The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... vine .. 457 ib . 3. The leaves and shoots of the yine : seven remedies 4. Omphacium extracted from the vine : fourteen remedies 5. Enanthe twenty - one remedies 6. Grapes , fresh gathered 458 459 .. 460 461 7. Various kinds of preserved ...
... vine .. 457 ib . 3. The leaves and shoots of the yine : seven remedies 4. Omphacium extracted from the vine : fourteen remedies 5. Enanthe twenty - one remedies 6. Grapes , fresh gathered 458 459 .. 460 461 7. Various kinds of preserved ...
Page 10
... vine was introduced at a comparatively recent period , and at first , as indeed they were obliged to do , they paid their sole attention to the culture of the fields . The various methods of cultivat- ing the land will now be our ...
... vine was introduced at a comparatively recent period , and at first , as indeed they were obliged to do , they paid their sole attention to the culture of the fields . The various methods of cultivat- ing the land will now be our ...
Page 38
... vines or fruit - trees , as it is generally thought that these crops impoverish the soil . chap . 26. ( 11 ) —the various kinds of leaven . Millet is more particularly employed for making leaven ; and if kneaded with must , 19 it will ...
... vines or fruit - trees , as it is generally thought that these crops impoverish the soil . chap . 26. ( 11 ) —the various kinds of leaven . Millet is more particularly employed for making leaven ; and if kneaded with must , 19 it will ...
Page 51
... vines supported by trees , the vetch will draw away the juices from the vines , and make them languid . chap . 38. — the fitch . The cultivation of the fitch , " too , is attended with no diffi- culty . It requires weeding , however ...
... vines supported by trees , the vetch will draw away the juices from the vines , and make them languid . chap . 38. — the fitch . The cultivation of the fitch , " too , is attended with no diffi- culty . It requires weeding , however ...
Page 56
... vine 21 and corn , is in no degree less injurious . It attacks corn most frequently in localities which are exposed to dews , and in vallies which have not a thorough draught for the wind ; windy and elevated spots , on the other hand ...
... vine 21 and corn , is in no degree less injurious . It attacks corn most frequently in localities which are exposed to dews , and in vallies which have not a thorough draught for the wind ; windy and elevated spots , on the other hand ...
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