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<untlocIsQoibufc!am,qaarc!am germinarc qafdcti 



ralliKn parere qnfont.ceo prrfir.a argyptia in Rhodo : * li per 



locaftaprocec^3r,fru£lificareqaidemeam compcrlcs, fed par- 



cifslmi-iOecal-bijqnAmfn Acgypro largt fuaaitcrqvfraaom 



jjfogcnerat. Pari moHo * palmam animadaertcrc liceir, atqnc 



etiam ma^iscirca Babylonem ac Syriam frufla prarcclJit. Coc 



■ 3iim enim^^faam oh frigf Jitatcm alia recipcrc penitar neqaitj 



alia coafquepotf ft.vt germlnani^um tantommodo fir : qoa:da 



eriam id frnajficandiimvfqne eucnirc patitar:fe«ifrn.f^um per 



ficf,m3tnraric; nunquam finif.Haceacfcm dc caafafict in Acgy*' 



pto,.^ omnino traa:biis ill:s,frug»s bona? non funv.aiias cnim 



penirit, vt fi.-ri pcrcoftio ncqneaf, (ed terra faodcntaxat ali- 



mcnfocrndo hamefacir.QTamobrem ncciaftsm magnitndinc 



pomacapiont.Contr^frigidftas partim tollithnmorem.par- 



tim adconncnicnrcmcoa-uram pcrdocf rc ncquit, qood porro 



in okf$patefclt:hincen?m altajfrnflnm nMlIa carne,fedoleo rc 



fcrtnmprofundant:a1ixcarnofamfincoleopra:ftar,r1os«"'"* 



calcrfs hA o!-nm conc'-'qaendnm reqnfr'tar- CoclicSditioncy, 



gn jlitafsqaCjVires huiofmodi pratbent- ^^ 



nifoU itfi7cnth.Qund'i;foUm cuiq; commenictur. 



Edcnm folam etiam ma<;nas recipiat difFcrcnttas,dc eo qno 

 _ qu-diccndam eft.Enimacro ioli ratio naturx tribnitar. Ef 

 frcqaentcr rci v triufqoe tnm cneli tam foli occafio,fclicitcr g« 

 tncn edncft.Ergoqaibufdim !n locis.nrKorum pars ima, optl- 

 meconftarrfunerna vifiofa rft.CWd ficr* folcr,cnm folam arc 

 liofam,vcl tofofnm , vel aduftam quoddam rubdirom eft : h'* 

 enim rad-cesOTodam nfceHant^f-rd alimcnfnm nallum ad '"P^'^ 

 rioratrat^fmitfltar.Erhi^ fermt foligfrcribas. germcn nega; 

 tam cft,& fi qnod vbgrn-^fiim pfnitojJimofnmvefit. Eavero 

 qa^ vircs qo^dcm obtinent germinandj,fcd fraaifScarc no poi 

 fant, non improb^ frugnm atqae arboram ratione *''r""° ' 

 fur:vf pingacfrumentis aptinsfit^tenacarboribas. Frnmc - 

 tam'*n m,&-omnir.oqnr annua fant, alimentom idcapja , 

 <,aodfammatcno/ism1hinranr,vf prfnsrcralimus: qood nc- 

 «ae CTicaam.nronccxiccatu facilt cflV debct. Atbora contra 

 prnficiunt tenui folo, Quf a radices magnas rebuftascpc ag^i^ 

 «nibus i1(menram?ximisvaleanthannre. Q^L*^ ^ »>'J \" . 

 lo .■,>g"if.cer-il!«pofrant:f3mcf.3limenficopiam a«oi- 



gim attf ahont, VI opnral gcrmlnarc, raasnifudincmqac a . 



