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ILIS (Ancient city) ILIA
Here, and here only in Greece, does fine flax grow. The fine flax of Elis is as fine as that of the Hebrews, but it is not so yellow.
The following peculiarities we find mentioned with reference to the truffle. When
there have been showers in autumn, and frequent thunder-storms, truffles are produced,
thunder contributing more particularly to their developement; they do not, however,
last beyond a year, and are considered the most delicate eating when gathered
in spring. In some places the formation of them is attributed to water; as at
Mytilene, for instance, where
they are never to be found, it is said, unless the rivers overflow, and bring
down the seed from Tiara, that being the name of a place at which they are produced
in the greatest abundance. The finest truffles of Asia are those found in the
neighbourhood of Lampsacus
and Alopeconnesus; the best
in Greece are those of the vicinity of Elis. (Pliny Nat.19.13)
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