Note 2046 — BOOK XV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FRUIT-TREES.
John Bostock translation
See B. xiii. c. 17. The fruit of the ben is alluded to, but, as Fée observes, Pliny is wrong in calling it an almond, as it is a pulpy fruit.
John Bostock translation
See B. xiii. c. 17. The fruit of the ben is alluded to, but, as Fée observes, Pliny is wrong in calling it an almond, as it is a pulpy fruit.