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ELeffaritm;nonfecuiatej-, Jlntiiotum,diciturcompofitio, clc&aaliquotfimplicia continensidquodomnibus compojitis cfl commune : ea .n.Jiimmo fludio,fmplicibus non adulteratis Juccis,lacrymis,radicibus; jeminibusq;, quibuscongefiis&operojc tritis,preparariconjucucre non exolctis,nonJcn'io fqualidis,autimmaturis,Jed prxjiantiflimis quibufq; confici debent: radiccs.n.qu.t vjui acccmmodcntur s extcn-to corticeftnt oportct, non rugojo, ncquc ieiuno: hoc enim bon.c radicis cjl argumentum .fipr.ctcr b.-tc cppor R adicumtuno tcmpore cjfoffx, e climateJibiproprio, idonco locoficcat.c, ac repcfitx. Si quidcm tunc eximendx Junt, pP nmar "tjuum bsrbxJuis folijs exuuntur ex Diofco. quumq; ^Autumno prxfertimfolia decidant ,Jiipites tabejcant, ICU "eo tuncJrequentius eruuntur. at quum varijs anni tcmporibus ,foliorum defluuium perpctiantur, vario iti-dem tempore eueilcndas effe, maxima animaduerflone objcruandum „• JcrcnaprxJcrtim c&li conflitutione non i^adicesfqualoribus, imbribusueinfefla, neextranea bumiditatcperfujk, aut imbut.c corrumpantur, vel cxJucca & quo ftatubumidonalittocarentescxarefcant. Integrxitaque,acabundcnutritx,atque,vtexGalcnoelicitur,i.de cuclledg.antidotis cap. 12. qu.t conucnicntemflbi magnitudincm non exccjferint cligendcc: aliter enim nimia fucci cc-fia turgcnt, peioresquc ijs funt, qua bcnc quidcm enutritcc, minorcm fltit nacla corpulcntiam: quanquamautem fuperiori (latuto refragari vidcantur nonnulli, quod incunte Vcrc, antc fcltorum incrcmentum, vbe-riorjitcci copia, tllis longe maiores Juppeditetfacultates, qudm .Autumnaltbus, qucc iam flores, fntflus, acfemina emijcrint, bumore prope omni ab illis cxbaufio: res bttc, ctfi d ratione abborrere ncn vidcatur,vcrna-les tamenradiccs,bumorcquanXumviscopiofiorc,rninustamcn qudmparftt claborato,diutiusreflfierccor-ruptior.i non polfunt .-prxtcrca cx Vitruuio 2 . arcbite&.cap. 9. matcrics ccdenda cji d primo jfutuvmo, quiVerepr.cgnantes, omnesfu&proprietatisvirtutesefferunt infrondes, anniucrjhriosqucfruSlus, &c. .Au-tumnali vero tempore, maturitatcfrncluumflacccjfcntcfrondc, ex terra rccipicntcs in J'c radiccs arborum,inJc Juccum, recuper.mtur, & refiituunturinantiquamfolidttatcm. at radicum laffuofarumJ'uccatio,^ltftatefcmperfcri agitur,partim incuntc, partim etiamprouccta .-proptereaJcribcbat Tbeopbrafl11s9.de bifl.plan-tanmcap.S. radicidium quanquamfleripcr mejfcin tritici, aliqua expartcnonncgcnt, tamenlarge^Autum Succntionopoflartiurumfabiitari affirmant, fcilicetpoflquamfolia dcfluxerint, & quorumfrnttusvtilisflt,priuj- Jo opquamfruclumamiferint. primumitaque vbidterra crutafuerint, velJquamtsconflcnt, vclcarr.e, vcl ccr- P ortuna •ticcvcftiantur, vel nudx adbtrcant, aquafontana ab omtti limo,acfordicie, diligenterelucndce, radiculis,miniqucappendicccxpurgandx, lignomcdituho, fi ciusgeticris,inlungum dijjc£fis excmpto. TSfempe & RaJicrmplures vijuntur radiccs, neruea matrice carentcs: eoigiturdie ,foliexpoflttc, qux vidclicct craff.c, ac dcnjk a(Tei 1 adajlmt, vtvitisalb.t,gentianx, rbaponiici, mand.ragor<£, &fimilmm:atnubilo cccliflatu, Hycmctte, loco vcn rii norma.topcrflabili, autmodcratobypocanfio, infruflalinotraiccfa, r.ontavtcncontigua,JuffcndcndajiM.fluctc-getibusexpanja,quotidiefrcqucntcrverfanda,aliterinvrnbraflccata,fltuviccntraberent,&faci'icconurn EyGa j ^perentur, notleetiamJublimiatqueapcrta fede,proculab bumiditate collocentur, quoadpcrfcFtc flccatx, c - m '_emincnti loco, non vliginofo, nonpulucrulento reponantur, ncmid radiifolarespenctrcnt anmaducrtcntcs: p er g en #Si vero tcnuesJunt radices. ac rarx texturx, qualesfunt quinquc apcricntes,&illis conflmiles,in vmbraflc- cap, 1.cand.t Jimt, & qua vcntus efflet Orientalis. ne earum vis omnis cxjole dijsipctur: quod fl a.d cclcrcm iflarumexficcationcm cogcris, terrca patelfa leniter ignita, extcnfasJkpe rcuolue; refrigcrata: Jcmctis radicibus,rurfns calcflat, priorcm modum tandiu proJeqi<crc,twnfcflitiantcr,fcd pladde,ac prolix c.qucad ptrjcfiefc-c<e vidcantur; ne tamcn vrantur caueto: quotvero annis diligcnterJeruatx pcrdurarc prfitnt, in quibuscportuityjuis capitibus infitum efl :ali.t enim quolibetanno innouandstJunt. C&tcrum nojicrperxpretiumefl, r.onmodo in bis, verurn quoaue in cxtcrisplantarnmpartibus, truncis, [iipitibus, ramis, furculis,folijs, fru£ii-bus,pcdictilis,vmbellis,achiis,Jcminibns,floribus,lanuginc,mofco, hgno, corticc,veruo,tnembrana,vctia, Arboresmatrice,Jeumcdulla,bimoribus,fluccis,gummi,&aliispleriJ'que, taminarbonbuseggregicemagnitudiriis q l!X .trunco, qudminJ'ruticibus,flabili quidem, atmultiplici caudice,vt rofts, myrtoq;, qu& quidctn m xquam Frutices ,proceritatem nonaffurgunt, atquc inJuffru&icibus, vt rujco, mancntetrunco, atberbaceo, ccu in berbis ab Suffruti--radiccfoliatis,fine caudice, vel illum fingulis annis commutantibus,flue caulibusfimplicibus, lignofls, ncn- ces •nunquam adnajcentibus ramulis,flue ex ramis, nodisue, i caulibus multifariamJparfts, £ quibusJurculi,ve- jlutannothumgermenproducuntnr; omnibusdeniquevelanimalibus,vclcorumparticulis,non Jecusacin '

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