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... ancients for agriculture .. .. 2. When the first wreaths of corn were used at Rome 3. The jugerum of land 4. How often and on what occasions corn has sold at a remarkably low price 5. Illustrious men who have written upon agriculture 6 ...
... ancients for agriculture .. .. 2. When the first wreaths of corn were used at Rome 3. The jugerum of land 4. How often and on what occasions corn has sold at a remarkably low price 5. Illustrious men who have written upon agriculture 6 ...
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... ancients ib . 6. The severity of the ancients in reference to chaplets .. 7. A citizen decked with flowers by the Roman people . 8. Plaited chaplets . Needle - work chaplets . Nard - leaf chaplets . Silken chaplets .. .. .. 307 308 ib ...
... ancients ib . 6. The severity of the ancients in reference to chaplets .. 7. A citizen decked with flowers by the Roman people . 8. Plaited chaplets . Needle - work chaplets . Nard - leaf chaplets . Silken chaplets .. .. .. 307 308 ib ...
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... ancients for agriculture . We now pass on to the Natural History of the various grains , of the garden plants and flowers , and indeed of all the other productions , with the exception of the trees and shrubs , which the Earth , in her ...
... ancients for agriculture . We now pass on to the Natural History of the various grains , of the garden plants and flowers , and indeed of all the other productions , with the exception of the trees and shrubs , which the Earth , in her ...
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... . 25 , and B. xxvii . c . 76 . 4 In B. viii . c . 36. 41 , 42. The works of the ancients , Fée remarks , are full of these puerilities . prevent us from employing our energies or becoming useful to 2 [ Book XVIII . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
... . 25 , and B. xxvii . c . 76 . 4 In B. viii . c . 36. 41 , 42. The works of the ancients , Fée remarks , are full of these puerilities . prevent us from employing our energies or becoming useful to 2 [ Book XVIII . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
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... ancients conferred the very highest rank in their honours and commendations . chap . 2. ( 2 . ) — when the first wreaths of corn were used at rome . Romulus was the first who established the Arval 6 priesthood at Rome . This order ...
... ancients conferred the very highest rank in their honours and commendations . chap . 2. ( 2 . ) — when the first wreaths of corn were used at rome . Romulus was the first who established the Arval 6 priesthood at Rome . This order ...
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ancients applied topically arrests barley bean beaten beneficial bladder blossom boiled bowels bulbs cabbage Cæsar calends called CHAP chaplets colour Columella corn cucumber cultivated cunila cure decoction defluxions Dioscorides diseases diuretic doses dried dysentery effect efficacious Egypt emmenagogue employed endive erysipelas esteemed extremely fact Fée remarks Fée says Fée thinks flatulency flavour flower garden given grain Greeks grows head head-ache Heliotropium Hippocrates honey Italy jugerum juice kind known leaf leaves lettuce liniment Linnæus maladies medicinal properties mentioned mixed moon nature numerous oxymel pains parsley particularly persons plant Pliny poison polenta poppy Portrait pounded present day probably produce purpose radish REMEDIES DERIVED resemblance root saffron scorpions seed sextarii similar smell soil sores sowing sown Sprengel stalk stem stings stings of serpents stomach strangury taken in drink taken in wine Theophrastus Trans tumours ulcers uterus varieties vine vinegar vols wheat wild wind winter