The Natural History of Pliny, Volum 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 sider |
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Side vi
... winds .. .. 65. Work to be done between the prevalence of the west winds and 83 the vernal equinox 84 66. Work to be done after the vernal equinox 86 67. Work to be done after the rising of the Vergiliæ : hay - making 88 68. The summer ...
... winds .. .. 65. Work to be done between the prevalence of the west winds and 83 the vernal equinox 84 66. Work to be done after the vernal equinox 86 67. Work to be done after the rising of the Vergiliæ : hay - making 88 68. The summer ...
Side vii
Pliny (the Elder.) СНАР . 76. The theory of the winds .. .... 77. The laying out of lands according to the points of the wind 78. Prognostics derived from the sun 79. Prognostics derived from the moon 80. Prognostics derived from the ...
Pliny (the Elder.) СНАР . 76. The theory of the winds .. .... 77. The laying out of lands according to the points of the wind 78. Prognostics derived from the sun 79. Prognostics derived from the moon 80. Prognostics derived from the ...
Side 55
... wind is injurious to wheat and barley , at three 10 periods of the year in particular : when they are in blossom , directly the blossom has passed off , and just as the seed is beginning to ripen . In this last case , the grain wastes ...
... wind is injurious to wheat and barley , at three 10 periods of the year in particular : when they are in blossom , directly the blossom has passed off , and just as the seed is beginning to ripen . In this last case , the grain wastes ...
Side 56
... wind ; windy and elevated spots , on the other hand , are totally exempt from it . Another evil , again , in corn , is over - luxuriance , when it falls to the ground beneath the weight 22 of the grain . One evil , however , to which ...
... wind ; windy and elevated spots , on the other hand , are totally exempt from it . Another evil , again , in corn , is over - luxuriance , when it falls to the ground beneath the weight 22 of the grain . One evil , however , to which ...
Side 57
... wind : when it grows in a thin , light soil , this plant is called " teramon . " The seed of darnel is ex- tremely minute , and is enclosed in a prickly husk . If intro- duced into bread , it will speedily produce vertigo ; and it is ...
... wind : when it grows in a thin , light soil , this plant is called " teramon . " The seed of darnel is ex- tremely minute , and is enclosed in a prickly husk . If intro- duced into bread , it will speedily produce vertigo ; and it is ...
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