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ἄλλα: the Nymphaea Nelumbo of Linnaeus, known as the ‘Egyptian bean’ (cf. τρωκτά, ‘kernels’). It does not grow in Egypt, nor is it found on the older monuments; probably it was introduced by the Persians. It is represented in the famous Nile statue of the Vatican. H. is wrong in saying that the κάλυξ grows on a separate stalk, right as to its rose colour.

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