Note 932 — BOOK XXV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WILD PLANTS. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
Or “Venus’ bath.” Identified by Littré with the Dipsacus silvestris of Linnæus, and by Fée with the Dipsacus fullonum of Linnæus, the Teazel, or Fuller’s thistle. It received its Roman name from the form of the leaves, which are channelled, and curved at the edges.