The Roman Book Of Gardening

The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily vividselection of texts on Roman Horticulture celebrating herb and vegetablegardening in verse an... » 

The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily vividselection of texts on Roman Horticulture celebrating herb and vegetablegardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries. In an anthology of vividnew translations by John Henderson Virgils Georgics stand alongside neglectedworks by Columella Pliny and Palladius bringing to life the techniques andobstacles delights and exasperations of the Roman gardener. For all thecultural differences modern gardening enthusiasts will recognize much of thefamiliar heaving and chopping that the writers describe but may be surprised atother aspects of horticulture that have changed significantly over thecenturies.This is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of gardeninghistory Roman culture and Latin literature. The Roman Book of Gardening isthe first book on the practice of Roman gardening and includes a full Index ofPlants listing names in both English and Latin the language of botany. «