Columella, Res Rustica, ed. Harrison Boyd Ash, ed. E. S. Forster, ed. Edward H. Heffner, 8.15.3

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[3] Ora lacus ne corrumpantur violentia restagnantis undae, quae semper induere debet, opere signino consternuntur, eaque non in gradus oportet erigi, sed paulatim clivo subsidere, ut tamquam e litore descendatur in aquam. Solum autem stagni per circuitum, quod sit instar modi totius duarum partium, lapidibus inculcatis ac ¹tectorio muniendum est, ne possit herbas evomere, praebeatque nantibus aquae ²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰

Res Rustica. Columella. ed. Harrison Boyd Ash, ed. E. S. Forster, ed. Edward H. Heffner. London. 1941-1955.

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Res Rustica. Books I-IX (Columella. On agriculture, Volume 1-2. Ash, Harrison Boyd; Foster, Edward Seymour; Heffner, Edward H., editors. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1941.)

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Res Rustica

3. pinguescunt etiam maiores. Nam tenerrima pullities Schneider: pinguescunt etiam patriminam pullities SA: pinguescunt etiam propter nimiam pullutiem (pollicicm c) a.

4. opima edd.: optima codd.

5. phalerides edd.: plargides S: philagrides ac: om. A.

6. media ac: medio SA.

7. longitudini edd.: longitudinis codd.

8. loci ac: locis SA.

9. ac ac: ad SA.

10. ad quam a aquae c: aquam S: ad aquam A. a The text of this passage is undoubtedly corrupt. Schneider's restoration certainly gives the right sense, since

Columella Res Rustica 8.15.3

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