Lectures on Roman husbandry, delivered before the University of Oxford; comprehending such an account of the system of agriculture, the treatment of domestic animals, the horticulture &c., pursued in ancient times, as may be collected from the Scriptores rei rusticae, the Georgics of Virgil, and other classical authorities, with notices of the plants mentioned in Columella and Virgil; . fTTTTHX ^ U HhJ p§LJ; :rr:^.:X Xr *L J^ccordz-n-y la Columellas. J. Jaovw L<tj64-e£L4 \iltaJ ay /fiU/ J$visCAJtsviA4. lect. ii.] ROMAN HUSBANDRY. 55 the proprietor; the rustica, for the field labourers,&c.;
Lectures on Roman husbandry, delivered before the University of Oxford; comprehending such an account of the system of agriculture, the treatment of domestic animals, the horticulture &c., pursued in ancient times, as may be collected from the Scriptores rei rusticae, the Georgics of Virgil, and other classical authorities, with notices of the plants mentioned in Columella and Virgil; . fTTTTHX ^ U HhJ p§LJ; :rr:^.:X Xr *L J^ccordz-n-y la Columellas. J. Jaovw L<tj64-e£L4 \iltaJ ay /fiU/ J$visCAJtsviA4. lect. ii.] ROMAN HUSBANDRY. 55 the proprietor; the rustica, for the field labourers,&c.; the fructuaria, for the produce of the farm,including the oil-press, wine-cellar, &c. The urbana should be divided into winter andsummer apartments; the winter having theirbedrooms fronting the east, their dining-roomsthe west; whilst the summer ones have theirbedrooms to the south-east. The walks should face the south, so as to com-mand as much as possible of the sun in winter,and as little as possible in summer. 22. Rooms for servants belonging to the stables, 23- Sheepfold. 24. Shepherds lodges. 25. Goat pens. 26. Goat-herds lodges. 27. Dog kennels. 28. Carthouses. 29. Hogstyes. 3°- Swineherds lodges. 3i- Bakehouse. 32- The mill. 33- Pond in the outer farm yard. 34- Dunghills. 35- Storehouses for wood, reeds, and fodder. 36. Hen yard. 37- Dove-houses. 38. House for turtle-doves. 39- House for thrushes. 40. House for poultry. 41. Pou
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