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of Orchomenus in [1]Arcadia, which are darker coloured than the Chian; but are, however, uſed for making Mirrors; and the Trœzenian[2], which are variegated with purple and white: The Corinthian is alſo of this Kind; it is variegated with the ſame Colours, but is whiter and paler. And finally, there are many others of this Sort.
LXII. But the moſt perfect and valuable Carbuncles are ſcarce, and had only from a few Places[3], as Carthage
- ↑ The Arcadian Carbuncles of the Antients, were of the Garnet kind, but ſo deep coloured, that they were little eſteemed; and thoſe of other Countries, which were of the ſame kind, but little regarded among them. It appears to me, that our Tourmaline was known to them by the Name of an Arcadian Carbuncle.
- ↑ The Trœzenian I have before obſerved, in the Notes on the Anthrax, was what we call the Amandine, a Stone now little known or regarded. And the Corinthian ſeems to have been only a meaner and worſe Kind of it: Toward the end. of the Deſcription of this Species, after the Word πλὴν, there was a Lacuna, affording room for a Word of about three or four Syllables; it is here filled up from Salmaſius, whoſe Motive for giving the Word λευκότερον was, that Pliny, who has copied this Paſſage from Theophraſtus, ſhews, that he had read or underſtood it ſo; by giving pallidiores & candidiores for it. And it may be obſerved in general, that there is no better way of judging of the obſcurer Paſſages of the Antients at this time, than by obſerving how they have underſtood one another.
- ↑ The Antients we find made great Diſtinction between the different Species of the Carbuncle; on ſome of which they ſet almoſt no Value; and others they eſteemed at a very high Rate. This Author has very carefully and ex-
