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THEOPHRAST* DE CAU^SIS 



Ycl lnuitafiataracocniont:vt com innaiu bcHlolis cxcdantor, 

 cnm humcfcunf,vcl alitcr commutantQr.Q2?"iobrcm,qu5 



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aot pingaia,^:! acria.vd amara,vel oflca,* ficcifsima fantjhjc 

 oiriniadiapcr<larant,rcliqaaceleritcr vltiahtor.Alia cnim in- 

 ttx (c fcrocfafia obolentoriccu fromcnta,'& Icgnmina : alia cx 

 aerc,alijsqcccxtrlnfccus rationlbui hamcfafla,vt olera,& 905 

 coronaria vocitama« Gbbrantaf f nim qoDdaiimiodo, vi ani- 

 ip3liae'gnant,qnibuspcrcant. au«in«r legtiminacxcoqof^^ 

 faciliospo(runt,cclcriu$ pcreDnt^vipotcdulciora.Partascnim 

 bcftiolarum caufam dokcdo mlniftrat:tom etiam fua imbcc!]li 

 tatc dcprauantur.& quia iam velot fincm (uum attigcrint.Fru 

 ihcntQm quoquc celcrios dcficrtVqnoddakios cft Locas tameii 

 plurimom ad pcrennitatcm fcminom refert, fi ficcus ac fngi^ 

 dos eft. Diartoscnim locis ciufii.odidar^nt, vt in Mcdia,& 

 paplilagonia:& in ijs fcroablliora,qax locis cditioribas rccon 

 dila fbcrint.Pari modo,&fi quis dulmodi locns aljos fif.dlolcr 

 nabit:qnippcambo illa arccntor.qua: folcni corrompcrc, ca- 

 lor,& homor.Nam & tcrra,quam fromcniis rcfpcrgant, iden- ^ 

 *'-JcmfacIr.Siccat«iimatqocrefrigerat. ArborDmcnimlcmi 

 l,qax mollia,carnofaqu£ funt,cca amygda]a,nax,glans,pata 

 ,..ineambicntcfcroantar:quacficca,lignofaqacfunt,vivina- 



ccum,& cIafmodi,fuis ctlam viribas refi ftcrc qocunt. Vcrotn 

 (;vt fimplici rationcloquar)omnladiarurniorareddantnrpa 

 faminis circundaniispra;fidio,nam & vinaccum,&granunjn- 

 cnlncum,&rcliqaa gencris ciofdcm.tegumcntisfais exota 



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pcrinancnt,quaenaclcocontinentor , ceu lcmcn ojcx.« y 

 qaid ligni,aat ofsis fpccicm gcrit, vt femen palmaE.A '^"'"''^^j^jo 

 liquacmccigcncris dcnfacnrti; hatcomniafonf, pr°jY „ni 

 mohita taiiisimc Semcn auicm iilud intcrios alijs «'o'"'""; 



eonfpcaomqoc incft,aiijs indilctcium atauc inccriom.vi f 

 inalis. ^ THeop 



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