Howsoever, pure water is best, and which (as Pindarus holds) is better than gold; an especial ornament it is, and "very commodious to a city" (according to [2908]Vegetius) "when fresh springs are included within the walls," as at Corinth, in the midst of the town almost, there was arx altissima scatens fontibus, a goodly mount full of fresh water springs: "if nature afford them not they must be had by art."

344 v. altissima

258 Saxifraga crassifolia Oval-leaved Saxifrage c.m. 259 - cordifolia Heart-leaved ditto c.m. 260 - Geum Kidney-leaved ditto c.m. 261 - geranoides Crane's-bill-leaved ditto c.m. 262 - pensylvanica Pennsylvanian ditto l.b. 263 - hieracifolia Hawkweed-leaved ditto c.m. 264 Gypsophila paniculata Panicled Gypsophila c.m. 265 altissima

594 lateriflora Red-stalked ditto c.m. 595 altissima