OBCHIDE.E, , ^^9 



diiiDi,D(5a, Ptoroslylis, Aclanlhus c^t Pkga^ ^quiGOCli^.lia Orcliide^ sunE plerreqiie es Epiaendrea- 

 rum tribu , fiingukri a.lspeciu, diffeiiinlque in eo ab Orcliideis regionis terapcFabi: et frigida^, quod 

 ill^ fere onines sociaMm provenlant el arLoribus inii!isc;.ntur . hm spar.sim reperiantur , humo aflix^i: 

 Perpauoffi species, fi^urrK (wt iu dicam) borealis, v- c Opbrys , Habeaaria , AltoDSteinia, inter tropicos 

 proveniunt, non soluui in dovso monLium aUissimorum , seJ ctiam inlcrduni locis planis. Utrique 

 continenii commnnes sunt, in Kon;i tcmper;ila , qualuor spccics> nec pJures' : Safjrium vEriJe , Orcbis 

 liypcrLorea, NeoUiarepcns, N. torlilis- MJrandum sane , Uendrobium polystacbyon, cum in monlosis 

 Jriiiiaiccc,uiuiiiisylvestrLbusGiijan^enascens,io InsulalVlainilii quoque repeririMVumTere eadem spe- 

 cies7ln plerisque Orcliideis zona; fcrvcnlioris , malerja alba , amylacea, sa^pe nutribilis, inbulbis radi- 

 calibus a nalura cumtiiatur : in tjuibusdam autem , v. c. in ricurothallidi sagiuifera, bulbi continent 

 liquovem viscosum , ad gluunanda ligna usurpalum. 



In universum planlEC nionocolyledones abundant rt/??)/^ cuni in fructibus ( Giamineffi , MuSic im- 

 malur^, P;ilm.t Piliiguao), tnm in niioco (Sagiis^M^iuritia), lum in vadicibus ( Aroide£p, Tacc^e, Orcbi- 

 dea3,Maranl!i iinbca , Liliaccc^c, Dioscoridc^e). SacGhanmi QOnivix coiilincnt succi Graminearuni , Agaves, 

 i^ilniHR Aveng, fruclus raatuii Musa:. lo eadcm plauta , ac sicpc in iisdem planlje partibus , simul 

 provenire amyUim ct sacchari>m , mimis mirere, si memineris nosir^e tempeslatis cbemicos^ in ulra- 

 que materia feve eandcm oxygenis , bydrogenis et carbonil distributionem deprebendisse » ac germlnans 

 hordeum incerevisiamdulcescere'. Quam quidem amjli lu saccbarum mulalionempr^sensisse videntnr 

 prisci bominos, e quibus Prosper Alpinus eommentus est, Musant paiadisiacamex. arundioe saccbari- 

 fera, vadici Colocasiieinseria ^ oviginem trabere : eodemque modoAbd-Allatif^af{irmal,Musam ex-Palmte 

 dactylifeia: nucleo, inmsin radice Colocasia; germinantc, enasci- Ghtten in ceiealium scminibus amylum 

 comilalur, quo prKcJpiie panis alimentum generls humamredditur. Llquor ^^[uUtiosiis,analura iubulbis 

 Orcbidcarumdepositus, a verogluLioeCereabumdiffert,utab bocglulen, qiLodexcorticelHcisctexbaccis 

 Visciestrahitiir.^/-o?7z^, nervos scepe excitans, reperifur in floribusLiliorum, Aspbodelorum , Narcis 

 sofum^ instigmate Croci ^ in fructibus Vanillic et Amomi Cardomomi ; in radicibus Cannarum^ in Lofa 

 Peperomiarumlvibu. Acida, amara» resince, campbora» venen^ , materia coviaria et lac vegetabile in Mo- 

 leclonibus pcrrara, aul fere nulla. ( Veoenos* sol-e Colcbieaceie et qii;edam species Amaryilidea- 

 rum^aiuidotum i^em soIussuccusPalma^, quani Kunlhlam diximus ; amara in Scillael Smilaceis; gummi- 

 reslna ioAioe). Pvindpium adsLringens, nondam bcne exploratnm, lateC in DracEcna Dracone et Agave 

 ( Cocu/3i7 Cavacasanorum ), cujus liquore ad adurenda vulnera utuntur. Nescio qui vir celeberrimus 

 Fourcroy ncgare poturl , Monocolyledones olcl pbigids omnino experLes esse , quum Palma Cocos 

 intev tropicos , Ole;c nostvalis niodo, eolalur . Jam aruie Decandollius observovit ^ , MoncoC^ledouibirs, 

 qnarum vas-t liqiiovem ledncenlia per totum. truncum dlspersa sint, nec in corpus corticale coalescant, 

 fcve ea omnia deesse , qii^e in corlicibus Licolytedonum natura esse voluit, quotl egregia K.nigbtii '. 

 experimenta comproLaverunt. IIumboldt.~\ 



' An Liinodornm borealc , WillJ. {CjmbiJium boroalc^ Swarlz-) ininsulaTerraNova ? 



» Stvartz^ Fhr. tnd, o/:f:id. T- ///■ p^ ii33. 



^ (j^iy^I^issaf: ct Tlit/znrd ^ R^^h^chcs plf) sko-chimf^iifs- T. IL p. S^t. Kirrhhofet Vogel in Annah^ dc Chhuc- Ty S^. p~ i^S^ 



^ ^atiSs}^!'^ y RefJierrh^.s riifmif/ii€s siir /fs vfge/tiua.^ p. i6. Sir Edi^i^rd S/mtif f Intro^/^ i/i io BuUiriy i8i4- p~ 77- 



' Af^d-M/ritif^ imd. par Syh^stt^c dc Siiry. p. 28- io5- 



^ Essai si^r ks propr* rnsdi^^les des p/aules. 181G- p- 35i- 35Gr 



s Pfiil. Truns, iSoj+^ 33^- 



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