15.
And you too shall be shaded by the tree which Is slow to grow, but bringeth shade to cheer Your grandsons in the far-off years, In spring sow beans then, too, O clover plant, Thou’rt welcomed by the crumbling furrows; and The millet calls for yearly care.
You may judge by the following incident whether those plants should be set out at the same time, or whether both should be sowed in the spring.
It is June at the present writing, and we are well on towards July; and I have seen on this very day farmers harvesting beans and sowing millet.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On Scipio's villa
Location: Chapter 86, Section 15
Content:
15.
And you too shall be shaded by the tree which Is slow to grow, but bringeth shade to cheer Your grandsons in the far-off years, In spring sow beans then, too, O clover plant, Thou’rt welcomed by the crumbling furrows; and The millet calls for yearly care.
You may judge by the following incident whether those plants should be set out at the same time, or whether both should be sowed in the spring.
It is June at the present writing, and we are well on towards July; and I have seen on this very day farmers harvesting beans and sowing millet.