The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)Note 2014 — BOOK XXI. AN ACCOUNT OF FLOWERS, AND THOSE USED FOR CHAPLETS MORE PARTICULARLY.John Bostock translationFrom the Greek ἀ, “not,” and μαραίνεσθαι, “to fade.”◇Copy noteReturn to BOOK XXI. AN ACCOUNT OF FLOWERS, AND THOSE USED FOR CHAPLETS MORE PARTICULARLY.