The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... kind of spelt peculiar to that country : they give it the name of " brace , " 27 while to us it is known as sandala : " it has a grain of remarkable whiteness . Another difference , again , is the fact that it yields nearly four pounds ...
... kind of spelt peculiar to that country : they give it the name of " brace , " 27 while to us it is known as sandala : " it has a grain of remarkable whiteness . Another difference , again , is the fact that it yields nearly four pounds ...
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... kind of commissariat bread30 that is made , the bread exceeds the weight of the grain by one - third ; and in the same way it is generally considered that that is the best kind of wheat , which , in kneading , will absorb one congius of ...
... kind of commissariat bread30 that is made , the bread exceeds the weight of the grain by one - third ; and in the same way it is generally considered that that is the best kind of wheat , which , in kneading , will absorb one congius of ...
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... kind the thicker it is . In Thrace , the stem of the wheat is covered with several coats , " which are rendered absolutely necessary by the excessive cold of those regions . It is the cold , also , that led to the discovery there of the ...
... kind the thicker it is . In Thrace , the stem of the wheat is covered with several coats , " which are rendered absolutely necessary by the excessive cold of those regions . It is the cold , also , that led to the discovery there of the ...
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... kind of barley , the grain of which grows with two points.51 In Bætica and Africa , the kind of barley from which this food is made is that which Turranius calls the " smooth " 52 barley : the same author expresses an opinion , too ...
... kind of barley , the grain of which grows with two points.51 In Bætica and Africa , the kind of barley from which this food is made is that which Turranius calls the " smooth " 52 barley : the same author expresses an opinion , too ...
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... kind of all is that which is got in at Car- thage , in Spain , in the month of April . It is in the same 62 month ... kind of spelt , received its name probably from having been the first cultivated . 70 Il . ii . c . 548 : " the land ...
... kind of all is that which is got in at Car- thage , in Spain , in the month of April . It is in the same 62 month ... kind of spelt , received its name probably from having been the first cultivated . 70 Il . ii . c . 548 : " the land ...
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