Synesius of Cyrene

Ἠρόμην τὸ μειράκιον ὑπὲρ τοῦ σιλφίου πότερον ἀπὸ γεωργίας σοι γέγονεν, ἢ δῶρον λαβὼν ἔθου μερίδα κἀμοί. καὶ δῆτα μαθὼν ὡς τὸ σπουδαζόμενον ὑπὸ σοῦ κηπίον πρὸς ἅπασι καὶ τοῦτον ἐκόμισε τὸν καρπόν, ἥσθην διπλῇ, τῷ τε κάλλει τοῦ λαχάνου καὶ τῇ φήμῃ τοῦ τόπου.

ὄναιο τοῦ παμφόρου χωρίου, καὶ μήτε σὺ κάμοις ἐπαντλῶν ταῖς φιλτάταις πρασιαῖς, μήτ’ ἐκεῖναί ποτε πρὸς τὰς ὠδῖνας ἀπαγορεύσειαν, ἵν’ ἔχοις αὐτός τε χρῆσθαι καὶ ἡμῖν διαπέμπειν ὅσα φέρουσιν ὧραι.

I asked the young man about the silphium: had it come to you from cultivation, or had you received it as a gift and set aside a portion for me? When I learned that the garden you care for¹ had produced this yield too², along with everything else, I was pleased twice over: by the beauty of the plant and by the reputation of the place.

May you enjoy that fertile plot. May you not tire of watering your beloved beds, nor may they ever cease to produce, so that you have enough for yourself and can send us whatever the seasons bring.