The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)Note 1901 — BOOK XXVII. A DESCRIPTION OF PLANTS, AND OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THEM.John Bostock translationWhence its name, from the Greek ἕλκω, “to draw.”◇Copy noteReturn to BOOK XXVII. A DESCRIPTION OF PLANTS, AND OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THEM.