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*»J^. TKEOPHRASTI DE cavsis 



(implcx plataru eft,ncc quic<jua rupcrajcaam haber.anjmalftt 

 variucft,maltaq;habcn$fapcraacua. ConfcrraDtc& aliquid 

 ad odoreconficicndam,naturam qoaliratc antcccfsiflc idonca. 

 Principiu cnim,& rcs prima natora cft . Ne<jj cnim arbores otn 

 ncs faaoiter olent ,cjuia non confimili repcramcnto funl codit^. 

 Hxc Ita elle ccnrendu:ni fortc odor,<3ucm animaiia rcddcre na- 

 iafint,cerrus cflchamano fenfai netjncar,eo «jood hon)inis olfa 

 ftusomniudcrcrrimuscft.Qnippc cjcrerxanimanrcs &alon- 

 gc fenriont,* qax proximaJunt,pcrcipiunt exquifuius- Vndc 

 aliagrata,aliapcnitas infoaDiahicconcurrnni:ficut etiahomi-»o 

 ni alia magis alijs grara rcdolenr.NonnDlla ctiam omnino vita 

 mas.Sed minim(quod anrca diximns;fi quod nobis fosridu in- 

 odoraramq;fir,gratum illisoccurrar. Atmlrumiftudnon fii. 

 qaandoquidem & al-js cucnirchoc idem vidcmus in ipfis proii- 

 nus ahmontjs,quoram lempcraiT.enta poriAimom caufam ha- - 

 berc qoifpia credct: vtpote,quae inarqaalia fint , atqoc inormia. 

 -Figurascnitnillas Dctnocriii afFeaioncs,mafationcsq;certas 

 efficctcpoflc arbitrandam,cum ccrraihabcnt formas(vidiaotn 

 eft)ha:c ita aflcra/flc par cft.Quod autem paoli an t^ diximus, 

 nnncetiatTi aflcrendo:prorfus enim odoris,faporisq;ratif> qaa-z© 

 litatcm quandam & agri,& c(Eli,&alimenticxpofcJt.Nec cx- 

 cedcrcnec dcficcrc,nec auerfum efle fubicais alimcnroin opor- 

 fct.Quippe quod cxcedit,coaioni impcdimcnro cft Qnod dcfi- 

 cir,vclutmarcria caret. Qopd alicnum eft,fangin3tnr2 officio 

 neqoit. Quicqaid inculta,caraq; vcrfatar,& vtfoiara connc- 



ni3t,&calorcs,ac frigora lcntiat.Hunc enim in modam alim«i 

 tam,facolras qnoq;coqaendi fabminiftratar:froausq;pcrinde 



r. .. -* 1 *. ^.. . .11- .• r-^;ff;.r3r.f.hocitacllC 



differanr.hoc iia c 

 agro bcne olida» 

 - ' Nacaj» 



benc fapida,fragifcra,ftcr!li3,gcrmini$fcrtilla,infcrfilia Naca 



quoq; fabcadc caafam veniijr,de cjhus n5 nifi coeli ftatu,ac tcr 

 rsalimctupro caafis afsignarc dcbcmur.EnitTiaero qux vctet, 

 aagcar,faciantq;coaara,!ucudirarcniq;faporis,hxciunt.bc 



camfaporatn,odoramq; varia dtfformatara fir,idcirco temp 

 ramentam non vnutn omnium eft,nec alimentum commodora 

 omnibos vnDm,fcd finguhs quod proprise naturae rcfpondcat. 



SlMmohrcm noomnia odorarorumgentra hcii omntbu^JcriH 



lUi J^rodcMt . E t myrti ^cpptU.cur odordufimap 

 cum cittrs inoioratd ^gtgnantur. Cur ttem iit 



^egyiit 



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