Si enim radices arborum aut vitium aut reliquorum seminum non ex terrae proprietatibus sucum capiendo ederent fructus, uno genere essent in omnibus locis et regionibus omnium sapores.
For if the roots of trees or vines or other plants did not produce their fruits by absorbing their juice from the properties of the soil, the flavour of each species would be the same in every district and region.
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