The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page 24
... identifies it with the Triticum spelta of Linnæus . 27 A variety , probably , of the Triticum hibernum of Linnæus , with white grains ; the white - wheat of the French , from which the ancient Gauls made their malt ; hence the French ...
... identifies it with the Triticum spelta of Linnæus . 27 A variety , probably , of the Triticum hibernum of Linnæus , with white grains ; the white - wheat of the French , from which the ancient Gauls made their malt ; hence the French ...
Page 35
... identifies it with the " ulva palustris " of Virgil , Geor . iii . 174 . 99 The Latin word " degener " cannot here mean " degenerate , " in our sense of the word , but must merely imply a change of nature in the plant . wheat , if the ...
... identifies it with the " ulva palustris " of Virgil , Geor . iii . 174 . 99 The Latin word " degener " cannot here mean " degenerate , " in our sense of the word , but must merely imply a change of nature in the plant . wheat , if the ...
Page 180
... identifies it with the Selinum oreose- linum of Linnæus . 95 The Apium petroselinum , probably , of Linnæus . 96 The Lactuca sativa of Linnæus . This account of the Greek varieties is from Theophrastus , Hist . Plant . B. vii . c . 4 ...
... identifies it with the Selinum oreose- linum of Linnæus . 95 The Apium petroselinum , probably , of Linnæus . 96 The Lactuca sativa of Linnæus . This account of the Greek varieties is from Theophrastus , Hist . Plant . B. vii . c . 4 ...
Page 248
... variety of parsley he refers under this name . 34 Or " ox - parsley . " C. Bauhin identifies this with the Petroselinum Cre- which differs only from the cultivated kind in the shortness 248 [ Book XX . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
... variety of parsley he refers under this name . 34 Or " ox - parsley . " C. Bauhin identifies this with the Petroselinum Cre- which differs only from the cultivated kind in the shortness 248 [ Book XX . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
Page 261
... identifies it with the Thymus Barrelieri , the Melissa Cretica of Linnæus . Dioscorides , B. iii . c . 42 , identifies the " Calamintha " of the Greeks with the Nepeta of the Romans . The medicinal properties of Nep , or catmint , are ...
... identifies it with the Thymus Barrelieri , the Melissa Cretica of Linnæus . Dioscorides , B. iii . c . 42 , identifies the " Calamintha " of the Greeks with the Nepeta of the Romans . The medicinal properties of Nep , or catmint , are ...
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