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culus dictorum ligaorumperforetur fubtilite.rebra <& acuta, ita quod inter vnum foramen &alterum iit fpatium femipedis,& furculus modi-cum rafo coruce intromiffus iungatur in fcrobefurcuiis eleuatis, ita tamen qubd perticx faltemfiiicis,fummitasremaneatfupraterram: hincvero pofS: annum materia totaliter eleuata, & interfarculos incifa,platam quamlibet radicibus plu-rimis decoratam in orciinata fcrobe depone, cuiforfaii proderit fi creta,vel cera, foramina & eo.rumfciffura;vndiqueoptime obturentur. Qui-tiam autem mihi afferuit fe expertum tuiffe hancinfitionem in palo filicis viridi perforato vfqueadmedtiliam iblummodo, &infixiffe fureulosaeqaaiis crafiitudinis remoto cortice, quatenusiiitrarentin«foramen, vtcortex furculi xquare-tur cortici pali, & cum cera omnem rimula ob-turaffe, & pofuiffe palum fub terra, quatuor di-g:nsiacentemin locoaquofo, itaqubdde palonihilapparuit,fed folumfurcuiifupraterrS, &comprehendiffe optime omnes, & refecato interfurculos trunco plataffe & bene conualuiffe. Ali-um modum inferendi retulit Columella^dicens,Galbca terebra vfque admedullam arborSper-foranda,plagainteriusleniterinclinata, vbi de-duc~tooninifragrnine,vitem, velramu admoduforaminis delibratum, fuccidum tame & hurni-dum ftrictim imprimi iubet, vnavel duobus ge-mis foris relictis,c< tuncargilla ctmufco locumdiligentcr operiri,& ita vites invlmo inferipof-fe dicit. Prssdicti autem duo modi tieri pofiiintinmenfeMartio,velprincipio Aprilis: autcumviridis & nouusfuccus caloie aeris diffolutusmouetur in cortice. Item fcribit Varro aliu mo-

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