The Natural History of Pliny, Volum 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 sider |
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Side viii
... plants . Garden plants which lose their leaves .. 170 32. Varieties of the onion 171 33. The leek .. 173 34. Garlic 174 35. The number of days required for the respective plants to make their appearance above ground 177 36. The nature ...
... plants . Garden plants which lose their leaves .. 170 32. Varieties of the onion 171 33. The leek .. 173 34. Garlic 174 35. The number of days required for the respective plants to make their appearance above ground 177 36. The nature ...
Side xiii
... Plants which grow spontaneously : the use made of them by various nations , their nature , and remarkable facts ... plant which produces within itself . The opuntia , which throws out a root from the leaf ib . 65. The iasione . The ...
... Plants which grow spontaneously : the use made of them by various nations , their nature , and remarkable facts ... plant which produces within itself . The opuntia , which throws out a root from the leaf ib . 65. The iasione . The ...
Side 20
... plant is spoken of . 95 It has been asserted that this is identical with the Sisymbrium poly- ceratium of Linnæus , rock - gentle , rock - gallant , or winter - cress . Fée , how- ever , is strongly of opinion that it can only be looked ...
... plant is spoken of . 95 It has been asserted that this is identical with the Sisymbrium poly- ceratium of Linnæus , rock - gentle , rock - gallant , or winter - cress . Fée , how- ever , is strongly of opinion that it can only be looked ...
Side 47
... plant in a cur- sory manner , while those of Greece have considered it a little more attentively ; though even they have ranked it among the garden plants . If , however , a methodical arrangement is to be strictly observed , it should ...
... plant in a cur- sory manner , while those of Greece have considered it a little more attentively ; though even they have ranked it among the garden plants . If , however , a methodical arrangement is to be strictly observed , it should ...
Side 56
... plants , too , kill the others by entwining around them . In the neighbourhood of Philippi , there is a plant known as ateramon , 28 which grows in a rich soil , and 16 Lolium temulentum of Linnæus . 18 " Carduus . " A general term ...
... plants , too , kill the others by entwining around them . In the neighbourhood of Philippi , there is a plant known as ateramon , 28 which grows in a rich soil , and 16 Lolium temulentum of Linnæus . 18 " Carduus . " A general term ...
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