$00 THiOPHKASTI DE CAYSIS 



CCrc,caloris phnh intcreft nataralis.Qmn & quod rcnlcJs Jnoo 



larumplaribasCr,firvrtofiusrtiancat: qnaproptcrfolu fquod 



longoinrcrnaUoranponscolitur, triricommagis qoain hor- 

 dcamfcrr. Triricumcnimalimcnramciusfolivalidios magis 



Vlnccrc porcft.Omnino(vtfimpIici rationccIicam)pobllcarac 



fammxdiffcrcnri;^ illac fanr,agri natnra,fciTiinam firmitas an- 



firmlrasvc^arq; aeris habiras;qua dc caufa harc confidcrari vbi- 

 q; ncccfTariam.Frigora fablccura omnibus in locis vriliafant: 

 ficcnim faraplcniasradicantar>cancrificanturq;ita,vt incon- 

 IC Vcrc handquaqaam modica magnitodinc carcant/cd pra:ci-i» 

 ful In bonis.Aoftrinum cnlm atq; omnino fcrcnum rcmpos cc 

 lcritcr ardit.crugincmq; foctificat.Quar dcnfcfocrint fcminara, 

 fplcam prius cflfbndunt , quam qnas rarcntcr , quod altcra lar- 

 gios radiccntar,& multiplicfos dcorfum fcindantur,qalaloca» 

 ibpcrfir ^altcra prorinoi furfom cxcorranr. 



Caput XXVII- 



Emina quoq; ad fcrtilftatcm idonca,& vitia qaa: acCTdcrc fo 

 lcnr,haua ignorarc oporter.Locis enim caais;& S flato filcn 

 tibasfcgctcscrugincinfeftanturranfogiunt hocviriu qa*r ftiua 

 «on crcflo', fcdparuo cacaminc.Qoamobrcm fpicam inclina- 

 li vtilc cft,v t imbrcs dccidant,ncc rorcs cxcipi pofsfnt. Inclina 

 tor magis quxlongx fintrmancnt crcdius latar ac brcacs : qf^ 

 fit,vt iftr crugmcm fcntiant. luuar & multo a folijs fpicam dt- 

 ftarc,hamorcnim in folijs magiscocipitur Jtaq; C\ propinqua 

 iit,tangitur ftatimrfi rcmota,non xqoc inficitur. Quair.obrcm 

 hordcom achillcis vocatumjCroginofam,tam nigrum quam C2* 

 <!idam cft,fpicam cnim gcrit crc£lam.Cotri gcnos^qood crco- 

 crithum vocamqs,qaiaincuroatnr,abcroginc innoxium cft. 

 Scgctcs vcnto expofitsc minus croginc fnfcftanfor,motos cnimj* 

 Iramorcmdifcutif-Nam * cum poft imbrcm flatus fccctns ? A 

 noxdcindc focccfrerit^crogo minos conftitlt. Flafos cnim^ ho- 

 morcm dcfjcffs&folpaulaiamimmoratosnullam patrcdincm 

 conficit jfedprius quam qaicquam cmarccfcat,humor totus 21* 

 ficatur atq; abfamiturrcrogo aatcm qoicdam putrcdo cft t n^^ 

 potridam cfle quicqoam potcft finc aixcno calorc.Trlricufn plc 

 Dilonijs potifsimo crugincm capif rratio in calorc cft.qoo ctiam 

 ftoftalanapntfcfaccrcpcrcft.lnfirmiorajragilioraqi fonf ^^ 

 nia(vtfimplicircrloqaar)alba quam nigrajtam in planfl5,qna 

 in animalium gcncrc. Igirur qood icmina locis conocnicnfcr 



•ligidcbcSrjpIcrifqjrarionibascoftar, MorbiautcCvt info«^ 



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