The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4

according to Cæsar alludes ancient appearance Arcturus autumnal equinox barley bean blossom boiled bread bulb cabbage calends Campania Cato chaff CHAP chick-pea colour Columella constellation corn crop cucumber cultivated cunila cure Dioscorides earth eaten effect Egypt employed esteemed fact Fée remarks Fée says Fée thinks flax garden garlic gourd grain Greeks ground grows hence honey injurious Italy jugerum juice kind known land laserpitium leaf leaves leguminous plants lentil lettuce liniment Linnæus lupine manure meal mentioned method millet modius moon nature never night onion panic parsley particularly period persons Pliny plough poppy pounds present day probably produce radish rain rape recommends REMEDIES rising Roman root Rust seed setting sextarii Siligo similar soil sowing sown spelt spring stalk stars summer solstice taken Theophrastus varieties Varro Vergiliæ vernal equinox vetch vine vinegar Virgil weather wild wind wine winter solstice winter wheat writers