. Flowers and their pedigrees [microform]. Flowers; Flowers; Fleurs; Fleurs. The Roma7tce of a Wayside Weed. 45 the bury or hill-fort of Solis, the ancient fortified town of the Keltic and Euskarian natives; and when, long agei afterwards, the Romans planted their station in the valley below, they naturally called the hot springs. Fig. Wood-spurge (Euphorbia pilosa). which they found there by the name of Aquae Solis ; and equally naturally misinterpreted the second word (really a native term, Sulis) as the genitive of Sol, and accordingly dedicated their great temple on the spot. Ple

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. Flowers and their pedigrees [microform]. Flowers; Flowers; Fleurs; Fleurs. The Roma7tce of a Wayside Weed. 45 the bury or hill-fort of Solis, the ancient fortified town of the Keltic and Euskarian natives; and when, long agei afterwards, the Romans planted their station in the valley below, they naturally called the hot springs. Fig. Wood-spurge (Euphorbia pilosa). which they found there by the name of Aquae Solis ; and equally naturally misinterpreted the second word (really a native term, Sulis) as the genitive of Sol, and accordingly dedicated their great temple on the spot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London : Longmans, Green

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