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![Water pepper (Polygonum hydropiper), âwidfihfihrî [top]; Sneezewort (A chillea ptarmica). Qtârmîqî [!]. Also, mu'attis [middle]; Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), strûthiyûn. Also, al-kundus. [bottom], fol. 111](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2F0ZXItcGVwcGVyLXBvbHlnb251bS1oeWRyb3BpcGVyLWF3aWRmaWhmaWhyaS10b3Atc25lZXpld29ydC1hLWNoaWxsZWEtcHRhcm1pY2EtMTUxZGJhLTEwMjQuanBn/320/494/jpg "Water pepper (Polygonum hydropiper), âwidfihfihrî [top]; Sneezewort (A chillea ptarmica). Qtârmîqî [!]. Also, mu'attis [middle]; Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), strûthiyûn. Also, al-kundus. [bottom], fol. 111")
![Goosegrass, lady's bedstraw (Galium verum; Galium aparine), affârînî [top]; Alyssum (Fibigia clypeata), âlûssûn. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 154](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ29vc2VncmFzcy1sYWR5cy1iZWRzdHJhdy1nYWxpdW0tdmVydW0tZ2FsaXVtLWFwYXJpbmUtYWZmYXJpbmktdG9wLWFseXNzdW0tYTg1NTI0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Goosegrass, lady's bedstraw (Galium verum; Galium aparine), affârînî [top]; Alyssum (Fibigia clypeata), âlûssûn. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 154")
![Seaweed, probably Bladder Wrack (Fucus vesiculosus), fûqûs bahrî. Three varieties, green, purple, and orange, are shown [top]; Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.), fûtâmûghîtûn (Gr: potamogeiton), i.e., musâqib al-nahr [bottom], fol. 212](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2Vhd2VlZC1wcm9iYWJseS1ibGFkZGVyLXdyYWNrLWZ1Y3VzLXZlc2ljdWxvc3VzLWZ1cXVzLWJhaHJpLXRocmVlLXZhcmlldGllcy0zYjRhZGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Seaweed, probably Bladder Wrack (Fucus vesiculosus), fûqûs bahrî. Three varieties, green, purple, and orange, are shown [top]; Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.), fûtâmûghîtûn (Gr: potamogeiton), i.e., musâqib al-nahr [bottom], fol. 212")
![Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera). Mislabeled fihrîqlûmihnûn [n.p.], fol. 182](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcm91Z2gtYmluZHdlZWQtc21pbGF4LWFzcGVyYS1taXNsYWJlbGVkLWZpaHJpcWx1bWlobnVuLW5wLWZvbC0xODItOTBlYTQ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera). Mislabeled fihrîqlûmihnûn [n.p.], fol. 182")
![Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeus) [right]; Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) [left], fol. 197v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY29ybi1wb3BweS1wYXBhdmVyLXJob2V1cy1yaWdodC1vcGl1bS1wb3BweS1wYXBhdmVyLXNvbW5pZmVydW0tbGVmdC1mb2wtMTk3di0yNWQ0YmItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeus) [right]; Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) [left], fol. 197v")
![Mule's fern (Asplenium hemionitis), ammûrtîs [!n.p.], fol. 168v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbXVsZXMtZmVybi1hc3BsZW5pdW0taGVtaW9uaXRpcy1hbW11cnRpcy1ucC1mb2wtMTY4di0wYTQ3ZDItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Mule's fern (Asplenium hemionitis), ammûrtîs [!n.p.], fol. 168v")
![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")
![Black pepper (Piper nigrum)), al-filfil al-aswad [top]; White pepper (Piper nigrum), al-filfil al-abyad [margin]; Ginger (Zingiber officinale), zanjabîl [bottom], fol. 110v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYmxhY2stcGVwcGVyLXBpcGVyLW5pZ3J1bS1hbC1maWxmaWwtYWwtYXN3YWQtdG9wLXdoaXRlLXBlcHBlci1waXBlci1uaWdydW0tYjQzNzM2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Black pepper (Piper nigrum)), al-filfil al-aswad [top]; White pepper (Piper nigrum), al-filfil al-abyad [margin]; Ginger (Zingiber officinale), zanjabîl [bottom], fol. 110v")
![Rough bindweed (Smilax aspera), lûbiyâs [top]; Lucern (Medicago sativa), ratbah [middle]; Tare, yellow vetch (Lathyrus aphaca), afâqî [bottom], fol. 106v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcm91Z2gtYmluZHdlZWQtc21pbGF4LWFzcGVyYS1sdWJpeWFzLXRvcC1sdWNlcm4tbWVkaWNhZ28tc2F0aXZhLXJhdGJhaC1taWRkbGUtNzY2NGFjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Rough bindweed (Smilax aspera), lûbiyâs [top]; Lucern (Medicago sativa), ratbah [middle]; Tare, yellow vetch (Lathyrus aphaca), afâqî [bottom], fol. 106v")
![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")
![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")
![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")
