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Page 19
... juice of hemlock , and then watering the roots of the trees with it . 84 CHAP . 9. ( 7 . ) - THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAIN . 85 As the field is now prepared , we shall proceed to speak of the nature of the various kinds of grain ; we ...
... juice of hemlock , and then watering the roots of the trees with it . 84 CHAP . 9. ( 7 . ) - THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAIN . 85 As the field is now prepared , we shall proceed to speak of the nature of the various kinds of grain ; we ...
Page 40
... juice , in the shape of long rolls ; after which it is baked in an oven in earthen pots , till they break . This bread , however , is never eaten till it has been well31 soaked , which is mostly done in milk mixed with honey . CHAP . 28 ...
... juice , in the shape of long rolls ; after which it is baked in an oven in earthen pots , till they break . This bread , however , is never eaten till it has been well31 soaked , which is mostly done in milk mixed with honey . CHAP . 28 ...
Page 145
... juice of this plant is called " laser , " and it is greatly in vogue for medicinal as well as other purposes , being sold at the same rate as silver . For these many years past , however , it has not been found in Cyrenaica , as the ...
... juice of this plant is called " laser , " and it is greatly in vogue for medicinal as well as other purposes , being sold at the same rate as silver . For these many years past , however , it has not been found in Cyrenaica , as the ...
Page 146
... juice were known by the distinguish- ing names of " rhizias " and caulias , ' " 96 the last being of in- ferior ... juice fetid in the highest degree . 95 Vitia his omnibus . " The reading here is probably corrupt . " Root - juice ...
... juice were known by the distinguish- ing names of " rhizias " and caulias , ' " 96 the last being of in- ferior ... juice fetid in the highest degree . 95 Vitia his omnibus . " The reading here is probably corrupt . " Root - juice ...
Page 147
... juice of the plant was received in vessels , and mixed there with a layer of bran ; after which , from time to time it was shaken , till it had reached a proper state of maturity ; indeed , if this precaution was neglected , it was apt ...
... juice of the plant was received in vessels , and mixed there with a layer of bran ; after which , from time to time it was shaken , till it had reached a proper state of maturity ; indeed , if this precaution was neglected , it was apt ...
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