hdHJpcGxleC1ob3J0ZW5zaXMtc3ByZW5nZWwtY2FydGhhbXVzLWxhbmF0dXMtYXRyYXF0dWxpcy0zNDk5ZmMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Orache, wools safflower (Atriplex hortensis, Sprengel; Carthamus lanatus), atrâqtûlîs [top]; Field mint (Mentha arvensis), fûlûqnîmûn [bottom], fol. 155")
![Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana), qîrqihâ [n.p.] [top]; Tuberous lousewort (Pedicularis tuberosa), ûnânthî [bottom], fol. 163v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZW5jaGFudGVycy1uaWdodHNoYWRlLWNpcmNhZWEtbHV0ZXRpYW5hLXFpcnFpaGEtbnAtdG9wLXR1YmVyb3VzLWxvdXNld29ydC1wZWRpY3VsYXJpcy1kYzkwOTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana), qîrqihâ [n.p.] [top]; Tuberous lousewort (Pedicularis tuberosa), ûnânthî [bottom], fol. 163v")
![Hoary Basil (Ocimum canum), akhînûs [n.p.] [top]; Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera), mîlâkhus khashinah [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 225](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaG9hcnktYmFzaWwtb2NpbXVtLWNhbnVtLWFraGludXMtbnAtdG9wLXJvdWdoLWJpbmR3ZWVkLXNtaWxheC1hc3BlcmEtbWlsYWtodXMtMmQ3ZDBmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Hoary Basil (Ocimum canum), akhînûs [n.p.] [top]; Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera), mîlâkhus khashinah [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 225")
![Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia), karsanah [!] [top]; Cultivated lupin (Lupinus pilosus), tirmis bustânî [bottom], fol. 98](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYml0dGVyLXZldGNoLXZpY2lhLWVydmlsaWEta2Fyc2FuYWgtdG9wLWN1bHRpdmF0ZWQtbHVwaW4tbHVwaW51cy1waWxvc3VzLXRpcm1pcy0wZTViNDgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia), karsanah [!] [top]; Cultivated lupin (Lupinus pilosus), tirmis bustânî [bottom], fol. 98")
![Spotted dead-nettle (Lamium maculatum), lihûqâs [n.p.] [top]; Corn-cockle, gith (Agrotemma githago), lûkhnîs [n.p.] al-barrîyah [bottom], fol. 157](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc3BvdHRlZC1kZWFkLW5ldHRsZS1sYW1pdW0tbWFjdWxhdHVtLWxpaHVxYXMtbnAtdG9wLWNvcm4tY29ja2xlLWdpdGgtYWdyb3RlbW1hLWYyYzQxYS02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "Spotted dead-nettle (Lamium maculatum), lihûqâs [n.p.] [top]; Corn-cockle, gith (Agrotemma githago), lûkhnîs [n.p.] al-barrîyah [bottom], fol. 157")
![Tuberous Comfrey (Symphytum tuberosum), sûmfûtûn [!n.p.] [top]; Jagged Chickweed (Holosteum sp.), ûlihstiyûn [bottom], fol. 181](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdHViZXJvdXMtY29tZnJleS1zeW1waHl0dW0tdHViZXJvc3VtLXN1bWZ1dHVuLW5wLXRvcC1qYWdnZWQtY2hpY2t3ZWVkLWhvbG9zdGV1bS1mOWJkNjAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Tuberous Comfrey (Symphytum tuberosum), sûmfûtûn [!n.p.] [top]; Jagged Chickweed (Holosteum sp.), ûlihstiyûn [bottom], fol. 181")
