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![Hermes's finger (Colchicum luteum), hiqîmihrûn [!] [left]; Unknown rooted plant, labeled another verified variety of ephemeron [right], fol. 207](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGVybWVzcy1maW5nZXItY29sY2hpY3VtLWx1dGV1bS1oaXFpbWlocnVuLWxlZnQtdW5rbm93bi1yb290ZWQtcGxhbnQtbGFiZWxlZC1kYzgyYWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/500/jpg "Hermes's finger (Colchicum luteum), hiqîmihrûn [!] [left]; Unknown rooted plant, labeled another verified variety of ephemeron [right], fol. 207")
![Burdock (Arctium species), arqtiyûn [n.p.] (Gr: arktion), also called arqatûrûna [!]. Illustration questionable, fol. 214v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYnVyZG9jay1hcmN0aXVtLXNwZWNpZXMtYXJxdGl5dW4tbnAtZ3ItYXJrdGlvbi1hbHNvLWNhbGxlZC1hcnFhdHVydW5hLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi1mZjU2MWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Burdock (Arctium species), arqtiyûn [n.p.] (Gr: arktion), also called arqatûrûna [!]. Illustration questionable, fol. 214v")
![Hazelnut tree (Corylus avellana), bunduq [n.p.] [top]; Mulberry tree (Morus nigra), al-tûth [bottom], fol. 67](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGF6ZWxudXQtdHJlZS1jb3J5bHVzLWF2ZWxsYW5hLWJ1bmR1cS1ucC10b3AtbXVsYmVycnktdHJlZS1tb3J1cy1uaWdyYS1hbC10dXRoLWVjZTI4Ny02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Hazelnut tree (Corylus avellana), bunduq [n.p.] [top]; Mulberry tree (Morus nigra), al-tûth [bottom], fol. 67")
![Pale Bugloss (Echium italicum), lûqâfsûs [n.p.] [right]; Buglos (Echium vulgare), hîkûn [!] , also translated as al-âsiyûn [left], fol. 186](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcGFsZS1idWdsb3NzLWVjaGl1bS1pdGFsaWN1bS1sdXFhZnN1cy1ucC1yaWdodC1idWdsb3MtZWNoaXVtLXZ1bGdhcmUtaGlrdW4tZjEzYTAwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Pale Bugloss (Echium italicum), lûqâfsûs [n.p.] [right]; Buglos (Echium vulgare), hîkûn [!] , also translated as al-âsiyûn [left], fol. 186")
![A "male" variety [of Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), mândarâjûrâs ], fol. 204](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYS1tYWxlLXZhcmlldHktb2YtbWFuZHJha2UtbWFuZHJhZ29yYS1vZmZpY2luYXJ1bS1tYW5kYXJhanVyYXMtZm9sLTIwNC1lNGM3MGItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "A \"male\" variety [of Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), mândarâjûrâs ], fol. 204")
![Fleaseed, Fleawort (Plantago psyllium), fasûlliyyûn [!] [left]; Unknown plant, labeled as another variety of psyllium [right], fol. 201](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZmxlYXNlZWQtZmxlYXdvcnQtcGxhbnRhZ28tcHN5bGxpdW0tZmFzdWxsaXl5dW4tbGVmdC11bmtub3duLXBsYW50LWxhYmVsZWQtMmNiNGEzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Fleaseed, Fleawort (Plantago psyllium), fasûlliyyûn [!] [left]; Unknown plant, labeled as another variety of psyllium [right], fol. 201")
![Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes), trîkûmânihs [top]; Sea Burrweed, Xanthium (Xanthium strumarium), ksânthiyyûn [bottom right]; Unknown plant, labeled another variety of same [bottom left], fol. 223v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc3BsZWVud29ydC1hc3BsZW5pdW0tdHJpY2hvbWFuZXMtdHJpa3VtYW5paHMtdG9wLXNlYS1idXJyd2VlZC14YW50aGl1bS14YW50aGl1bS1hZmNhN2EtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes), trîkûmânihs [top]; Sea Burrweed, Xanthium (Xanthium strumarium), ksânthiyyûn [bottom right]; Unknown plant, labeled another variety of same [bottom left], fol. 223v")
![The third variety of nightshade] [right]; Unknown plant labeled a fourth variety of nightshade [left], fol. 202](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXRoaXJkLXZhcmlldHktb2YtbmlnaHRzaGFkZS1yaWdodC11bmtub3duLXBsYW50LWxhYmVsZWQtYS1mb3VydGgtdmFyaWV0eS1iMDNkOGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "The third variety of nightshade] [right]; Unknown plant labeled a fourth variety of nightshade [left], fol. 202")
![Unknown plant (an umbellifer, serves to illustrate strâtiyûtâ al-mu'allim [top]; [Eight illustrations of six] varieties of Mullein (Verbascum sp.), flûmûs [n.p.] (Gr: phlomos), i.e., bûdîn [bottom right and bottom left], fol. 213](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdW5rbm93bi1wbGFudC1hbi11bWJlbGxpZmVyLXNlcnZlcy10by1pbGx1c3RyYXRlLXN0cmF0aXl1dGEtYWwtbXVhbGxpbS10b3AtMTg4MDNlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Unknown plant (an umbellifer, serves to illustrate strâtiyûtâ al-mu'allim [top]; [Eight illustrations of six] varieties of Mullein (Verbascum sp.), flûmûs [n.p.] (Gr: phlomos), i.e., bûdîn [bottom right and bottom left], fol. 213")
![Labeled a fourth variety of al-thayyal [right]; Unlabeled plant, not grass, possibly Yarrow (Achillea sp.), fol. 187v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbGFiZWxlZC1hLWZvdXJ0aC12YXJpZXR5LW9mLWFsLXRoYXl5YWwtcmlnaHQtdW5sYWJlbGVkLXBsYW50LW5vdC1ncmFzcy1wb3NzaWJseS1kZjg3NDMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Labeled a fourth variety of al-thayyal [right]; Unlabeled plant, not grass, possibly Yarrow (Achillea sp.), fol. 187v")
![Prickly Bloodwort (Poterium spinodum), stawbî [!n.p.] [top]; Unknown plants. Labeled two varieties of qlûmihnûn [bottom], fol. 181v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcHJpY2tseS1ibG9vZHdvcnQtcG90ZXJpdW0tc3Bpbm9kdW0tc3Rhd2JpLW5wLXRvcC11bmtub3duLXBsYW50cy1sYWJlbGVkLXR3by1iZDQwNWUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Prickly Bloodwort (Poterium spinodum), stawbî [!n.p.] [top]; Unknown plants. Labeled two varieties of qlûmihnûn [bottom], fol. 181v")
