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qasfrnftom gcdt^qucmadmodom (pica crHinpit. Canfam vc- 

 f6rKcitate.formamq;vn{acrfamarboris-d.xerim. Curacmm 

 caftodiamfruausdcfidercntjfiac cxtra connftant,fiac intQi 

 formatideniamcrampant,ca:tcriscaftodiamillam folia prac- 

 fiant,vt tctulimns. Palms (jaoniam froaus non apnd tolium 

 h2reant,concrcicant inlraarboremnecefireeft,vt validi,ior- 

 roatiq; taiidem reddantar acri. Q«?propter in vtcro parentts 

 natarapar«imTcraauit,qaodfimiiJteratq;fragibns inipican- 



dis asatnr.Spicatio aatan commQnls plariomfit,C3afam qno- 



q;commaiicmqoandam animadaertincccfrc cft. Scd mirami 



qaod cx orani aiborum gcnerCpalms tantammodo frontibus 



• idcocniat.Propriam cnim fi qaidin ijs fit,qu? gcncrisfocietatc 



laneantar,iurcadmirationed.gnetQr . VcrnmdchocaTnpHas 



cogitare par cft. Arborcs autem quae altcrnis annis f ra«ihcenr, 



nccfmgulis poffunr,qaoad pingni mineraacolligcndam iit,ora 



' ncs ficcjcpr^dnrarq; ibnt. Acklc eas quie fradum non ex noaci- 



lis^fcdannoiinisfcrantgcrminibos. Vtcnim prios colligatar 



Ecnercturq; opps eftrqaa: fimul hx facerc,quemadmodnm qna: 



probe matcTiarx altxq; funt,minimc qocunt:quod maximc m 



olcapafcfcit.Ha:cniminfirmifsima&fragilifsima omnm cit,. 



& decafla pcriicis.aat pract:ifa,vchcmcnter laborat . Qni cnim 

 oliuas no n ita legant.fcd aut fpontc dccidcntcs, aut mano con- 

 cnff«,propius ad fruaificandum annuatim olcas acccd^c aiur. 

 Rcgiones qaoq; plarimom intcr fc difeont . Itac[; in Alcin" 

 f ra&ificariafsidufe fcrant.qaanquam anno tcrtio difcnmen pa- 

 — /^_-. r\ r.^ .,ali^,v,r« fnnf fn parnm pcncrcQUC ramis annon- 



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promunt raniali..Nam cas qucqj tcmpornm rationcmcc^i y>^^ 



ftatam fcftari ccrtam cft. 



'frpifiificenli&q^^^ 



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r^ proprijetatem a.rborum tn p 



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CapHt X X Y. 



EVcnit vt com olca; bcnc gcrminant,malc fra^^fi^^^"^' ' J. 

 bcne fraa.ficani,malc gcrmincnt:ranquam nati^a v j 

 fatisfaccrc parti non valcat:fcd nccen-. h.bcat abfamctc altc 



vtaItcramt3Ciat.rcaUiarcquoai».u,«. Y.. ;,«; fro 



fnarrantharcen.mcomcgrcgicgcrminantjom maxi 



aificarcdicantar.Quodlivcrumfu^fopradiaum qnoq, ^^. 



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