Chapter 145 Chapter Forty-Nine

How Pagoda is ready to go to sea; how to name "Pagana" A few days later, Paguguai bid farewell to the benevolent Gao Kangda—the old man prayed for his son's safe journey—and came to the port of Thalassa near Saint-Malo. Friar John Day Antmore, Abbot of Terreme, and the rest of the palace, and Xenomaine, the great traveler and trekker of the hard way, since he was Governor of Sarmigondan He ruled the next hereditary little lord whom I don't know, so he was also summoned by Banuzhi. When the party arrived at Thalassa, Pagoda asked for a fleet, the number of which was the same as that of the fleet of Ajax of Salamis ② that expedition to Troy in ancient times ④.According to the needs of long-distance and arduous journeys, the crew, sailors, oarsmen, translators, craftsmen, soldiers, food, weapons, ammunition, clothing, coins, etc. and other necessary items are prepared on board.Among the shipments, I saw a large amount of "Pangagrass", some raw and unprocessed, and some cooked and processed.

The roots of this kind of grass are not big, hard, round, straight at the top, white in color, not easy to spin, and penetrate the ground no more than one cubit deep.An independent round stem grows from the root, which looks like fennel, green on the outside and white on the inside, hollow, like Smyrnium, Olus atrum⑤, broad bean and gentian; slightly woody, straight, brittle, corrugated, as if It has thin columns and is rich in fibers, which is its preciousness, especially the part called mesa6, which is the middle part, and the part called Mylasea1.The plant is generally five or six feet high, and sometimes exceeds the height of the gun shaft; that is when it meets fertile, moist, soft, moist and warm soil, such as Olona and Sabinia ② Prenest Nearby Rozia ③ is equally fertile, and there is no shortage of rain around Fisherman's Day ④ and Summer Solstice ⑤.It is sometimes taller than a tree, and is commonly called, by the authoritative name of Theophrastus ⑥, a "vegetative tree" ⑦, though it is an annual herb, and its roots, stems, bark, and branches are impermanent.Thick branches are issued from the stem.

The length of the leaves is about three times the width, evergreen, slightly rough, like comfrey, slightly hard, the edge of the leaves is like sawtooth, and it is also like Labiatae plants, the tip of the leaves is like Macedonian spear ⑧, and it is used by surgeons The small sharp knife.The shape of the leaves is slightly different from the leaves of hazel and agaricus, resembling bluegrass. Many botanists call it an ornamental plant, while the bluegrass is described as wild "Great Grass".The leaves grow in rows around the stem at equal distances, with about five to seven leaves in each row.This grass is endowed with unique advantages, the odd number of leaves are mysterious and mysterious, and the smell is very strong, people with sensitive sense of smell don't like it very much.

The seeds are knotted near the tip of the stem, like ordinary grasses, with many seeds, spherical, elliptical, slightly long, light black to brown, hard, and the outer skin is easy to fall off. It is loved by songbirds, such as cardinals, orioles, Lark, hibiscus, oriole, etc., but if people eat more or often, it will weaken their reproductive ability①.Nevertheless, the ancient ① is "hemp".The author's description of hemp comes from the nineteenth volume of Plinius's "Outline of Natural History". ② Salamis: the name of the Greek island. ③ Ajax: Son of Telamon, king of Salamis, hero of Greece in the Trojan War.

④ That is, twelve, see the fifth and fifth lines of Chapter Two. ⑤ Latin: "Umbelliferae". ⑥ Greek: "central part". ① The word Mylasea comes from the Greek word mulax, which means "mill", which may refer to the part inside that can be ground.The other says that Mylasea is an ancient place name in Asia Minor, here it refers to a kind of hemp stem of Mylasea. ② Sabinia: ancient place name in central Italy. ③ See Section 56, Chapter 9, Volume 19, "Outline of Natural History" by Plinius. ④ In ancient times, the Fisherman's Day in the Tiber River Basin was on June 7th.See lines 237 to 240 of the sixth volume of Ovid's "Journal of Seasons".

⑤ The day when the sun is farthest from the equator. ⑥ See Chapter 5 of Volume 10 of Theofrastus' History of Botany. ⑦ The original text dendromalache comes from the Greek dendron (tree) and malakhia (soft). ⑧ Another explanation: such as Macedonian larch. ① See Chapter 23 of Volume 20 of Plinius's "Compendium of Natural History". The Greeks at that time still used it to make steamed buns, cakes, and cakes, as snacks after meals and with wine. , can damage the brain, making the head depressed and painful. Like many other plants, it is bisexual, both male and female, like laurel, palm, oak, holly, datura flower, fern, mushroom, aristolochia, cypress, frankincense, mint Like other plants such as peonies, the yang of this plant does not bloom, but bears many fruits, while the yin of this plant opens a small white flower, but it does not work and does not bear seeds; also like other similar plants, the leaves are wider than the positive leaves, but softer , and the height is not as high as that of positive plants.

"Pang Dagu'ai Grass" was planted when the swallows came, and unearthed when the cicadas began to change their voices. ② In September.