Note (51) — BOOK II. (continued 2)
James Greive translation
51. Bulbusses.) The ancients had several kinds of bulbusses. [ IT ]Dioscorides mentions the bulbus esculentus, which he says is known to every body; it is good for the stomach and belly, of a reddish colour, and brought from Africa. But the bitter and squillaceous kind is fitter for the stomach, and helps concoction. All of them are acrid and heating. Pliny, lib. xix. cap. 5. reckons up many species. Most naturalists agree that they are not known now.