The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6) — John Shaqi
The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
17. Madder 148
18. The radicula _ib._
19. The pleasures of the garden 149
20. The laying out of garden ground 154
21. Plants other than grain and shrubs 155
22. The natural history of twenty different kinds of plants
grown in gardens—the proper methods to be followed in
sowing them respectively _ib._
23. Vegetables of a cartilaginous nature—cucumbers. Pepones 156
24. Gourds 158
25. Rape. Turnips 161
26. Radishes 162
27. Parsnips 165
28. The skirret 166
29. Elecampane 167
30. Bulbs, squills, and arum 168
31. The roots, flowers, and leaves of all these plants.
Garden plants which lose their leaves 170
32. Varieties of the onion 171
33. The leek 173
34. Garlic 174
35. The number of days required for the respective plants to
make their appearance above ground 177
36. The nature of the various seeds 178
37. Plants of which there is but a single kind. Plants of
which there are several kinds 179
38. The nature and varieties of twenty-three garden plants.
The lettuce; its different varieties 180
39. Endive 182
40. Beet: four varieties of it 183
41. Cabbages; the several varieties of them 185
42. Wild and cultivated asparagus 188
43. Thistles 190
44. Other plants that are sown in the garden: ocimum; rocket;
and nasturtium 191
45. Rue _ib._
46. Parsley 192
47. Mint _ib._
48. Olusatrum 193
49. The caraway 194
50. Lovage _ib._
51. Dittander 195
52. Gith _ib._
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