Pagaii, Giovanni Girolamo 
See Columella, L. J. M. [De re rustical Dell'agricol- 
tura, Venezia, 1793-'99* 
See Columella, L. J. M* Opere ••• trad, di Benedetto 
del Bene, Venezia, 1846, 
See Varro, M, T. [De re rustical Dell'agricoltura, 
Venezia, 1795-97; Milano, 1851. 
Palissy, Bernard (1510?-1590) 
His works include many agricultural topics; 
soils, their mineral constituents, adaptations 
to certain crops, etc., as for instance a vine 
of Saintonge called "Chanchetz", cited by Roy- 
Chevrier, p,13» which Palissy in his "Chapitre 
des sels divers" mentions as adapted to saline 
soils. 
His "Jardin delectable" is discussed by MM, 
Bois and Gibault, Jour, Soc, Mat, Hort, France 
(1895), p»309-312, as the earliest presentation 
of picturesque gardening in France, and is quot¬ 
ed by Sieveking (1899)* p,46-50« The "Dessein 
du Jardin delectable" is part of his "Recepte 
veritable, par laquelle tous les horames de la 
Prance pourront apprendre h, multiplier et aug- 
menter leurs thresors", originally published at 
La Rochelle, 15^3» It is reprinted in "Les oeu¬ 
vres de maistre Bernard Palissy, Nouv, ^d. rev, 
par B, T.illon" (Niort, L, ClouEot, 1888), v,l, 
p,69-l04» (Dept, Agr,), It has also been trans¬ 
late into English by Helen M, Fox, with title: 
"A delectable garden" (peekskill, N, Y., Watch 
Hill press, 193I)» (Lib, Cong,) 
