114 THEOPHRASTI pE CAVSlS 



ficriaflolct^Omnia pcncaatumnalia,antccrt^plarima gcncrl 

 fraticis,fuffrutids,hcrb.Tq; attribnimus.Arbos cnim nolia pc- 

 nitus autnmnamdclidcratrprsetcrqDam figcrminandum iccnn 

 do caipiam fitrquada cnim poft arfluru fua gcrmina gcmioat. 



QHandonrhonspetpGtuafroniegermtnent •Jtem quamchre 

 aliqMafemper^ifminehtMrcahtyfii^tficent^mm de mtc 



■tfana. Ca^nt xU 



) Arborcs , qnr 



ADlammam (vtin vniucrlum cxponam; ArDorcs, qa* 

 pcrpetuafrondcconduntur.tum gcrmcn,tom fraflumiO 

 fcrius proferont,icilicct fpifsitatisificcitarisqj canfa : paulatim 

 cnim in his afflaic alimcntom. Adde cam partcm alimcnti , quas 

 folijs afsidu^ vcnit.Hinccnim collc(5bs,qooarborcsccyasco- 

 gantur turgdccrcnullos ficripotcft :fcdfuo tantnmmodo tcm 

 porc,quoadliceat,commoucntar. Raracnim admodcm fnnt» 

 quxin gcncrc fcmpcr virentium gcrminc frofluvc pracuc- 



tiiant,vt hcdcra,vtrhamnus,& quicquid ciufmodi . Proprictas 

 amcmcaliditatcnccorom,aur3ritatc,homiditateq;,vcictum 



omnibus his dc caofis cacniat^quxrcndum fant cft. Jllo tamcn 



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qoibusqitcbnsdcbcant iudicari.Scddchis p 



Qoamob 



autcm alia cclcrins,alia fcrios gcrir.incnt,caufa5 prsdittas rcd- 



dcrepofiis.Dchis vero^quaecir.nitDstemporibos gcrmJnanf, 

 florcntiruaumqi p3fiunr,cca malopcrfica, & quicquid cicl^e 

 generisfir,ambig;rcqQifpiam poi'sit,non (olum,quonl3me - 

 rnmtcmpcramcntair^temporibusfingolisnon rcfpondcat , « 

 ctiam,qnod ncc ipfa gcncra int cr kk germinis , aot itottas J^ 

 tionc conae.uaoi.Id cnim difsldicm cflc in his tantummotJo vo 



lamas,<^ eucnirc vidanus,qcac nnlla gcneris '=^"i""S^."'"f,„„ j- 

 clctatc.lgitar affcaioncm hancproxnr.amdixcnmanimsuui j. 



.fcEtibas,qai pr^poftcri concfp-.utor.S ed caufa in illis p't^^^'.^^» 

 in his qnacrituriilli cnim qujan6 fimal fu^principlacaep ^^ 

 nec forti in codcm loco,idcirco fimalconcipincqnronr • n ^^ 

 aatcm g^rminatlo qaamobrcm fimal non fial,haad ^^*^' ^ '^, 

 cft.QM^d cnim radiccs non vbiqj verfus,!)cq; fimiliter ^^ ,^ 

 tor^aut qaod raml non rccipiant fnccam,ncq; coqa.int,q^^ ^^^ 

 prima gcrminatio prouenirc pofsit,tllud ita tiaf,ncccllc ^^^^^ 

 quamobrcm hicc ita fint.cuiu. vc rci caufj,tat.lcdici "^V^^^^ 

 Vitem enim qaam inianam vocamos , non pro*nl '^^' ^ 

 fortafsisconccpilTe rarfus exiftimaucris : hxccniro ,q ^^^^ 

 003 fuum cxcoquii fraaum , plcriiq; foscandiliumoiis r^^^^^. 



