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 to|jarumdcimuicur,&factamurationealiquainarborcfi'crco 



nscaa£a,polIuIar,arq; crumpir-Vircs autem bonas concipi ra- 

 tio c{t,campabuIicopia,ruin vcJ maxime rationcfortaisis na- 

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 ntt(canrur,confcntancnm cft . Plus cnim alimcnti,* idcm pin- 

 goius ciufmodi arborcs fubminiftrat-Porro vel in animaliu ge- 

 ncrepcrmoJta facercciufmodinatura vidct,vt alijs alia ad gcnc 

 ratione/alottm vc vtilia finr:vc inrer hiftorias anima!iu cxpofr 

 laineft.Qoamobrenccin hacpartcadmirariforraircdcbcmas, lo 

 iiacclcindailriapaftas,egcftqfiqi auiajnfiat,fcu tortuiroinci- 

 dar;ncq;diccndam,gcncrarioncmnonnifi aaiumopcrc confici 

 poruilTc.Ncqj enim vita forrafte conchis pofiit feruari,nifi opc 

 racacn>cq; apiu narura coftarct,nifiifuaprokadmuarct,vt , 

 quida affirmar ncq; coccycis genos exrarctanifi fua oua in alic- 

 no innido fapponercr-Scd qaeadmodu pcrirp.aur fcraarc,ma 

 taa opcra cacnit,tam in gcncrando,qDa In viucndojfic ctia pla 

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 quxprohibcat.Caufamcrgoh^cvcl haiufmodi ajiqaam cflc 

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fori vita x]lsi,& cucnticia ratiolocam pofsit habcrc(ag!rur cnim 

 cx volantatc)vcramtcmpusfuperfcrcndicapianr,cam fubia- 



ccns planta targcfccrc incipit,vt fpina illa du fydns oriCar,inrtt 

 mcfccrcplan^ videtar;hameaa cnim & agtlcm efTcad gcncran- 

 dumoportcr.OrtasYcroillaccIcritas,nonfolumob cam rcffl, 

 quaiitatcmqi tcmporis,vcramcrianatar^proprixrario^coa 



tingir.Arq; dc his fatis. 



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Sfc-autcm vcl intcr plantas^qua: ad falutcip, gcncrarione- 



vc marnu auxiliantar^hinc etiam poieft intclligi.En»«°5 



. S in fylaeftrium gcncrc,qu3efrondc deciduafunt,fcmpcr virc 

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 pcmodom ftcrcoretur:qaod cum ad pafturn fiECundom,tom 

 gcrminationcm pcrorik cft.Tn parte vcri vrb3na,qux pl^" 



vitium inrcrfercrc foicpr.quu humorcm nimiu dcrrahanr,qo?- 

 ^5 olcribos inrcrponant.vel cadcm dc caufa,vcl proptcr bcitio- 



las, quar in pkrifqi nafcantar,vt craam fcrcrc i"'^^5^^*^^^>-^Jj^ 



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