Flora in Eclogue 1

Patulae fagi (line1)
     English name: Beech tree; Greek pun on fagos, oak tree
     Uses: Provides shade, produces edible fleshy nuts
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Tenui avena (line2)
     English name: Wild oat, Oat straw
     Uses: Provides grain; in this context, understand avena as a sort of reed pipe
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Calamo (line10)
     English name: Reed, Cane
     Uses: Can be used for thatch or musical instruments
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Densos corylos (line14)
     English name: Hazel tree
     Uses: Produces the tasty hazel nut
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Quercus (line17)
     English name: Oak tree (compare: ilice in some versions, line 18)
     Uses: Provides shade and durable wood
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Cupressi (line26)
     English name: Cyprus
     Uses: When planted in a tight row, provides dark shade; sometimes associated with death and mourning
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Viburnum (line26)
     English name: Way-faring tree (Eurasian viburnum)
     Uses: Produces large leaves and small white flowers; common along waysides; bushlike
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Poma (line38/81)
     English name: Fruit (such as apple, cherry, etc)
     Uses: Provides edible, fleshy fruit
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Pinus (line39)
     English name: Pine tree, Fir tree
     Uses: A source of timber (especially for ships) and pinenuts
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Iunco (line49)
     English name: Rush
     Uses: Thatch
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Salicti (line55/79)
     English name: White willow
     Uses: Snappy twigs are used for making baskets
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Ulmo (line59)
     English name: Smooth-leaved elm
     Uses: Very common; provides timber
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Piros (line74)
     English name: Pear tree
     Uses: Produces tasty pears
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Vitis (line74)
     English name: Grape vine
     Uses: Produces grapes, primarily used for wine
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Florentum cytisum (line79)
     English name: Clover blossom; shrub trefoil
     Uses: Attract bees; feed foraging and grazing animals
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Castaneae molles (line82)
     English name: Soft chestnut (tree)
     Uses: Produces tasty chestnuts
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