Plantarvm histor. liber n. Vlb 



tuntatemexc,dan::fu^ 



plici ifcrie m uuguhs .anguhsd.gdla.quemadmoclum in Ln.fgencr.busiul.p: co^ „m 

 bufque planc,s.Rad,x bu bofaeft,crafla,ex magnis, craflls, & fucculcncis fquamiscompafti 



(raemin.oinas&amphdslibraspcndcncescrucrejcolorcinmrdumalbo^onnZtum 

 ctiam purpurafccnte, plcrumquc aucem palhdo, fcecido admodum odorc, hircumquc u ?i 



«£^mS^v?S?^r C ^ ICi r CcfoIijS ' nccflorumformaafupcriorediffcrcns: ***** 

 nam &Ulnsincxcremala:yis&iiudicaulisparmarqualitcr fcrein ambicu nafcentes,fin«i- *■«• 

 lofque inccr bmaansufta foha fuftinec , uc, iupenus , fed color var.ac, ncc uc in pnrccdcnm 

 flav us vcl vcrius pallefcens, fcd rubec,auc fandaraca: fandicifq; colorem rcfcrc , inftar aftad 

 chxi chclarum fercrfcx eciam lac.s & mucronacis foliis conftac unguibufcfc cx purpura nigri- 

 «ntibus,cumfu,smcerio^ 



Variat itera in nonnullis planris florum color: cft enim vel medius incer ucrumque genus ****** 

 vcIadprioris,fecundivecoloremquamproximeaccedit. 5 ' *mti,. 



Sed&QuarcamquandamdifFcrenciamobfcrvabamJicetejusflorum colorproximcad MM. 

 Secundum genus acccderet : anguftiora enim folia habebac , illaque &: radiccm nullo tecro '*»»* 

 odorc,quantum quidem naribusmanifeftepercipi pofTet,prwlica. 



Florecporr6ha:cplancaAprili,incerdumeciamMarcio, fiaeriscempcriespaullocalidior t^m. * 

 iuent,unacumpra:cocibusTulipis,atqucctiam macurius: femen Iunio maturum 



Nufquamverdfponcenafcencemhancplantamconfpexi:fedConftantinopol,delatam % 



edquoadMaximilianumCa!faremhujusnominisiryicnamcvocarusfum,anno,primus 

 iiclgicar hortis com municavi:& in Viennenfibus repofica fclicitcr provcn.r: Ance meum ta- 



mcn «BeIgiodifccfrum,ejusiconcm(qualcm C.V.RembertusDodonarusin Pureantium 

 hiftori* Appcndice cxhibmt) 111. V. Ioanni de Brancion mifcrac C. V. Alphonfus Pancius 

 Scr n "DucisFcrrar«Medicus,utriqucnoftrumamici/nmus. 



HACrENvs nullam plantam obfervarememini,qua:Hemerocallidem Diofcorididcfcri- „,„,„ . 



ptamexaa,us(meoquidemjudicio)referat,quamh Z c.AIijconfcrant,&judicent.Al,ave-^ 

 roeftHemerocalhs,cujus Achcnxuslib.xv.Deipnofoph.mcminithisverbis. FlorisHemc- w 



meminic UI flaccefcic » ad exorCum folis mox revivifcens , Cracinus in Efcminatu fic SST* 



t^inemonarumvernKcalictbus.ferpiOo^crocoJhyacintboi 

 Elichrj(iram/s,a-nanthe i caro^mihthemereca//e. 

 Pancius vcrd ilhus,de qua nobis fermo.iconem mictcbac Corontlmperialu nominc infigni- w„ 



tam, quamappellationemapudHerbanorum vulgusadhucretinct: bulb, vcroaGefarcis 

 Oraconbus Conftantinopoh miffi,aucdelaci,nunc Tuyfcbiacbi,modb Tufai,iWe ToufaiGc 

 enim u.pronunoandum Germanico more.&elevarione vocis in ulcimaimomine- Tufcbai 

 aucem (ut ab ijs incclligebam qui Conftancinopoli vixeranc) Lilium regiu m ficnificac Iir- 

 terdum eciam bulbi mifll Turfani & Turfanda appellacionc : fed poftrcms harvoccs a Tur- T „fi»i 

 «sdunt^tnominibusadijcifolenr,adrei,cuiadncxxfunt,magnimdincm« 



cxemphptia.CW^/^/^^ideft^Cavalaflos^Tulipamincelligclmagnus&ampIus. 

 qualem f erotinz plerumque Tulip* habere folent: fi verd Turfant auc TurLda, nullo ad-' 

 jewto aho yocabulo fcnbunc,de magnis &amplis intclligendum. 



Ex Perfia ycro Conftancinopolim delatos illius bulbos omnino mihi perfuade 0l quoniam trmit* 

 cum eos pnmum accipiebam,inter reliquas hxc fuit infcriptio,r«/2#>r Perfiano ioffoodif- 

 «/jr;«,w»/4/ry744^,hoceft,Tufai,flosPerficus rubcrautdecoIor,nutantccapitc 



Cetervm, an apud eos medicum ahquem ufum obtincacmon incellexi: arbicror tamen 

 venuftatis&ornacuspociuscausahancplantam infuishorcisillosalcre, quamobullaseius T"«A* 

 Sf j rr' Turcxommum elegantium florum.ctiam nulloodoreprardicorum, funt """"'• 



ltudiohflimimec ulhs fumcibus parcunt,ut eos undiquaquc conquirant. 



DioncoRiDfis aucemfua:HemerocallidihasfacuIcatestribuit:radixpoca,autcummcl- IacaliAllt , 

 le&lanampeiToappofica,aquameducit&fanguinem:fol,atr.camammaruminflamma- 

 nones a parcu concraiSas , oculorumquc eoUcdciones mitigant : radix & folia igni ambuftis 

 utiliftimeillinuntur. & 



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P. II. 



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CLCenseflcccandidior^nulIovirulcncoodorcprxdita.feorfimtcrraTcommitccbam.diver- 



iam a Tufai elTe racus: nec mea opinionc falfus fum . Nam novo fubfequente vere mature vas m m 



admodum gcrmmare cccpit,tandemquecaulem proculiccubitalem.rocundum, mulciscir- */•«* 



I ^Sr k j 1 8 f - rT ufa & l i tl ™ dl ™ . Io °g^ quam Tufai modo defcnpti fo- 

 lia anguftionbus,ilhsferc im.hbus qux ,n fummo ipfius capite nafcuntur, vircfccntisexci- 

 ncraccocoloris, tiv$ quodammodo acruginofi, quaiisinTulipxfohjsconfpicicur : concor- 



quentur 



