On Scipio's villa
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Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Book Description: The second volume of Seneca's moral letters to Lucilius. Each letter contains Seneca's advice and wisdom won from a life of Roman politics.
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This too I have seen recently—an aged vine transplanted from its own plantation.
In this case, the fibres also should be gathered together, if possible, and then you should cover up the vine-stem more generously, so that roots may spring up even from the stock.
I have seen such plantings made not only in February, but at the very end of March; the plants take hold of and embrace alien elms.
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 19
Content:
20.
This too I have seen recently—an aged vine transplanted from its own plantation.
In this case, the fibres also should be gathered together, if possible, and then you should cover up the vine-stem more generously, so that roots may spring up even from the stock.
I have seen such plantings made not only in February, but at the very end of March; the plants take hold of and embrace alien elms.