THEOPHRASTUS

ENQUIRY INTO PLANTS

BOOK VI

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CONTENTS

Of the oils used as the vehicle of perfumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Of the odors used in making perfumes and their classification . . . . 329
Of the various parts of plants used for perfumes; of . . . . . . . . 335
the composition of various notable perfumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Of the proportion of various spices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Of the medicinal properties of certain perfumes . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Of rules for the mixing of spices and of the storing of
various perfumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Of the perfumes of certain regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Of other properties and composition of perfumes . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Of the making of perfumes, waters, and compound per-
fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Of the characteristic smells of plants, and of certain
analogies as to the smell of animal and vegetable
substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Of odors as compared with other sensations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

CONCERNING WEATHER SIGNS

Introductory: General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
The signs of rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
The signs of wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
The signs of storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Miscellaneous signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
INDEXES TO PLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

I. — List of plants mentioned in the Enquiry under botanical
names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
II. — List of plants mentioned in the Enquiry under popular
names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459