CHAP. 99.—THE ARBORESCENT CAPNOS: THREE REMEDIES.
There is another kind [Note] of capnos also, similar both in name
and properties, but different in appearance. It is a branchy
plant, is extremely delicate, has leaves like those of coriander,
is of an ashy colour, and bears a purple flower: it grows in
gardens, and amid crops of barley. Employed in the form of
an ointment for the eyes, it improves the sight, producing
tears in the same way that smoke does, to which, in fact, it
owes its name. It has the effect also of preventing the eyelashes, when pulled out, from growing again.
