Pomarium Britannicum: An Historical and Botanical Account of Fruits Known in Great Britainauthor, and sold, 1820 - 378 pagini |
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Pagina 11
... Greek word p's , an oak . They thought whatever grew on the oak was sent from heaven , and nothing was held so sacred by them as the mistletoe of an oak ; and they believed it to be the favourite tree of the Deity . Content with food ...
... Greek word p's , an oak . They thought whatever grew on the oak was sent from heaven , and nothing was held so sacred by them as the mistletoe of an oak ; and they believed it to be the favourite tree of the Deity . Content with food ...
Pagina 18
... oak , because they had lost , in this place , their fathers , their husbands , and their sons . The veneration that the ancients had for the oak , gave rise to the Greek and Latin proverb , “ Speak to the oak ; " which 18.
... oak , because they had lost , in this place , their fathers , their husbands , and their sons . The veneration that the ancients had for the oak , gave rise to the Greek and Latin proverb , “ Speak to the oak ; " which 18.
Pagina 33
... , as if still sensible of his tenderness and love . The almond - tree was not cultivated in Italy in the time of Cato , who calls the fruit , nuces græcæ , or greek nuts . D The Jordan almond - tree was first planted in England 33.
... , as if still sensible of his tenderness and love . The almond - tree was not cultivated in Italy in the time of Cato , who calls the fruit , nuces græcæ , or greek nuts . D The Jordan almond - tree was first planted in England 33.
Pagina 72
... Greek words , signifying the food of the gods . The cacas , or chocolate - tree , is a native of South America , and is said to have been originally conveyed to Hispaniola from some of the provinces of New Spain , where , besides ...
... Greek words , signifying the food of the gods . The cacas , or chocolate - tree , is a native of South America , and is said to have been originally conveyed to Hispaniola from some of the provinces of New Spain , where , besides ...
Pagina 78
... Greek words , signifying without a heart ; because the fruit , instead of having the seed inclosed , has the nut growing at the end . " The cashew - tree , is a native of the Bra- zils , and other parts of America , where it grows to ...
... Greek words , signifying without a heart ; because the fruit , instead of having the seed inclosed , has the nut growing at the end . " The cashew - tree , is a native of the Bra- zils , and other parts of America , where it grows to ...
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