CHAP. 24.—THE CYANOS: THE HOLOCHRYSOS.
The name, [Note] too, of the cyanos [Note] indicates its colour, and so
does that of the holochrysos. [Note] None of these flowers were
in use in the time of Alexander the Great, for the authors, we
find, who flourished at a period immediately after his decease,
have made not the slightest mention of them; from which
circumstance it is very clear that they only came into fashion
at a later period. Still, however, who can entertain any
doubt that they were first introduced by the Greeks, from
the fact that Italy has only their Greek names by which to
designate them?
