Notes on the current edition
Res Rustica
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estimavimus S: extimabimus ac: existimabimus M.
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arborum SA1. a I.e. the lower quality of the prolific vine is more than offset by the quantity of its yield. b I.e. the arbustum. c Varro, R.R. I. 2. 7, quoting Cato, Origines. d 1 urna = 1/2 amphora = about 3.42 U.S. (2.85 Brit.) gallons.
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florentino Sa: flor. expunet. et faventino in mar q. A.
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octingenae SAcM: ottingene a: octogenae vulgo.
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maiorem SAa, Sobel.
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partem SA, Sobel.
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possimus S (in possumus con.) A, Sobel. a Mod. Faenza. b A strip of land running along the Adriatic coast of Italy. c Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the philosopher. d 1 culleus = 20 amphorae = about 137 U.S. (114 Brit.) gallons. e See Introd., p. xi. f Perhaps the two iugera of grafted vines mentioned in III. 9. 6. For the varying number of vines planted to the iugerum, see V. 3.
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sedeligunt S, Sobel.
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inscientiam cM, vett. edd.: inscientia a: inscientia quae perdiderunt SA1: inscitia vulgo.
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quis SAac: om. M.
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sociaverit SAcM, vett. edd.
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sic Gesn., Schn.: tricenas vel quadragenas certe ante Gesn.: tricenas v. c. ducenas SA: tricenas vel ducenas (decenas cM) certe acM.
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percipiant SA1: percipiunt a: percipiet M.
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diligenter ratiocinatior SA1: diligenter ratiocinatio Sobel.
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videre et id SA1: videt et id c.
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sit licet SAa.
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septem edd.: octo SAacM, vett. edd.
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tamen SAacM, vett. edd.: tum vulgo.
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praecipere c.
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noningentos ac.
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teneant c.
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cuiquam om. SA, sed add. in marg. A.
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dispexerit SAacM, et plerique: dispunxerit Schn.
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iam om. SA1.
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ingerunt acM, et in marg. A.
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redemptorum erunt SA1, Schn.:redemptor emerit A2acM, ei plerique. a Rooted cuttings. b See Chap. 6. sec. 3, below.
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