The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page vii
... employed in the theatres 7. The nature of spartum 8. The mode of preparing spartum 9. At what period spartum was first employed .. 11. Plants which spring up and grow without a root - plants which 129 .. 131 .. 135 136 138 ib . 139 140 ...
... employed in the theatres 7. The nature of spartum 8. The mode of preparing spartum 9. At what period spartum was first employed .. 11. Plants which spring up and grow without a root - plants which 129 .. 131 .. 135 136 138 ib . 139 140 ...
Page 38
... employed as fodder for beasts of burden . The residue of millet , panic , and sesame , is known to us as apluda ; " but in other countries it is called by various other 66 names . CHAP . 24. - MILLET . Campania is particularly prolific ...
... employed as fodder for beasts of burden . The residue of millet , panic , and sesame , is known to us as apluda ; " but in other countries it is called by various other 66 names . CHAP . 24. - MILLET . Campania is particularly prolific ...
Page 40
... employed for the purpose by nations that have had leisure to cultivate the arts of peace , and to give their attention to the art of making pastry . Picenum still maintains its ancient reputation for making the bread which it was the ...
... employed for the purpose by nations that have had leisure to cultivate the arts of peace , and to give their attention to the art of making pastry . Picenum still maintains its ancient reputation for making the bread which it was the ...
Page 52
... employed to avert positive famine . It is prolific , but has a straw of remarkable thinness ; it is also black and sombre - looking , but weighs extremely heavy . Spelt is mixed . with this grain to modify its bitterness , " and even ...
... employed to avert positive famine . It is prolific , but has a straw of remarkable thinness ; it is also black and sombre - looking , but weighs extremely heavy . Spelt is mixed . with this grain to modify its bitterness , " and even ...
Page 129
... employed not only upon dry land but upon the seas as well , we will turn our at- tention to flax , 2 a plant which is reproduced from seed , but which can neither be classed among the cereals nor yet among the garden plants . What ...
... employed not only upon dry land but upon the seas as well , we will turn our at- tention to flax , 2 a plant which is reproduced from seed , but which can neither be classed among the cereals nor yet among the garden plants . What ...
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