[1522]. Geop. iv. 8.

[1523]. Geop. iv. 7.

[1524]. Geop. iv. 14.

[1525]. It has been remarked also by ancient naturalists that a fig-tree planted in a sea-onion, grows quicker and is more free from vermin. Theoph. Hist. Plant. i. 5. 5.

[1526]. Colum. v. 11.

—Adultâ vitium propagine

Altas maritat populos,

Inutilesque falce ramos amputans

Feliciores inserit.

Horat. Epod. ii. 9, seq.