The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page v
... Winter wheat . Similago , or fine flour 21. The fruitfulness of Africa in wheat 22. Sesame . Erysimum or irio . 23. The mode of grinding corn 24. Millet 25. Panic 26. The various kinds of leaven Horminum 27. The method of making bread ...
... Winter wheat . Similago , or fine flour 21. The fruitfulness of Africa in wheat 22. Sesame . Erysimum or irio . 23. The mode of grinding corn 24. Millet 25. Panic 26. The various kinds of leaven Horminum 27. The method of making bread ...
Page vi
... winter sowing 61. When to sow the leguminous plants and the poppy 62. Work to be done in the country in each month respectively 63. Work to be done at the winter solstice 64. Work to be done between the winter solstice and the ...
... winter sowing 61. When to sow the leguminous plants and the poppy 62. Work to be done in the country in each month respectively 63. Work to be done at the winter solstice 64. Work to be done between the winter solstice and the ...
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... winter grains are those which are put in the ground about the setting of the Vergiliæ , and there re- ceive their nutriment throughout the winter , for instance , wheat , spelt , and barley.89 The summer grains are those which are sown ...
... winter grains are those which are put in the ground about the setting of the Vergiliæ , and there re- ceive their nutriment throughout the winter , for instance , wheat , spelt , and barley.89 The summer grains are those which are sown ...
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... winter - cress . Fée , how- ever , is strongly of opinion that it can only be looked for in the Sisym- brium irio of Linnæus . 96 Ervum lens of Linnæus . 97 The Cicer arietinum of naturalists , the Garbanzo of the Spaniards . It abounds ...
... winter - cress . Fée , how- ever , is strongly of opinion that it can only be looked for in the Sisym- brium irio of Linnæus . 96 Ervum lens of Linnæus . 97 The Cicer arietinum of naturalists , the Garbanzo of the Spaniards . It abounds ...
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... winter , corn is in the blade ; but in the spring winter corn throws out a tall stem . As for millet and panic , they grow with a jointed and grooved stalk , while sesame has a stem resembling that of fennel - giant . The fruit of all ...
... winter , corn is in the blade ; but in the spring winter corn throws out a tall stem . As for millet and panic , they grow with a jointed and grooved stalk , while sesame has a stem resembling that of fennel - giant . The fruit of all ...
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