קשאים, σίκυος, _cucumis_, Num. xi, 5, the fruit of a plant
very common in our gardens. Tournefort mentions six kinds, of which the
white and green are most esteemed. They are very plentiful in the east,
especially in Egypt, and much superior to ours. Maillet, in describing
the vegetables which the modern Egyptians have for food, tells us, that
melons, cucumbers, and onions are the most common; and Celsius and
Alpinus describe the Egyptian cucumbers as more agreeable to the taste
and of more easy digestion than the European.
very common in our gardens. Tournefort mentions six kinds, of which the
white and green are most esteemed. They are very plentiful in the east,
especially in Egypt, and much superior to ours. Maillet, in describing
the vegetables which the modern Egyptians have for food, tells us, that
melons, cucumbers, and onions are the most common; and Celsius and
Alpinus describe the Egyptian cucumbers as more agreeable to the taste
and of more easy digestion than the European.