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![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/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcG90ZXJpdW0tYXN0cmFnYWx1cy1jcmV0aWN1cy1mdXRpcmRpeXVuLW5wLXRvcC1hcmNhbnRoaXVtLW9ub3BvcmR1bS1pbGx5cmljdW0tOWVjMjBlLTEwMjQuanBn/320/497/jpg "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")
![Flax seed (Linum usitatissimum), bazr kattân [!], fol. 95v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZmxheC1zZWVkLWxpbnVtLXVzaXRhdGlzc2ltdW0tYmF6ci1rYXR0YW4tZm9sLTk1di0yOWNlYzUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Flax seed (Linum usitatissimum), bazr kattân [!], fol. 95v")
![Galbanum (Ferula galbaniflua), kâlâbânî [n.p.], fol. 152](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ2FsYmFudW0tZmVydWxhLWdhbGJhbmlmbHVhLWthbGFiYW5pLW5wLWZvbC0xNTItZThjYjI5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "Galbanum (Ferula galbaniflua), kâlâbânî [n.p.], fol. 152")
![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/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZmllbGQtYmFzaWwtYmFzaWwtd2VlZC1jYWxhbWludGhhLWNsaW5vcG9kaXVtLXFsaW51ZnVkaXl1bi1ucC10b3AtbGlvbnMtbGVhZi1mY2ViNjctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "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")
![Dittany (Origanum dictamnus), dîqtâmnûn [top]; False dictamnus, shrubby white horehound (Ballota pseudodictamnus), diqtamnun [middle]; Sage (unlabeled) (Salvia officinalis), hilîsfâqûn [n.p.] [margin] [bottom?], fol. 133](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZGl0dGFueS1vcmlnYW51bS1kaWN0YW1udXMtZGlxdGFtbnVuLXRvcC1mYWxzZS1kaWN0YW1udXMtc2hydWJieS13aGl0ZS1ob3JlaG91bmQtOGE3Mjg0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Dittany (Origanum dictamnus), dîqtâmnûn [top]; False dictamnus, shrubby white horehound (Ballota pseudodictamnus), diqtamnun [middle]; Sage (unlabeled) (Salvia officinalis), hilîsfâqûn [n.p.] [margin] [bottom?], fol. 133")
![Mountain spinach, halimus (Atriplex hortensis), alhamûn [!], i.e., al-malîh [top]; Jujube (Zizyphus jujuba), fâliyûrus [bottom], fol. 50v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbW91bnRhaW4tc3BpbmFjaC1oYWxpbXVzLWF0cmlwbGV4LWhvcnRlbnNpcy1hbGhhbXVuLWllLWFsLW1hbGloLXRvcC1qdWp1YmUtNWEwMzg0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Mountain spinach, halimus (Atriplex hortensis), alhamûn [!], i.e., al-malîh [top]; Jujube (Zizyphus jujuba), fâliyûrus [bottom], fol. 50v")
![Egyptian Waterlily (Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea caerulea), lûtûs misrî (Gr: lotos aiguptios), i.e., al-nîlûfar [top]; Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), mûriyûfullûn [n.p.] (Gr: muriophullon), i.e., 'azîm al-waraq [!] [bottom], fol. 217](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZWd5cHRpYW4td2F0ZXJsaWx5LW55bXBoYWVhLWxvdHVzLW55bXBoYWVhLWNhZXJ1bGVhLWx1dHVzLW1pc3JpLWdyLWxvdG9zLWFpZ3VwdGlvcy0xMjlmZWUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Egyptian Waterlily (Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea caerulea), lûtûs misrî (Gr: lotos aiguptios), i.e., al-nîlûfar [top]; Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), mûriyûfullûn [n.p.] (Gr: muriophullon), i.e., 'azîm al-waraq [!] [bottom], fol. 217")
![Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium), aqânthâ arâbîqî [n.p] [top]; Golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus), sqûlûmûs [n.p] [middle]; Poterium (Astragalus creticus), fûtîrdiyûn [?][n.p.] [bottom], fol. 126](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY290dG9uLXRoaXN0bGUtb25vcG9yZHVtLWFjYW50aGl1bS1hcWFudGhhLWFyYWJpcWktbnAtdG9wLWdvbGRlbi10aGlzdGxlLXNjb2x5bXVzLWNhZTA4MS02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium), aqânthâ arâbîqî [n.p] [top]; Golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus), sqûlûmûs [n.p] [middle]; Poterium (Astragalus creticus), fûtîrdiyûn [?][n.p.] [bottom], fol. 126")
![Hart's tongue (Scolopendrium vulgare), fûllîtus [!n.p.] [top]; Spiderwort, phalangium (Anthericum liliago), fâlânjiyûn [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 159v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGFydHMtdG9uZ3VlLXNjb2xvcGVuZHJpdW0tdnVsZ2FyZS1mdWxsaXR1cy1ucC10b3Atc3BpZGVyd29ydC1waGFsYW5naXVtLWFudGhlcmljdW0tMTBhNjIyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "Hart's tongue (Scolopendrium vulgare), fûllîtus [!n.p.] [top]; Spiderwort, phalangium (Anthericum liliago), fâlânjiyûn [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 159v")
![Sickle Spurge (Euphorbia falcata), fahfalûs [!] [top]; Petty Spurge, Hyssop Spurge (Euphorbia peplis), fahfalîs [!] [bottom], fol. 237](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2lja2xlLXNwdXJnZS1ldXBob3JiaWEtZmFsY2F0YS1mYWhmYWx1cy10b3AtcGV0dHktc3B1cmdlLWh5c3NvcC1zcHVyZ2UtZXVwaG9yYmlhLTI5ZDk4Yi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Sickle Spurge (Euphorbia falcata), fahfalûs [!] [top]; Petty Spurge, Hyssop Spurge (Euphorbia peplis), fahfalîs [!] [bottom], fol. 237")
