511 



41, 42, 43, 43 their in- 

 fluence on human life, ii. 

 #A. 



I Jangns, ii. 482. 



I'lant of Fulvius, v.lKT. 



Plantago, v. 1UI. 12l>, 130. 



Pinnts. wine* made from, 

 ill. 257, 2.">S propagateii 

 by seed, 460, 4*,i - propa- 

 gation of, 401 is? prog- 

 nostics derived from, iv 

 l r >-gi'jwth of, 155, 15<> 



roots tf. 170 blossoms 

 of, 17' >, 171 growth of, 

 177, 178 of which there 

 is but one kind, 179 

 sown at the autumnal 

 equinox, 197 garden, ma- 

 ladies of, I'M, 2u> for 

 bees, 339, 3i<> stems of, 

 a p >5, av> leaves of, 3o<>- 

 e.tred, :i57 properties of, 

 3si> for colouring the 

 body. 3SD, 3<H> for dye- 

 ing, 390, 391 that grow 

 on tlic head of a statre. 

 V- CVS, C9 on the banks ot 

 a river, t>9 - in a sieve. <'.9 



npon a dunghill, (J9 

 moistened with tin? urine 

 of a dog, >9 - wild. 77. 7s, i 

 79 delineated in colours, 

 ^0 authors who have 

 written upon, HI). Si. h2 - 

 medicinal properties of, 

 83, 84, S,') enquiries of 

 the nncient!* into, 217. 218 

 ages of, 270 -how their 

 vllicacy may b<j ensured, 

 '27 1 



Plastir, vl. 2SI. 



Plaster of 1'nri*. vi. 330. 



Plastering, vi, 374. 



Plastice, vi. lli.1. 



Platanista, il. 3S4. 



Plata, i, 291. 



Platra, il. 522. 



Plating, vl. 215. 



PUto, i. US: ii.174; iv.43T, 



his works quoted. 1. 120; 



vi. 174. 



Platycero**, iii. 44. 

 Plutyophthaluion, vl. 115. 

 Platyphyllos, v. is*. 

 Plautus, mentioned, iii. 27,1 



-Hinoted, i. iJOl, 3iHj; iv. 



40, 1(7. 1-15. 150, 34G; v. 



:'ji. is:,. 



Plinthia. Fountain of, V.4SO. 



I'j.txv, addrus>r-s Titus Ves- 

 p/ihiauus, i. l-ll statCK 

 the object of his work. It, 

 6 tJift sources whence 

 derived, fS, 7 alludes to 

 bis Komnn Jlitory.,7 



ism, 7, H against empty 

 titles of books, 8 states 

 the .general design of his 

 work, i) his work on 

 Grammar, 9 his con- 

 tempt for his slanderers. 

 10, 11 his opinions on 

 the Pelt/, 20-25 ' does 

 not believe in a superin- 

 tending Providence, 22. 

 23 inveighs against su- 

 perstition and infidelity. 

 23 against human pride, 

 2 1 -considers Nature iden- 

 tical with God,. 25 la- 

 nients the. j x erverscness 

 of mankind, 93 enlarges 

 in praise of Italy, 181 

 guilty of adulation, 1S1 

 his death noticed, ll7 

 censures others forcredn- 

 lity,37t>-inveighsagaiiist 

 falsehiiotl, 381 proofs of 

 lis own credulity, 405, 

 4<X) exclaims against 

 luxury, il. 5,"> a probable 

 lapse ot memory by, SV 

 his gloomy views of hu- 

 man life, 118, 119 his 

 credulity, 121 possible 

 error by, 127 his credu- 

 lity, 132-^ his visit to 

 Africa allud.-d to. l.'M- 

 repines at th frail te- 

 nuro of lif, 141 bis me- 

 tHpborical style, 142 his 

 superstition, 151, 152, 15. r 



Jiis opinion on the tinal 

 contlagrutitiiiof the \\ orld, 

 l.V; his hatred ot'war,HW 

 his desponding views 

 Oti human luipj>i:iess, 1S7 



repine., at the frailty of, 

 807 thinks n short life 

 desirable, 2>7 considers 

 Ktidden death a ble.-s-ong, 

 213 hi-' singular notion 

 as to a happy death, 21( 

 denies the "immortality 

 of the soul, 21-S censures 

 the credulity of the 

 Greeks. 2^3, 2>l a nii.s- 

 takr made by, 31,s-his 

 work on tins use of th 

 javelin, 32O excl.umn 

 against luxury, 4.'W, 431 

 errors committed by, 

 4ss : iU. HH exclaims 

 agniiiMt extrnvu^aiic.' in 

 jMTt'umes, 137 a mihtakt 

 made by, l. r >5 inveighs 

 .gainst luxury, l-7, 



-his ignorance of vege- 

 table physiology. U'7 

 errors committed bv, 2<3, 

 2'O exclaims 



Avarice and disregard of 

 knowledge. 21. 217 - 

 against drunkenness, 270 

 -274 refers to his visit 

 to the ('hauci, 33r a mis- 

 take probably committed 

 by, 3.VJ errors commit- 

 ted by, 351*. 3*3. 374-a 

 mistake probably made 

 by. ;k>7 errors commit- 

 ted by, 3*A, 392 error in 

 transcribing, 441 takes 

 a more cheerful view of 

 things, iv. 3 commends 

 old times, 8,9 misquotes 

 Columella, 27 -error com- 

 mit ted by, and his prc>- 

 bably imperfect know- 

 ledge of tire-:k, 56, 57 

 hin ambiguous language, 

 9 accidental omission 

 by, 114 contemplates a 

 work, probably, which he 

 uid not write, 150 in- 

 veighs against luxury, 

 150, 151 against glut- 

 tony, 152-mistakes made 

 by,"lG3, 179. ISO contra- 

 dicts bin:-" If, 2(^, 1V7 

 mistakes ..robably made 

 by, 210, 266 two errors 

 committed by, '^7i con- 

 tradicts hhuscli, 321 

 mistake, made by, IJ^l 

 errors probably commit- 

 ted by, {*, ttlS a lapse 

 of memory by, ;M>1 ex- 

 claims against profligacy, 

 3*> against luxur> an<i 

 I'tTtiniimcy, 3t>:> against 

 thu derision of bts en?- 

 in's, 31 . r mistakes pro- 

 bably made by. 3l7. o'.l>, 

 4'x; error <-ommitted by, 

 Jio mistakes probably 

 made bv, 413, 422. 4K 

 errors coinmitti-d by, 4'V. 

 4!'2 mistake probably 

 made by, 49.V- his singu- 

 lar notion as to peaches, 

 5CS error probably com- 

 mitted by. 5"$ his cre- 

 dulity, 520 comments 

 the anc'unt mamier>. v. 

 3 -errors probably < :i - 

 milled by, 3, 4. 23 tn- 

 Htances of his credulity. 

 64 - *>7 repines at the 

 gi-neral inditferenco t 

 knowledge, 77. i"s re- 

 fuses to credit some ntar- 

 VcK S2-inveighs agaiiiKt 

 r.i.i^ic. S'7-a possible lapse 

 of memory by. UK) mia- 

 tUe made by, lol u:is- 

 tuku piubably uiaUu by. 



