4j't THEOPHKASTI DE CAVSIS 



Icoram aatcm & palmarum non rol^m in hisjcdctiam iti 

 ^ intcraallis animaducrtitur.Qoaproptcr ficos caprificar.t, 



qaod ca dc canfa faciuncvt ct.lices paral,<}al cx capnficubus ap 

 pcnfisnafconfar,pomaficiapcriant.GcncrantQrcnifla cx po- 



trdcMitibus illi$,fcd fimilc alimentum quiri cntcs cooiant , aiq; 

 grauid* groCsis arsident.Quod idem pleranq; cuei^jt , * fi ron 

 «prificns apprncfator,modo caprificas ipfa proxima (rr.in <^ua 

 coHces facrint procrcati.ldeoqjcapr^ficns in cxtrcmo ficis con 

 fcritar mamris,matara:fcrolini$,lcrotina:mcdijs,mcdja:vt pro 



fuo tcmporcfiogula:capnfi:ationem obtmrant,A>c;!tacaprihr» 



ciadiicitar faios,vtculicamdduol3fosfccundo vcntacfTici pof 



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bcnt,* omnino ponfia fpirantia cfFiciont Eucnit cnim, Vt cum 

 calorc illo conficfcntcfpiritas qooq; aliqaid inicrif ratoi ^vt i" 

 his eacnit qax lgnccoqaantar,qao fpiritu fcmoto vna cu ha- 

 morcexaaoq; fraaos pcrmancnt • Caufa nanq; amittendi h« 

 rant.Culiceiaotcra&gigniexcaprificubus,* rurfos esWctn 

 fubirc,ratio cft. Gignontur cnim^quiacapnfidmattirarcatqj 

 perficcrcncqaeant.Vtenim in cxtcrjs potrefcentibus grnus ali« 

 coodanimalis concrcfcit,ita etiam in his vioifica qua;dam na- 

 tora cft.S ed cnm aUmentocareant,quajrantq; qoodiioi conoe- 

 niat,feranTar ad .d aoid* quod fimile cfl.Omnibos cn.m rci co, 

 enatxdcfideriom natora inijcir,qaemadmodu & pcdicalts f ao- 

 iuinis,ex qoo potrcf aflo nafcumr. M folo macro , * aqoilonio 

 «prificatio haodqoaqaa dcfidcratar rqaia proptcr ahmcnti cxi 

 coitatcm fpStc poma ficccntur . Ncc vbi folu ita fit tcmpcratu, 

 ?tmo.{iciaIcrcpofslt,vfascaprificandi eft (iaaora cnim non 

 fiificx crud.tate feqaitor,com vis coqu^i lupcrarc no po«"^ ^ 

 ncc vbi mnltos palaij,nam vis ficcadi polocri quoq; polita ci. > 

 Scd abfordum apparcat quod flatibos aquilonijs potivs,qca 

 aaftrinis,fici froaas amittont.cbm longl ficciorcs imt aquu 

 rij.Ratio vcri quod fious plus condcniats ncqacant ^p'''^ 

 iDtn ctiam fuccus fortaffc intus concrclcit^hanc enitiJ « tol.o^^^ 

 profiaaio caofam nonnalli af>ignant,ytdiaam cft. Qn? 

 ferotinz admodom fant,f r oftus nanqoam amittant , ^"^** 

 Rcrmlnareincipiant.Fit cten.m temporis rationc, *t 'P . 

 Son amplios intcrcIadi,cocrccriq, pofsit. Calor enim (c co^» ^ 



gcn» atq; rcfiftcns cxubcrat,tem ct.am gcnos id '»jcum «' 

 qnodammodo cft,leroq; proindc hamcrcit,qaamobrcm « 



qaari hoc cxig!t,& a-juam fufti nct magis. Qood & ^^"*^'° 



