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![Willow weed (Polygonum persicaria), qrâtihâwghunûn [n.p.] [top]; Dog's mercury (Mercurialis annua), fûllûn. Three plants are shown; only right and center are dog's mercury; left is an unknown plant. [bottom], fol. 165](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2lsbG93LXdlZWQtcG9seWdvbnVtLXBlcnNpY2FyaWEtcXJhdGloYXdnaHVudW4tbnAtdG9wLWRvZ3MtbWVyY3VyeS1tZXJjdXJpYWxpcy02ODZkNDMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/505/jpg "Willow weed (Polygonum persicaria), qrâtihâwghunûn [n.p.] [top]; Dog's mercury (Mercurialis annua), fûllûn. Three plants are shown; only right and center are dog's mercury; left is an unknown plant. [bottom], fol. 165")
![Yellow Woundwort (Stachys recta), qihstrûn. Also, al-Nâjim fî al-bard [top]; Betony (Stachys officinalis), brahttanîqî [!] [bottom], fol. 178](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEveWVsbG93LXdvdW5kd29ydC1zdGFjaHlzLXJlY3RhLXFpaHN0cnVuLWFsc28tYWwtbmFqaW0tZmktYWwtYmFyZC10b3AtYmV0b255LWMxMmZhMS02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Yellow Woundwort (Stachys recta), qihstrûn. Also, al-Nâjim fî al-bard [top]; Betony (Stachys officinalis), brahttanîqî [!] [bottom], fol. 178")
![Broad-leaved Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), al-yattû' al-unthâ ("the female") [top]; Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias [Penzig], al-yattû' al-bahrî "the marine" [bottom], fol. 234v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYnJvYWQtbGVhdmVkLW15cnRsZS1zcHVyZ2UtZXVwaG9yYmlhLW15cnNpbml0ZXMtYWwteWF0dHUtYWwtdW50aGEtdGhlLWZlbWFsZS1iZjI3ZDYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Broad-leaved Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), al-yattû' al-unthâ (\"the female\") [top]; Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias [Penzig], al-yattû' al-bahrî \"the marine\" [bottom], fol. 234v")
![Two varieties of "lesser celandine", al-mâmîrân al-asghar [top and margin]; Figwort (Ranunculus ficaria), awthûnnâ [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 118v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdHdvLXZhcmlldGllcy1vZi1sZXNzZXItY2VsYW5kaW5lLWFsLW1hbWlyYW4tYWwtYXNnaGFyLXRvcC1hbmQtbWFyZ2luLWZpZ3dvcnQtMzk1NTE5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Two varieties of \"lesser celandine\", al-mâmîrân al-asghar [top and margin]; Figwort (Ranunculus ficaria), awthûnnâ [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 118v")
![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")
![Sea Aster (Aster tripolium), trîqûliyûn [!] [top]; Unknown plant labeled qînûs [bottom], fol. 222](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2VhLWFzdGVyLWFzdGVyLXRyaXBvbGl1bS10cmlxdWxpeXVuLXRvcC11bmtub3duLXBsYW50LWxhYmVsZWQtcWludXMtYm90dG9tLTg3NTUzYi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Sea Aster (Aster tripolium), trîqûliyûn [!] [top]; Unknown plant labeled qînûs [bottom], fol. 222")
![Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), ûlsâqâniyyûn [!] [top] right]; Dog's bush (Rosa canina), 'ullayq al-kalb [top left]; Henna shrub (Lawsonia inermis), shajarat al-hinnâ [bottom], fol. 51](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGF3dGhvcm4tY3JhdGFlZ3VzLW94eWFjYW50aGEtdWxzYXFhbml5eXVuLXRvcC1yaWdodC1kb2dzLWJ1c2gtcm9zYS1jYW5pbmEtNDgwZTZjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), ûlsâqâniyyûn [!] [top] right]; Dog's bush (Rosa canina), 'ullayq al-kalb [top left]; Henna shrub (Lawsonia inermis), shajarat al-hinnâ [bottom], fol. 51")
![Alkanet, Undulate Alkanet (Anchusa hybrida), bûghlûsûn []. Three varieties are shown: (III) with three stalks [top]; Unknown plant, labeled ûfûghulûssûn [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 221](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYWxrYW5ldC11bmR1bGF0ZS1hbGthbmV0LWFuY2h1c2EtaHlicmlkYS1idWdobHVzdW4tdGhyZWUtdmFyaWV0aWVzLWFyZS1zaG93bi04ODg3NTYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Alkanet, Undulate Alkanet (Anchusa hybrida), bûghlûsûn []. Three varieties are shown: (III) with three stalks [top]; Unknown plant, labeled ûfûghulûssûn [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 221")
![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")
![Chrysocome (Crinitaria linosyris), krûsûqûmî [top]; Lion's Leas, Lion's Turnip (Leontice leontopetalum), krûsûghûnûn. The illustration repeats the preceding one [bottom]; Unlabeled plant, perhaps Prince's Plum or Amaranth (Amaranthus gen.) [margin], fol. 195](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2hyeXNvY29tZS1jcmluaXRhcmlhLWxpbm9zeXJpcy1rcnVzdXF1bWktdG9wLWxpb25zLWxlYXMtbGlvbnMtdHVybmlwLWxlb250aWNlLWExMzgzYi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Chrysocome (Crinitaria linosyris), krûsûqûmî [top]; Lion's Leas, Lion's Turnip (Leontice leontopetalum), krûsûghûnûn. The illustration repeats the preceding one [bottom]; Unlabeled plant, perhaps Prince's Plum or Amaranth (Amaranthus gen.) [margin], fol. 195")
