Heathcote William Garrod, comp. (1878–1960). The Oxford Book of Latin Verse. 1912.

M. Furius Bibaculus fl. 70 B.C.

The Garden of Valerius Cato

SI quis forte mei domum Catonis,

depictas minio assulas, et illos

custodis uidet hortulos Priapi,

miratur quibus ille disciplinis

tantam sit sapientiam assecutus,

quem tres cauliculi, selibra farris,

racemi duo tegula sub una

ad summam prope nutriant senectam.