I I I n I I I I -^^ma>,„^mmm - ■ i . , i ii i . 



Primis Autumni , hyeraisve frigoribus in fundum aqu^ 

 ftagnancis major pars Lentis defcendic , limoque fedec , a quo rur- 

 fus primisvern^ cempcftacis caloribus,cumCoeli clementia fri- 

 goris f^viciem mulccc,fenfim accoIlicur,&fupcrficiem aqua^pe- 

 nc,provido fane Nacur^ confilio. Hinc lacus, {oSky paludeSj 

 pauca,auc fineviridicrufta hyemali cemporefqualenc, nifi ripa- 

 rum marginibus,auc quisquiliis,radicibu6, aliisve herbis ad in- 

 vicem agglomeracis innacancibus cafu adhaerefcac. Cum enim 

 fucculenca ficherbula, fibrisquc , ac membranis ccnerrimis con- 

 cexca,nebrumali afpericacecabefcacprovifum eft,uc primis ri- 

 goribusconftriflasejusdem veficulares capfula?,quafi fpongifor- 

 mcs faeculi cancunr. aeris erudlenc , quancum fufficic , uc ^ecie 

 gravior cvadac aqua, ficqu^, propcer eciam forcaflTe cjusdem fi- 

 guram minus expanfam , fundum pecac, ibique ab injuriis frigp- 

 ris farcaceda degac. Tepefcence aucem rurfus veriiali cempore 

 aqua, dilacancur denuo veficula? , pulmonaresve quafi cracheo- 

 la?, cancumque aerisabfbrbcnc , quancum eft fufficiens , uc icerum 

 levior aqua evadens , fefequc magis cxpandens fumrna pccac,ibi- 

 quc virefcac , acquc foecificcc. 



Ncc folum Lens, fed &Ilcncium fenciina idcm fatum fbrci- 

 uncur , hinc volupc eft, cicra Lacuum ripas fedcnci, cum radii 

 folares aquas concalefaciunc, viderc cadem afccndcre , nec nbn 

 viride, leviufculum, uliginofum quoddam fundorum fedimen- 

 tum, bullulis hinc indc curgidulum, variasque in fimBrias dila- 

 ceracum , quod poftea cencrrirnis plancis,uci ccrra lcvis in cefta 

 nacanci, nucrimencum uberrimum pr^bcc. In illo cnim fuam 

 figuncquandoqucradicem,qu^ cuncarDOviridicoIore fufFundi- 

 tur. Plures tenccs grc^atim uniuricur , uriiusquc folium alcerius 

 raarginemfuperequicans>veluc imbricacim difpofitum adeo cx- 

 tendicur, uc brevi cempore hcrbaceo vcluci cabulaco cocam aquae 

 foperficicm occulrec. 



Dic prirria Marcii obfervationes ordiebar , qua faverice aeris 

 tepore fedemmucabanc,&dic decimaMaji jam ubique, quarica; 

 erac foffa , kco germine virefcebac. Ubi vcrd folaribus radiis ma- 



