^j^ THEOPHRASTI db cavsis 



tml^tm in anfm ^libas fcmen non nif. perfcaa natura pofTcfie: 

 f i patct:cumqi ob lcr.ikm aetatem dcfccerit.gencrajio ceflat.Rc 

 ftLairar dubitaucris,atq} ita ftatucris.Seminis cm prodaaio, 

 pcrfeai""* nrorf us cnidam tribuitur . Qpo tandcm modo ^tas 



fingai 



producendi vim praecipn^ p 



deat.S cd ccontrario propcmadam fequltar,cnm in altcrutram 

 pattem lacci.vircjq; pcrrcxerint.Qoamobrcm in gencrc qao- 

 5jplantarDmidcmeaenireratioeft,atq; ita portioncm etiam 

 iUara acccdere planam iam eftrad virara enim parte foccas in- 1» 

 fiuxerJt,rcliqaa iciunior crit : ambabus enim iatisfaccre non 

 qaifhoc «ploratum ferrafc in omnibas eft. rUntaram autcra 

 «nos,tres quafdam pottioncs facd fortitam cft . Dacitar enim 

 faccus adarborcmipfam.cimqsgcrminationem^qnod qoidem 



incefs 

 ad f rnaum 



plernnq; nen prodeont. Itcm ad trnttam,<S puipam iru.iu -u. 

 bientcm:impetascnimfaausadakeram,nc quis ad rdiqaum 

 fiat,imPcdimentoeft.Vtigiturln illisnon decft ratio,ita nec m 

 Kis dccft,fcd portio plan^ faa feruatur. S ylucftres em arborcs, 



. r__n_; . ..«!„« »,r.rr,rtr^ /iin-riKnuf.fcd Dlus adtrnCtD 



fraaui,tam palp«homorem 



tumtractui,iampuj}j«:imuiuitui«i«i««.'""" — r— , 

 deducunt,it3,vt is effici pofsit ampllor. Ad ha-c non meptt om- 



filno fortaflc dixer Is fylocftrcs^amplias fua fcmina aagcrc,quo- 

 niammafcutequodammodofint,&fpifsiorcs,ficciorcsq;nato 



Taconfiftant.Cultura cnim,alimcntorumq; co^ P'^"*f . f 

 minarivcrifimilceft. Scdhocargumentumcrcmoto dcduci- 

 tur,itaq ; fimilitudine quadam dicatar id,vclim. Intcr m«ariw 

 tcs autcm,ca quse fruaibus datur,primatum ad g«"f' °"'"; 

 obtinetrqux pulpis,harc ad hominum vftm prxuaict. Vtra p 

 feaior ficalterius intercft difputationis indagare.Nam & «n r 

 l,is,*inradic.bnsfictantumodo vtifolemus.vtoicrunicaip ,0 

 excoaio perfcaior cft,quanquam corom finis in fcmmibm 



qaibas ad paftum nonnunqaam viimor. 



caUiiorafintfyIucstr$a , quam urt 



; naturxrano de fylt^Tinbus colU^ 

 deurbanif. Caf^^^ xix. 



^i nec illa ratio cft,qaod cx 



borcs fyl 



icftrcsconcoqucrc ncqacat.Naclc{ vcroligaofo qaod^t^ 



qacmadi 



Ck purgamcntano aumcnto conuuuiu,*iuvi.;— . ^ .j^ 



llam ofTa Ergo hoc ipfum non incpt^ affcrltar , «"^'^^^ JX 



anolctcircnoqi confici alimcnto. Vcium icmcn non cx c^ ^^ 



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