5 J4 THEOPHRAST. DE CAVSX'S 



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ynd^^^r^^^iofiuclmirm in cadem plajttaprcuenlaft 



uhcit etiam uarieta^ in radiccplaniarum 



&alt£ mtitattonts eHtniant* 



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Caput III. 



FfLpftaum immntatJoncs, fi qai vcl cx candldis tr^mfeat in 

 nigros> vclcx dalcibas In acatos, aur cconlrario, qncmad-* 

 riiodu fico,viti,atq; pDnicxcacnircproditu cft,locls qoibufdl^ 

 tiuUafn admiratioftc/unt,neqac yWo modo abfnrd^ vidcnturs 

 ^aoniam natura a]iashocmodo,ali3si]lo,&p^ib&s qboqoc 

 tioVpatitWfcratjVrin vitcfomldj vocit3ta,patc/cif. Hxc cm «<^ 

 nroas alias cadidas,alias nigrai afferrcvidcrarr&aJfasomncs ca 

 tlidas nigra'svcpromifcocgcncrat.Qnamobrc nccaugarcshoc 

 iochcarc tanqcta oSrcntu confdcacrunt. Quod cnim foIitUjoft^ 

 fnrrf elfi: non porcil'.1l«i<5 varictatis>quod color ca rtim vaarui 

 nr^j niger, ricqj candidus cft, fcd famo proxfmas, a quo& no- 

 mcn vitisacccpit.Itaq; vbi vcl alfqna paruamatatioeacnit,co 

 torcm omninofuam comutaiTc videntar,vtpotc,qaa2 ncutru co 

 lorc fync^e p<)fsidcantiQjiapropier vcrficolorcs vuar intcrda 

 •pcrficiutarjVt aliae adalbcdinc, alisc ad nigrcdinepotias incli- 

 ^jetarrcaufam alimeto,vitiso; fpfinshabfturcddloporfct. Hdc 



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igUar(ytdiaum cft^conccdi cx facili potcft. Q£cd «tu puni- 

 iciscacnir,{i mutatio fa£la totaru fir arbom,proximu illi profc 

 '^ocft,<|Qodin Cilicia, & Acgyptolicri pcihfbcnt, fiquidcm 

 ipbnfcmutatio vcniar.Affcftiocnim,& vh illa^narurar agri tr| 

 bucndi cft .At fi no arSorcs tota: mutenrur, (cA interdanj id ali 

 ^uiboscocniar, alimcnro,<5^hal>irudini caafaimpufadacft.Sfft 

 •aiifcenormitcr rurerinrjfadicilnis caufa dabffnr, A n^'q'J3 pars 

 •alla principalis fitrqaod alianutrimcnru aliirdcep^rfrjV^l^tia 

 -faf i«,C6xerir,atqQC rcddidcrit.Ccrfum qboqi t^6iMh\\^^'^^^^ 



cft. Hfs cnh« ipfis d^ cm&s driridifl^rcntias,^ 

 omniumabfapdffsimu hoc in loco paTtltio radi 



*poSc crcdendii 



ccrtarhcft.Scd ......^ . . , 



«um apparcar.Intcrdam»iim ahcraparre v^I HEjlIas,veIccrti 



paucjorcs rijdkes arbdrcs gcr'uf,qaa«qna vndiquc traftos pari 

 «r fcranr,fciliccr al^lt^ti^uaqucucr/as pcrmlftioncc^fcrtifi 

 iqa«dennt,paboluiingulisab afborcdifpchfttarrfivcrS vn- 

 ^iqa^adfintjfa.r parti vnaqusco; iiiiniftraf, cnm mcatas rcao 

 {vr ira dixerim)tramirc porriganf fcfe, porrlonC^; radicis ia* 

 rcfpondcant. Vcnit qaippe, vtpIcra^J planKCparfc altera vu 

 «anr,demamq;repleantar pcnevndjq^alfjsfi^^WatiS^alijs ob 

 wiriditatcmddapfis. Sinaarc palmiru quoqjAucrrigcncrrs co- 

 pa£lio,fidem iliqu3facir,qu5do viti's,quac vnatfft, partc ytt^ 



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