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DODECANDRIA, MOMOfiVXIA. 



dincm lcrc adcpco, pcricarpio undcm aliqiuindo egrcdttur cru^; fortequia, 

 ncgantc fcminc ultcriorcm nmc xquali copia fucci adimtfioncm, iinpulfura 

 cjusdcm maiorctn in fc aSioncmquc cxpcritur," quibus lic> ut clongcutr. 

 I \-a\ cnint cratu caput , calvptra fua obvolutum, in fruitu vix trtpollicari ad 

 dcbitum jam pcrvcnirc volumcn folcat, corpus tamcn cjusdcm collumquc 

 adhuc pctcxigun funt, confpiciturquc fcminis conus brcviflimus capiti , cui 

 fovcolatn cantuin imprimic , fcrc conciguus* Porro cx inftitucis attcntc ob- 

 fcrvaciombuscollegt, a florisfiecundauonc ad pcricilam fru&us matnricatcm 

 anninn fcrmc dabi. Primi mcnfis f[>atio gcrmcn in mcdio florc pifum vix 

 tequat; rudiorcvadit calvx viridiorquc; pccalaS: flamina nbfunt \ acccruni 

 flos vix mucatur, Tcrtto mcnfc prodit fcminis apcx, qui pcr duos mcnfcs 

 parvus pcr(t(lic»doncc adolcvic pcricarpium. Protrudi pcrgic dctndc fcmctt 

 lingulis mcnfibus circitcr ad fc^qutpolltccm. Currcntc dccimo crus in con- 

 fpc&um vcnit; cadicquc circa duodcctmum maturum fcmcn. 



Quum radicibus agcndis fruclus cft idoncus» fpontc a partibus rcliquis 

 fcmcn fcparatur, atquc cx arborc dilabitur, Ilfcc poft paucos dics cuam dc- 

 cidunt» pcdunculo communi a ranto foluto, Vidi imcrdum, cccidiflc in 

 tcrram fcmcn pcricarpio cruriquc adlmcdum inncxutn; quod aut ab avibus 

 autalio quocunquc modo vt cxtcrnc illacaconcigiflc, arbitwr: tuncqucgcr- 

 minaflcquidcm fctninis conum dcprchcndi, vcrum fcinpcra comprimcnci- 

 buspanibus lcfmn pcifimcqtichahcnccm, ac forec pcricurum, Porro ftd- 

 lepatct, fciitcn Itoc cx arhorc dilapfum fubulato apicc fuo tcrnc iinpiinjcre 

 nccclfario dcbcrc, idquc nut pcrpcndicuforiccr, aur fuhohliquc, nifi quid im- 

 pcdimcnti cafu accidat. Situs cniin in inin arborc dcpcndcncis pcrpcndicu* 

 laris cft ad tcrram, poudusquc ad apiccm ^raviuscodcm ultro tcndic in lapfiu 

 Si dcin conlidcrccur folum cius nacalc paludofum liinofutn & aqiris crcbro 

 fubmcrfum, adcoquc mollc & rctfftcncia; Icvis, non tnirum vidcbicur, in« 

 (ixum tcrra ad polliris circitcr ahittidiiicm Iwrcrc, & ficradiccs cmitccre 

 poflc, quibus fc fudcntct firmtus. Qiutdam vidi in ipfas cccidiflc aquas trcs 

 quacuorvc pcdcs profundas,carundcmqucfundoinhx<iflc: vcrum ibinccciam 

 crcfccrcperrcxcrint, ignoro; inaqua fcmipcdali abiiffc inarborcs, Icio- 



Scminis igitur Qpcx, folo infixus, brcvi cfub lateribus cmittic radicw 

 paucas, fibrofas, lcntas, atquc horizontalcs, Marccfcunc, cadumquc bra* 

 £tcx duffi, qui coni partcm conllitucbant cxtcriorcm; atquc ctiam illa, qux 

 adftibanthuicutrinqucfoliola. Conus vcro procruditur in ramulum polli. 

 carcni, fupcrnc ornatum foliis binis fcsquipollicaribus gcmmaquc imcrinc- 

 dia confimili : atquc ita crcfccrc pcrgit. Frutlus igitur illc fubulatus futune 

 arboris vcrus truncuS|Cl>. Radiccs tcmporc lignofsc cvadunt; & ? fivc hfls 

 allucns pcrpctuo tranficnsquc marc, limum arcnasvcalio abripicndo, cauCt 

 fit; livcrc ipfa raditcs furfum arquc ac dcorfum in incrcmciuo clongcntur; 



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