← Table of contents
The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

Note 960 — BOOK XIX. THE NATURE AND CULTIVATION OF FLAX, AND AN ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS GARDEN PLANTS.

John Bostock translation

He is evidently speaking of the pompion, or pumpkin, the Cucurbita pepo of Linnæus: quite distinct from the cucumber.

Explore with AITake your curiosity a little further.

Reading settings