( #) 
ihe dunghill had its god, and Stercutus, his temple and 
worshippers. Their corn crops were abundant; be- 
sides barley and far, (1). they had three species of 
wheat; the robus or red—the siligo or white—and 
the triticun trimestre, or summer wheat; they had, — 
besides, millet, panis, zea and rye, all of which, pro- 
ducing a flour convertible. into bread, were known by 
the common name of frumentum. Leguminous crops 
were frequent; the Tupin i in particular was raised in 
abundance, and besides being employed asa manure, 
(2) entered extensively into the subsistence of men, 
cattle and poultry. The cultivation of garden ve- 
getables was well understood and employed many 
hands; and meadows, natural and artificial, were 
brought to great perfection. Lucern and fenu-gree 
were the basis of the latter, and peas, rye anda mix- 
ture of barley, beans and peas, called farrago, were 
occasionally used in the stables as green food. 
Their flocks were abundant, and formed their first 
representative of wealth, as is sufficiently indicated 
by their word pecunia. Vines:and olives and their 
products (wine and oil) had a full share of attention 
anduse. ~The rearing of poultry made an important 
part of domestic economy, nor were aplaries and fish 
ponds forgotten or neglected. 
»-Suchewas: the husbandry of Rome, when Rome 
was Mistress of the world, and it was to this illustri- 
ous period that Pliny alluded when (speaking of the 
(1) Of this last, there were three kinds, neither of which is now cultivated. 
(2) The lupinus albus of Linneus: “ many other vegetables are used for this. pur- 
pose, particularly the bean, but do not answer as well as the lupin ; when this is 
heated in an over and then buried, it forms the most powerfal of all manures, va 
€.L, Simonde. Zubleau de L’agriculture Tescane. . 
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