[3232] In B. xvi. cc. [53], [56], [66], [67], and [90].
[3233] This was the native place of Ovid, who alludes to its cold streams, Tristia, B. iv. El. x. ll. 3, 4:—
“Sulmo mihi patria est, gelidis uberrimus undis,
Millia qui novies distat ab urbe decem.”
Irrigation of the vine is still practised in the east, in Italy, and in Spain; but it does not tend to improve the quality of the wine.
[3234] The Sagrus, now the Sangro.
[3235] “Uredo rubigo” and “uredo caries.”
[3237] Still practised upon the cherry-tree.
[3238] He alludes to the medical operation for the removal of carious bones, described by Celsus, B. viii. c. 3.