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GYNANDRIA, HEXAXDRIA. 



0- PASSIFLORA (/alcal*0 fruGumaximo, crausvcrfim fulcato. 



Vtontahxcpreccdcnufm»illimacft,folius figuram & inagnuudincm fru- 

 Gus fi cxcepcris; unde ccu varictatcm rcccnfco, Elt vcro illc fubrotundus, 

 capicc fxpg mnjor iufantis, &fulco circulari iransvcrfo digicumquc profuih 

 do cxaratus. 



Habicat in Tora Ftrma. 



HEXANDRIA. 



ARISTOLOCHIA. 



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i, ARISTOLOCHIA (<tf£W«fo) fuUis cordato-acuminatis; caulc volubi- 

 li; pcdunculisfvlitariis; ftipulis cordatis. TAB.OCLIW 



Odor totius plantx naufcofus cft ac ingratus. RaJiox tcrctcs & ramolx 

 mcdullam habent albicantcm* plciwm fuccoaurantiocmaronaufeofo & fe- 

 tido , veftitamquc corticc fubcrofo & fufco* Giukr tcrctcsj infcriorcs far* 

 moitofi, lignofi, pcrcnnes, fubcrofi; fupcriorcsglabriufculi> ftriati, volu- 

 hilcs; fcandunt arborcs ad pcdum tlcccm altitudincm. &ipsJ^ cordatx* 

 inagnx, connivcmcs, folitarix adfhnt axillis, hofta lunt cordato-acuinina* 

 ta> intcgcrrima* plana, utrinquc glahra» fubtus rcticulato- vcnofa; pctiolo 

 ccrcti, pubcfccntc, brcvi. Pidtincxtt uniflori» axillarcs, fulitarii, pc<*olo nunc 

 funt brcviorcs, nunc longiores» Flos cx viridi flavcfck; ftriis & vcnis nota- 

 tur purpurcis; corollx labcllo lanceolaco-acuminnco, porticc ati canalcm 

 connivciui. Capfolt? funt hcxogome 5: fubfufcx, Succus radicis, maftica- 

 tione falivx iminiftus, ori fcrpcmis mcdiocris ad guttam untun altcramvc 

 inftillatus, adco hocanimal incbriathcbctatquc» ut tuto acimpunc tratlari» 

 lacclfi, finuiquc imponi polfit, poft horasaliquot tandcm tA fc rcditurum. 

 Si guttas dcglutirc plurcs cogatur, ilico corrcptus motu convullivo trcmulo 

 valdcqut pcr totum corpus confpicuo, brevi cmoricnr. Amcricaol ciruinv 

 foranci , hujus arcani participcS, fcrpcntcm aliqucm vcncno Icthali cclcbrcm 

 manu capiunt, cautc fcilicct unoquc impctu prchcnfo propc maxillas collo; 

 qua in rc ipfc, fa&us lus animalibus jam familiarior, ncc dilficulcatcm ma* 

 guam ncc pcriculum invcni» f\ prudcntia adhibcatur. Tunc diduQo ori fa- 

 livam, hujus fimilivc facultate pollcnus ptantic fuccoimpnrgnatain» infun- 

 dunt dofi, qua lcvitcr hcbetenc animal; atquc i[a quarilus gratia fpeflatori- 

 buscxponunt; falfo jsQantes, pofic fc corpus fuum cuicunquc obvio fcr- 

 pcuti, artc fibi cognita, absquc pcriculo noxx ofterrc mordcndum. Fatcor, 

 vcl ab odorc hojui radicis abhorrcfccrc lixc aniinalia, longcqut fugcrc obla* 

 t*m: atvcro infclix, opinor, obtincrcc audacix prxmium, qui utcunque 

 inuu£tiim hoc fucco nunotti ferpcmi obtrudcrcc UccHiio. Impunc hominj 



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