Note 1202 — BOOK XIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FRUIT TREES.
John Bostock translation
“Chium.” This reading is doubtful. Fée says that between Narni and Terni, eight leagues from Spoleto, a small grape is found, without stones. It is called “uva passa,” or “passerina.” So, too, the Sultana raisin of commerce.