Note 2636 — BOOK XXII. THE PROPERTIES OF PLANTS AND FRUITS.
John Bostock translation
“Mitius.” Fée says that if this word means “cultivated,” the plant mentioned cannot be the Atriplex halimus; in which case he is inclined to identify it with the Atriplex portulacoides of Linnæus; the leaves and young stalks of which, preserved in vinegar, have an agreeable taste.