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qucjticer decidua puluinorutn humo lierbefcac , de- 
bct fubinde conuerri . Vnum horcis inutile habe- 
tur figninum pauimentum , fradis tunfifque teftis , 
& calce addita coagmencatum . Id enim brumali 
frigore conglaciatiim minutatim diffilit . Com- 
planatis iam femitis , fi, quod areolis includicur, 
eius loci folum florum facioni habile fic, recineacur> 
ac tenuicer fuccretum in puluinulos cumulecur : 
fin minus *, iUo cgefto, quod cercis vcile indicijs 
mox defcribam, fufficiacur. Hxc horcorum arri- 
dec archicedura r qure tamen abfolutiffima noii^ 
eric, nifi feminarium adiundum habeac, vbi ge- seminanum, 
nerofb e femine ipes hortenfis glorix concipiacur , 
paruique horcorum Quirites educentur > donec , 
probata per probabilem florem indole , in floreanu 
Rempublicamadmittancur , degeneres autem ex- 
cludancur . Apriea loci pofitio , mollifque decliui- 
eadem acque horcenfis efto , tum vt genicalis ca- 
Ibris abunde , cum ne collcdas per imbrem vliginis 
nimium fit. Areolasfimphciarcificio, diredoque-^ 
ordine quadratas auc oblongas , necnon modice 
ktas facito ; vt confoi vtrinque,purgarique poffint:-: 
c^fdem pra^diftis ktcrculorum tuteiis eircunfepi- 
ta: femiras ad binos paimos, vc prius docuij^laxa- 
to: eiufmodi feminariumab hortis Ix^rccnfi tantum 
fepto diftinguito , pariterque circundaco . Quod fi 
ager anguftior vix borcis- mediocriter explicandis, 
nedu^ feBfJfHaiirio adiungendo 6tis eit : pars aifqua 
