The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... known at the time of the Trojan war 319 18. The nature of odours 19. The iris 20. The saliunca 21. The polium or teuthrion 22. Fabrics which rival the colour of flowers 23. The amaranth .. 24. The cyanos : the holochrysos .. 321 324 325 ...
... known at the time of the Trojan war 319 18. The nature of odours 19. The iris 20. The saliunca 21. The polium or teuthrion 22. Fabrics which rival the colour of flowers 23. The amaranth .. 24. The cyanos : the holochrysos .. 321 324 325 ...
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... known , I shall take the present opportunity of adding a few more indications , employ- ing the words of Cato 63 more particularly for the purpose . " The dwarf - elder , " says he , " the wild plum , the bramble , the small bulb ...
... known , I shall take the present opportunity of adding a few more indications , employ- ing the words of Cato 63 more particularly for the purpose . " The dwarf - elder , " says he , " the wild plum , the bramble , the small bulb ...
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... known , too , throughout all the Alpine range , and in the northern pro- vinces there is no kind of wheat that is more prolific ; it has a single stem only , is by no means of large size in any part of it , and is never sown but in a ...
... known , too , throughout all the Alpine range , and in the northern pro- vinces there is no kind of wheat that is more prolific ; it has a single stem only , is by no means of large size in any part of it , and is never sown but in a ...
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... known as 66 64 adorea , " winter wheat , and wheat ; 65 all these being common to many countries . Arinca was originally peculiar to Gaul , though now it is widely diffused over Italy as well . Egypt , too , Syria , Cilicia , Asia , and ...
... known as 66 64 adorea , " winter wheat , and wheat ; 65 all these being common to many countries . Arinca was originally peculiar to Gaul , though now it is widely diffused over Italy as well . Egypt , too , Syria , Cilicia , Asia , and ...
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... known in Italy is made from a mixture of Cam- panian winter wheat with that of Pisæ . The Campanian kind is of a redder colour , while the latter is white ; when mixed with chalk , it is increased in weight . The proper proportion for ...
... known in Italy is made from a mixture of Cam- panian winter wheat with that of Pisæ . The Campanian kind is of a redder colour , while the latter is white ; when mixed with chalk , it is increased in weight . The proper proportion for ...
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