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... ground .. BOOK XIX . THE NATURE AND CULTIVATION OF FLAX , AND AN ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS GARDEN PLANTS . 1. The nature of flax - marvellous facts relative thereto 4. Linen made of asbestos .. 5. At what period linen was first dyed 6. At what ...
... ground .. BOOK XIX . THE NATURE AND CULTIVATION OF FLAX , AND AN ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS GARDEN PLANTS . 1. The nature of flax - marvellous facts relative thereto 4. Linen made of asbestos .. 5. At what period linen was first dyed 6. At what ...
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... ground for repentance . — Those who are about to purchase land , should always have an eye more particularly to the water there , the roads , and the neighbourhood . " Each of these . points is susceptible of a very extended explanation ...
... ground for repentance . — Those who are about to purchase land , should always have an eye more particularly to the water there , the roads , and the neighbourhood . " Each of these . points is susceptible of a very extended explanation ...
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... ground for ploughing than of floor for sweeping . The proper arrange- ments for a farm - house are not to be made without a certain degree of skill . C. Marius , who was seven times consul , was the last person who had one built at ...
... ground for ploughing than of floor for sweeping . The proper arrange- ments for a farm - house are not to be made without a certain degree of skill . C. Marius , who was seven times consul , was the last person who had one built at ...
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... ground has been treated of at some length already ; but there is another precept which he is never tired of repeating , " Whatever can be done by the help of the ass , will cost the least money . ' " " 82 Fern will be sure to die at the ...
... ground has been treated of at some length already ; but there is another precept which he is never tired of repeating , " Whatever can be done by the help of the ass , will cost the least money . ' " " 82 Fern will be sure to die at the ...
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... 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 in summer , before the rising of the Vergiliæ ...
... 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 in summer , before the rising of the Vergiliæ ...
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