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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6) — the Elder Pliny

The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

the Elder Pliny

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  • Book language: English
  • 1045 pages

The fifth volume of Pliny the Elder's Natural History is part of a vast Roman encyclopedia, covering plants, their medicinal properties, and practical uses. Translated by John Bostock and H. T. Riley, it offers a window into ancient science. It is worth hearing for its curious observations and influence on later European thought.

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THE
NATURAL HISTORY
OF
PLINY.
TRANSLATED,
WITH COPIOUS NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
BY THE LATE
JOHN BOSTOCK, M.D., F.R.S.,
AND
H. T. RILEY, EǪǟ., B.A.,
LATE SCHOLAR OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.
VOL. V.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
MDCCCLVI.

J. BILLING, PRINTER AND STEREOTYPER (FROM WOKING),
GUILDFORD, SURREY.

CONTENTS
OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.

BOOK XXIV.
THE REMEDIES DERIVED PROM THE FOREST TREES.
CƒĵǙ.
Page
1.
The antipathies and sympathies which exist among trees
and plants
1
2.
The lotus of Italy: six remedies
3
3.
Acorns: thirteen remedies
4
4.
The kermes-berry of the holm-oak: three remedies
ib.
5.
Gall-nuts: twenty-three remedies
5
6.
Mistletoe: eleven remedies
ib.
7.
The excrescences which grow on the robur: one remedy.
The cerrus: eight remedies
6
8.
The cork-tree: two remedies
7
9.
The beech: four remedies
ib.
10.
The cypress: twenty-three remedies
ib.
11.
The cedar: thirteen remedies
8
12.
Cedrides: ten remedies
9
13.
Galbanum: twenty-three remedies
10
14.
Hammoniacum: twenty-four remedies
11
15.
Storax: ten remedies
ib.
16.
Spondylium: seventeen remedies
12
17.
Sphagnos, sphacos, or bryon: five remedies
ib.
18.
The terebinth: six remedies
ib.
19.
The pitch-tree and the larch: eight remedies
13
20.
The chamæpitys: ten remedies
ib.
21.
The pityusa: six remedies
14
22.
Resins: twenty-two remedies
15
23.
Pitch: twenty-three remedies
17
24.
Pisselæon and palimpissa: sixteen remedies
18
25.
Pissasphaltos: two remedies
ib.
26.
Zopissa: one remedy
19
27.
The torch-tree: one remedy
ib.

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Contents

  1. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLINY.
  2. CONTENTS OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.
  3. BOOK XXIV. THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE FOREST TREES.
  4. BOOK XXV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WILD PLANTS.
  5. BOOK XXVI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM PLANTS, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PARTICULAR DISEASES.
  6. BOOK XXVII. A DESCRIPTION OF PLANTS, AND OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THEM.
  7. BOOK XXVIII. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.
  8. BOOK XXIX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.
  9. BOOK XXX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.
  10. BOOK XXXI. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE AQUATIC PRODUCTIONS.
  11. FOOTNOTES:
  12. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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