Chapter 9

09 - Book 16, Chapters 80-95 : <i>Varieties of the teredo; the woods used in building; carpenter's woods; woods united with glue; veneering; the age of trees; trees as old as the city; trees older than the city; trees planted by Agamemnon the first year of the Trojan war; trees planted at Argos by Hercules; trees which are the most short lived; trees that have been rendered famous; three varieties of the mistletoe; historical facts connected with the mistletoe; summary; Roman authors quoted; foreign authors quoted</i>

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