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Marcus Porcius Cato; Varro; Columella; Palladius · 1482

Arelatæ: Arles a city of Gallia Narbonensis.
Siphones: siphons pipes through which we draw in and expel water or other liquids by the intervention of breath air pressure.
Interordinium: the space which is between the rows.
Dodrans: nine parts of an as a unit of weight or measure; here, three-quarters of a whole.
Viutiradices living roots: are called shoots with roots, in distinction to a maleolus a cutting from a vine and other cuttings.
Decussare: to form into a decussis the shape of the Roman numeral X and to divide.
Decussis is also named from ten asses a coin of ten units.
In the shape of the Greek letter, that is, delta Δ or lambda Λ.
Depangere: to plant: hence depactus planted/fixed.
Retorridum: is said of that which is scorched by the sun after its strength has been lost prematurely.
Susu: the ancients said this for sursum upwards.
Limes decumanus: in paths and the marking of fields, this is so called because it cuts the field from the equinoctial sunrise to the equinoctial sunset.
Prouincia province: was said of land outside Italy: and therefore we read of provincial and Italian roads.
Biturici: peoples of Gaul: hence the biturica vine of the Bituriges.
Compendium: utility. The opposite is dispendium loss/expense.
Statumina: are named from the standing of the trees: for as they grow, the branches receive a standing support.
Pedatio: when a vineyard is propped up with pedamentis stakes.
Hornotinum: is said of this year; others read annotinum of last year.
Ordo uineæ row of the vineyard: extended by a simple yoke, is a canterius a prop/rafter.
Iugata uitis: from iugo yoke, because it was made in the likeness of a military yoke. For with two spears fixed, a third was tied across the top.
Insolare and isolari: are said of admitting the sun.
Dolabella: a diminutive from dolabra a mattock or adze.
Maleolus: was called a shoot with a knob on each side from the hard wood.
Oculi: in the shoots of trees are properly so called: from where they germinate.
Teredo: a worm gnawing and eating wood.
Delibrare: is to remove the bark.
Veternus: a disease from too much leisure.
Cæsim: that is, with one blow.
Ductim: with delay.
Dactyli: are fingers.
Coagmentare: is to press together and tighten artistic joints and connections.
Ramentū: is said from radendo scraping; and it is that which falls from shaved wood or another thing.
Scobem: we call that which is ground and brought out by an auger and iron tool in drilling things.
Bulbus: among those who are competent, it is taken not only for an onion, but also for any round root. Whence we read of the bulbs of the narcissus and the bulbs of reeds.