

4ls^tcmporiI>ns,quaTiacImoJoiT} in animalium gcncrC An ali- 

 mcti f nopia^rigorcq j acrf s id cucnf^r. Etcniin /i fcrcno, mollitu 

 aercgcrniinarca/sidutpofsint,partU5 crrtis tcinporibajtribai 

 badqaaquamoportcrcapparcat.vcl fi id minns, at no I;strm 

 poribus qoibus triboi foIct,vt totiJ iin.ul rcgc nDinct,* fi quid 

 turgcldt^pariat.QMpdfi coclam obfcqucns, mitcq;af$idu^fif, 

 ca quoqoc forrafs^qoac a poctis narranfur, rationc non carcrc 

 apparcant:ncquclllad abfurdun;fi^,quodEmpcdocIcs inqait: 

 Pcrpctuis foll js, * toto fruaibas anno, Vbcrtatcvlgcnt. Ad 

 lohaccJdprofiusambiguucft : Vtru matarltatcs frufluufimilcs» 

 andctcriorcs rcddantur,cucaIor /nfirmior>tempu£q;hamidias 

 Ht.Scd hoc vclim pcr foppofirioncm contcmplcris, Tcmporu 

 aatcm circaitufolfto arborcsxftiaotcmporc ocinanir^par- 

 timcxgcrminationc, partimcxfru<nrficjrfonc nirfusrcplcri, 



rcftituiqj vidcntur.Dcindc cx ca ipfa rcftirntionctcmporibus 

 congruis parcrc,atqac gcrminarc partu gcflato quodammodo, 

 tain inp3rtlbus,qaumintotis.Rcflcaotcn},&fationcs,Aag- 



gcrminationcs plunbas ficri tcmporibas fo]cnt:qu;£ quidcm tc 

 pora contraria intcric qaodammodocflc vidcntur,Sdcft,autu 

 lo^us,^^ vcr,ftortuscanical^:quod cnimaggcrminctur folftitijs 

 niinimucft:icd poft arftaru,* fabcaniCD]am loogccopiofiai 

 gcrmcn adijcitur Vcr igitur nuUam fmtfficit admirationt:cll 

 ^nim idtcmposomnium viU3CffsJmum,fcrcondifiimumqj,vt- 

 Potc qaod humidu,ca]idamq; naturafit- Acftas contrariaquafi 

 Vcri acccdit:ficcj cnim ,<ft fcrucntif&ima cft,pra:cipac com fy- 

 «Q^ cxoritur Jtcui aatumncs non foiu ficcusjfcdctlam frigida$ 

 fcqa!fur,3crciam immutato tcporis hybcrni accc/Ta.Eft antcn» 



4frigiditas,*ficcitas,gcrminationiomnino contraria- Igltau 



tcmcritas quxdanaturx in ip ipfis apparcat. Vcrum ncqaca<l 

 jogffminandumcontrariatcmporaillaconfiftont»ncqjhcrclcin 

 tcrfcdifsidcntaliqna fuarom viriom rationc,fcdfimih*tadincin 

 Profciio ahquam iortiuntur^Tcmpos cnim quodgcrmini ac^ 

 ^ojnmodctcrThamorcm aliqacm,cajorcmqi habcat opos cft»vf 

 ^crnum:& quidcm id adgcrminandom aptifsimam proculdu-i 



CHr/t.cayO' feruentt Jp-^tefruO»s nafcdnturi^tq; 

 Autamno Jiccoj cr hnmuio ^Stdem. Cafn^t x v- 



Eliquisautcm ambobu«hocidcm orta cantcalr,^ 



* poft arv}qram obringcrc fo]ct:ctcnimiubipfofy« 



<krc quanqaam plurimsmfcrarar,tamen id^aaftri 



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