Note 1952 — BOOK XXI. AN ACCOUNT OF FLOWERS, AND THOSE USED FOR CHAPLETS MORE PARTICULARLY.
John Bostock translation
This is the case; for when it is brittle it shows that it has not been adulterated with water, to add to its weight.
John Bostock translation
This is the case; for when it is brittle it shows that it has not been adulterated with water, to add to its weight.