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Patent ituiuc, linguhfquc innotefcunt Italia*; fum cramMJfi, rtl cfcfidrofc- 

 ptahntta produfro af<*»g«io in lt^,ct(tjni folum j Em ut ligfrca rranci fubftuim > 

 cotticc circumdata , in majortl hequcntcr quafi ramos divid.nur ; qui ultrritis mino- 

 ra proeerminaitics furculos, tandem in radicular Sc capillamcma dcfinunt ft fol- 

 nmttjn i^qutlMiftUmvcroliabisfolctNaaframatrrnui, qoara in caulc , vclciti- 

 dicccuftodireccnfuevit, inradiccvaricprorubcramcarnlicios^conilcrc, novrifqac 

 f<r:us ibidem piomcrc » & litre > quorum omnium !ndat;i mn * protit tcrmiuri 

 met licefact* profeqinr. Interim lacilioris intclligcntix gratia* arborum Radices J^l 

 primo lultrabimus. Hx iraquc varic a trunco terra aftixo producuntur ; nam in all 

 quibus perpcndicularitcr clongatx > radicular bine indc promunt ; quod pluribm hcr- 

 birum gencribus familiatc d( : in plcrifquc vcrA produ&us mmcus in multiplied dt- 

 viditur inlignc* Radices, qua fere honzontalitcr; dcx>rfum tamen propagate > in 

 ulteriorcs radiculas folutx, rotundampcripheriam » nonabfimilemci* quxabcx- 

 :rcmita:c ramorum defcribirur, graphite cftbrmanr. In nonnullisdivifx Radices > 

 varias xmulamur formas, GIano)um s Olivarum, & fimilium; quorum omnium 

 rudis delincario per potior* capita inferius habebirur. 



Arbonim iqtrur Radices* & prxcipud mmcus > iifdem vaforumgcncribusimp|N 

 e^tis confer > ut in caudicc; ica ut fupcrHuum Gt eofdem iconcs iterom effingerc ; 

 luarc furculos tantiim rimabimur. In Moro itaquc (l io«) liirculum > annutorcm di- 





gicum crafltrie xquantcm, obferyavi, & horizontal femidumetrum ruditcr deli- to. 

 ncavi. Hujus exterior fupcrficicscolorcmvitcllinumprxfefert , & copiofxracm- ^ * 

 branx utriculorum tranfverfalibusordinibuscxcitatXj cxtcriorcmcorticis rcqioncro 

 occupant; in quibus horizontals tumorcs, quafi zonxeminenr; quibus laccratisj 

 minimus quidam pulvis , crocuni mctallorum xmulatus crumpit. Sub his alia pariter 

 fucccriunt renuia invohicra, & poJIrcmAHgncarumfibrarum reticularis contextura, 

 a quibus urriculonim ordincs pendent f & tandem prone lignum liber luxuriat. Craf- V^*^ 1 * "^ 

 fits valde cortex c([ * & laftifcra vafa-1> erumpcntcuicco> patent. Liqnicontex- ID * 

 tura tranfvcrfalium ntnculorpm fcriebus B a corticc versus medullam dcdu<ftfs > primo 

 cxcitatur; intercept* vcrofpatiarrachcarumrubisC'j &Hgncis(iftu!iscumminori- 

 bus utriculorum fcricbus horirontalibut incntctatts rcplcntur; Hoc ramen vidcrur 

 quafipcrpctuum> trachcas majorcsetic, ftnttgispatcntcs, ac in trunco > acramis 

 cxiftant. Loco paritcr medullar traebcarum congeries Dobfervatur » quxrranfvcr- 

 fiilium utriculorum centrum Cxtat. Lignca iqicur portio F » qitxcrafliorclt> borca* 

 Icm tefpicit rcgionem ; oppofita autcm meridionafcm pljgam attingit. 



Arborum Radices in capillamcma, &min!masradiculaslaciniaridiximus» qua- W'tuiAiwn 

 fum fpeciem a rtpuh nigra , n,,; defumpcam defineavf. Abex^uaitadLicRadI-K«9 

 ccJ, qu^craHitiemauri^larsungiiUnonattmgit^cxoritur; hujus colore cincrco fi fr in * 

 in fjbvitellinum tendit , varicofa elt, & hinc indecirro^ &radicubs flemittir, 

 qux copiofit pilb contcguntur. Tcnai & crifpo, hcerrfqucinterdumconiccco- 

 opcriuntur : & intus librx & trachea culbdiuntur. 



Ab exaratis Kadicibui adhuctenellis appendices quxdam eminent s quxraccma- ¥ 

 t;m imcrdum pendent ; hafqucgemmas efle fjturamm Radicum probabiliter cenfeo. 



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