Note 2798 — BOOK XXII. THE PROPERTIES OF PLANTS AND FRUITS. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
It bears no relation whatever to the lentil, not being a leguminous plant. Fée would include under this head the Lemna minor, the Lemna gibba, and the Lemna polyrrhiza of modern botany, all being found together in the same stagnant water.