jlO THEOPHR.ASTI DE CAVSXS 



^ •• Cur psrtts in pUntu crijpiores, ali* alijs extent.Cur etidm 

 Jkpor,aMt odor,AUtfnaHitdit ita in aliqMtbua infit radi 

 cibus,Ht nulla pars,alitt htne olida, bencq;fapidafit, 



CapHt XVI. 



Koximom haic, qaod in crifpituciinc lignornm cfFiclcnJa 

 animaducrtimas. Scmpcrcnimcaodiccs crifpiorcs cxtant, 

 qaa rami:& ramoru ipforum priro« partcs dcnfilTimsB, atqa 

 crafsifsimxfant.Qopdiiacacnit, quiahis inlocis alimcmum 

 magis immoratar,atq; cofiftit.Qna dc caufa Sc incrcmciu agi 

 tar in profandu. At cu vltra ad gcrmcn cffundcdum tranfcor- lo 



rlt,fimplicias,atq; in longitadincmpotias aogct. QjKW igituf 

 his in locls alimcntu fc aliqaantifpcr firmat,& qaafi coooluit: 

 efficitar,vt <fc fpifra,& criipa llgna crecntarCxtcris,quia vUe 

 rias afsidue tedit,nihil talc cxultat Qoamobre in noocllis nol 

 la cft crifpitudo; vis cnim tota ad aagcndam contcdii. S cd vbi 

 in longitadine augcri ccfTarantjCrifpari deinde,dt!atariq; inci- 

 piant,ficut ctia animalia.Eade caolacfl,* quaobrcm txda, pi 



ccmq;,aat rcfinam nallam pcniins noacllat arbores habct. Ali- 

 raciam ctcnlm totum adincrcmeta,fro(aificationcmq5 abfomi 

 tar. Qotppc poflca in txda vcrtuntar,atq; omnino fraaibns so 

 lllom dcftinatam hamorcmmagnapartcvfurpant.Tuc cnim 

 vclat fordcs naturalcs quardam hxc rclinqautor, cum vis aoge 

 dae longitadinis dcflitit & radix atquc vniocrfa arbos pjus ro- 

 boris capcrc inccpcrit. Hacc proptcr caufa: cognatione hoc in 

 loco infcrerc placaif. S apor autcm,aat odor , aut faauitas ah- 

 qaarum radicum,ita vt nolla pars aliabenc olida, vel bcoc lapf 

 dafit,pracdiaacacnitrationc. Conflathoc idem inmlnoribos 

 etiam,vt in herbis,olcribas,atqac fraaibus nonnallis,qaoriim 

 radiccs fant dalces,reliqaa vcro minime rcfpondcnt radicibus: 

 eicmpli gratia, graminis,gIadioli, bctae,api},eqaapij,atq; co- jO 

 ram qax in paIadibas,aot flaaijs idonea cibo proacniunt. Ra 

 dicescnim&caolesplurimam dulccs , ac cibo aptifsimi fHnf, 

 folia minimi.Caofa in hisomnibas,aat qaod fopcriora hainl- 

 diorafant,atq;d.lutiora, vtbet«, vtcunaorum paluftriam. 

 Vn4 cnim & aquoia funt,& tenuia,& excoaionc carenf,cai « 

 ficcrc faporem datum eft. Radix tamcn & caulis,qaia mimJJ M 

 bcnt hamoris,dalcedine obtincrc aliquam pofTant.aut ccotra- 

 rlofcilicetqalafapcrioranimiumficca, vt graminis,*omn»- 

 no coram,qas arandinacca fant.Qnippcparscorom iuper»o 

 ficca,inferior rofcida cfl.S apor autc ncqac in ficcitatcncq, t 



homiditatc nimiaporcfl confiflcrc.Itaq;cfficiior, Vtgramimf 



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