x CONTENTS. 



Chap. . l . , , , .. . Pa ^ e 



3. Olive oil : the countries in which it is produced, and its various 



qualities ^79 



4. Fifteen varieties of the olive *°* 



5. The nature of olive oil •• •• ' "; 



6. The culture of the olive : its mode of preservation. Ine method 



of making olive oil . . 285 



7. Forty-eight varieties of artificial oils. The cicus-tree or croton, 



or sili, or sesamum 286 



8. Amurca •• ••_■■ ■•...'" 



9. The various kinds of fruit-trees and their natures. Four varieties 



of pine-nuts . ;• •• •■ - 92 



10. The quince. Four kinds of cydonia, and four varieties ot tne 



struthea **• 



11. Six varieties of the peach j™ 



12. Twelve kinds of plums ^* 



13. The peach ; • 2 " 



U. Thirty different kinds of pomes. At what period foreign fruits 



were first introduced into Italy, and whence 297 



15. The fruits that have heen most recently introduced to. 



16. Forty-one varieties of the pear .•• •• 300 



17. Various methods of grafting trees. Expiations for lightning . . oOZ 



18. The mode of keeping various fruits and grapes 303 



19. Twenty-nine varieties of the fig * 307 



20. Historical anecdotes connected with the fig 309 



21. Caprification 311 



22. Three varieties of the medlar 314 



23. Four varieties of the sorb *% 



24. Nine varieties of the nut 31 o 



25. Eighteen varieties of the chesnut 318 



26. The carob 319 



27. The fleshy fruits. The mulberry «*• 



28. The fruit of the arbutus 320 



29. The relative natures of berry fruits 321 



30. Nine varieties of the cherry 322 



31. The cornel. The lentisk 323 



32. Thirteen different flavours of juices xo - 



33. The colour and smell of juices ■* •• 325 



34. The various natures of fruit 326 



35. The myrtle 328 



36. Historical anecdotes relative to the myrtle 328 



37. Eleven varieties of the myrtle 330 



38. The myrtle used at Rome in ovations ... 331 



39. The laurel ; thirteen varieties of it .. .: 332 



40. Historical anecdotes connected with the laurel 334 



BOOK XVI. 



THE NATURAX HISTOUY OF THE FOREST TREES. 



1. Countries that have no trees. 339 



2. Wonders connected with trees in the nothern regions . . . . 340 



