Patmfamilias morituri tn arbor. & fruftibm prtfagium* 3 7 ^ 

 mori. H#c accidebanc circa finem men fis Ju nii ; eodem cem- 

 porepyrus junior (10. vel i2.circicerannorum) fruftibus ad* 

 huc immacuris gravida , in medio variarum horci arborum 

 fica, (pacio g.dierum exaruir, pyris illis immacuris quali igne 

 combuftis, vel praecipicancer ac igne forcion exficcacis. Do. 

 meftici mala inde ominantes, de hoc mihi querebancur , & 

 qualem (e(e arbor improviso gerac, oftendences. Ego accu- 

 raciftimeinquiro, praprimis circa radices, num force aliquid 

 hoftilebalfamoejusnucriencifueric affufum; (ed omnia lepe- 

 riofine noxa&culpa; reliquisquoquearboribus fuo in vigo- 

 re crefcere & vivere pergencibus. Avidis fpedlacoribus-non- 

 nulla talia pyra hunc usque in diem oftendere valeo* Alius 

 vir alebac inhorcofuo perfpacium 8*vel io.annorum prunos 

 illas, quaefru&us illos opcimos (pruna Damafcena vocancur, 

 tM^Ourtfdjfrtt) proferunc»numerocircicer ic.adi2. &hocper 

 quadriennium;accidebacaucem,ucdi6tus vir ediucurnaquar- 

 cana , accedence cachexia hydropica lechalicer decumberec; 

 hinc-obfervabacur , quacuor e medso nocacis arboribus non... 

 ampliusproferre prunaDamafcena ancea (blisa ; fedloco ho- 

 rum prunaiftaflava,viliftimaeforcis, t\i @piQtngC/ quzeaudiune 

 noftracibus. Ciim aucem aeger reconvalefcerec, proximo an- 

 no prunusillae icidem procrudebanc pruna prius fblica, lauda- 

 bilis operacionis. Poftquam aucem aicero anno denuo a?gi o- 

 tarec hydropice, ac morerecur^ denuo fru&us illi fiavi in ar- 

 boribus confpicicbancur. Harum rerum auropcis fui teftis; 

 ubi verfipellis ulcimae arboris cransmucario in majorem me 

 rapiebac admiracionem, ac prioris hiftoria. Obfervavi non 

 minus in alio, morbum diucurnum pacience, (anicacem camen 

 recuperance, quod ramus arboris pomiferae circamenfisjulii 

 finem pomis fere macuris gravidus unic<e ftpcimanae periodo 

 exarueric, pomis ficcelcencibus , quafi fuerinc in fornace co£la, 

 incegraveropomo, acreliquorum ramorum fru&ibus nacu- 

 rali (uo vigoreac vica cranquille uci pergencibus. Hasc recica- 

 ta revera ica concigifTe , fan&ifiima ceftor fide } acque di£ta 



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