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5^0 ^ THEOPHRASTI DE CAVSlS 



racflccqacxImcaEtcrss quoqncrcbns natnrafe animaJacrlltor. 



Scd ct?^Qcnicntias rario afsignctor^fi qais coqacndi gcncrafa- 

 poris, atquc odoris difccrncrc vakar, ita, vt quo in gencrc vl$ 

 faporisjodorisvcconfiftat, compcrtum fif. Enimaeri diffcrcn- 

 «ixaliqaidincficvidc(ur,fiucdiffcrantintcr fcfiucldcm fint 

 aliqaaconimutatione:fcdhocdinifioni gcncrali mandandam 

 Vtiqucfir. Ad rcm aotcm nobis propofitam illadfatis cftjquoa 

 &larifrimc patct:dulccdine,& cx toto faporis faauitadinelicrl 

 no nifi facco craflcfccntc folcTerquadc caofa frodos fcncfccn- 

 tes,folcq; fcracfcentcs dalciorcs omncs cfficinntar. Craflantorio 



cnim cxempta partc hnmoris aqaofa- Odoris autem ratio in 



priorcqoadam,minusq;pcrfc6tacoi5^ioncverfatnrArgamcn 



tum,qood ipfa ctiam odorata, vt pira^mala, 6c ca:tcra plus recU 

 duntodoris/icofiain plcnom nonfunt. Atquifaporiscxco- 

 ftio tum potifsimum co(ummatar,cum in plcnia excoquitor.& 

 quidcm in primis faccorum mutationibns vidcrc id licct.Vbc- 

 lius nanqnc odorcs indc exultanr. ccu fimol & flatiUs quacdam 

 cfTct odoris coditio,& fuccus foam habcrct naior a, ad qoam cU 

 VcnilTct cra(ratus,cxco£^usqoc,minosqDidcm odoris fpirarc, 

 dulccdjncm tamcn coinucnicnrcm,atquc in totum fcnfni accom ^O 

 modatam pofsit acquircrc, Agrcflc igitur gcnus ad priorc yfq; 

 tmmodo coftioncm dcucn;cns,odorem quoq; rationc adipifci- 

 tur plcniorcm. Vrbanum,cum pcrfcfrioicm attingat coflura, 

 aliincntoqocabundct, proprcr vehcmcntiorcm confcflioncm 

 fuccos fuos in dalccdincm.odorisquc hcbetudincm vertif. Ta 

 ctian\humiditatcm,ficcitatem,largita£cma]imoni«, parfimo- 

 jiiamvc>commoditatcmqnc affiatus confcrrc aliqoid adodore 

 vcrifimilc cft . Siqoldcm omnino,quaj arida,locisq^ aridJs fonf, . 

 qnx paruo alimcnto contcnta dcgunt : qnae pJacida: afplratun 

 odorariora proculdubio fint.Homor cnim larg'OS k permilces }0 

 odore hcbetat. Qoaproptcr locis opacis, dilorisqiK, odorata 

 nanqnamproucniunt.Nimirnm crgo dumcrafrantor,mutatio 



ncm 



tcr dici poteft)gcnos agrcftc£cdus,icinn!n^,fpirantias,t"uc 

 tias,2tq; etJam fccco t^nulns cl!,nccfaccam carni pern-.iltom 

 gcrit modo vrl>ani.Qnne qqidcm omnia ianant ad odorcm ctr 

 Ctcndu.Liccthoc in viao ctfam peraiderc:qaod enim *^°'^*"° 

 lcaccft,carctodorc:qaodtcni|ipsintcr cstcracft-hoc odora- 

 tias,* cclerios hocqoa pingnc,cr5fiamqac confiftiN atq; P"'^ 

 ficitur.Ttcm vni c«i j odorc cucnit,vl fecc fidcntc, vcl iegrf g^* 

 tio hamoris,parti£qac tcrrcnxjcy.halarloque fortis aquoix c - 



