The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4

alludes ancients appearance applied Arcturus autumn autumnal equinox barley bean beaten blossom boiled bowels bread Cæsar calends called Campania Cato CHAP chick-pea colour Columella constellation corn crop cultivated cure decoction Dioscorides diuretic dried earth effect Egypt employed equinox esteemed fact Fée remarks Fée says Fée thinks flax flower garden grain Greeks ground grows honey injurious Italy jugerum juice kind known land laserpitium leaf leaves leguminous plants liniment Linnæus lupine manure meal medicinal mentioned millet mixed modius moon nature never numerous olive particularly period persons Pliny plough polenta poppy pounds present day probably produce properties radish rain rape REMEDIES rising root Rust seed serpents setting sextarii siligo similar soil sowing sown spelt spring stalk stings stomach taken in drink Theophrastus Translated trees ulcers varieties Varro Vergiliæ vernal equinox vetch vine vinegar Virgil vols weather wheat wild wind wine winter solstice writers