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♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ (astronomical symbols)
œ (oe ligature)
α β γ δ ... (Greek letters)
† (dagger)

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The most commonly used symbols are explained in the author’s introduction:

♄ (Saturn = fruiting)
♃ (Jupiter = perennial)
♂ (Mars = biannual)
☉ (Sun = annual)
† (dagger = plants known only from imperfect specimens)

The symbol ♀ occurs in a few species names as a substitute for the word “Veneris”. The astronomical symbols will have mouse-hover identifications on all occurrences.

All asterisks and question marks are in the original text. Missing periods (full stops) have been silently supplied; all other typographical errors have been corrected and marked with mouse-hover popups. Corrections from the author’s Errata list are similarly marked.

The Errata from the original text are shown at the end of the e-text. All sources that could be identified are also listed.