[2191] The methods of grafting and inoculation.
[2192] B. xiii. c. [50]. They dwelt between the Ems and the Elbe.
[2193] See B. iv. c. 29.
[2194] “Ulvâ.” This appears to be a general name for all kinds of aquatic fresh-water plants; as “alga” is that of the various sea-weeds.
[2195] He alludes to turf for firing; the Humus turfa of the naturalists.
[2196] Of course this applies only to those who dwelt near the sea-shore, and not those more inland.
[2197] Guichardin remarks, that Pliny does not here bear in mind the sweets of liberty.
[2198] So Laberius says, “Fortuna multis parcere in pœnam solet;” “Fortune is the saving of many, when she means to punish them.”
[2199] He alludes to the vicinity of the Zuyder Zee. See B. iv. c. 29. The spots where these forests once stood are now cultivated plains, covered with villages and other works of the industry of man.
[2200] “Quercus.” We shall see, in the course of this Book, that its identity has not been satisfactorily established.