Plantarvm histor. liber ii. 209 



Crocum moncanum 1. Crocum montanuraJii. 



1 . , 



nullum adhuc fcmen mihi obfervare licuitmec qui bulbum mittebat, ullam ejus mentio- 

 nem in epiftola faciebat radix Prioris radici valde fimihs, corticc e multis villis contcxto in- 

 voluta.oblongosinterdumnucleosfatisproculamatrcfpargens. 



. Terti 1 flosinodorusetiameft, veitenuisadmodum &cvanidiodoris > fcnis, utrelt- Crdr men 

 quacrocigenera,folijs,quoruminterioraternapaullobrcviorafunt, omniaautemorbicu-/-».m. 

 Iatomucrone,albicantisinitiocoloris,fedinquodc)ndc, cemponsfucccffu, dilutiusquid- 

 piam ca:ruleum perfufum videatur : ftamina ex umbilico prodeunt tcrna, flava, & in mcdio 

 ftilus five penicillus in tria vcl plura ftaminuladivifus , flavi ctiam colons: fl.iccefccnce vcl 

 iam marcido flore,quina.fena,rar6 plura emergunr in ambitu foliacx renui membranaqua: 

 florem mitio obvolverat,Croci verni latifolij folijs pxne fimiha.hoc eft.paullo latiora quam 

 fativi alba linea fingula folia per longitudinem fupina partc d.ftmguenrc 1 &; prona b.n.s fe- 

 menhaaenusnullumobfervavi,licetmultisannisaluertm:radixdigitalis,veletiampollica- 

 ris eft craflicudinis.orbiculaca fere,alba, folida, tunica fpadicei colons obduda, multis albis 

 fibrisfub ea nafcentibus prardica,qua: florum fatis ferax eftmam &: ternos, &quaternos,ui- 



terdumetiamquinosprofertflores. .... , v 



NafciturPnmuminnonnullisLufitamxrupibus, prxfemm ijs qua; non proculaman Nliuliu 



abfunt ubiNovembri obfervabam,& cum fuo flore eruebam, anno fexagefimoquarco fu. 

 rramiUefimum&quingentefimum.&amicisinBelgiumm.ttcbam.lfticetiamScpcembn. 

 floc uit Viennz Auftria: &: Francofurti ad Moenum^Oclobn.interdum matunus : Maio tu- 

 lit craffa,aneulofa capita,femine plena.quale Croci vcrni lanfohj Quarr* fpcc.e. femcn cft. 



Theophraftuslib.vi.Hift.Plant.cap.vn.*p6 J topop^appellat,Lat.ni Crocum montanum K 

 &filvertre.LufitaniP«^^,ideft,pedemafin.num(quadecaufanefc.o)voc^ 



Alterum Croci lilveftris appellationead me mittcbat Nobihs, idcmquedoclifiimus vir 

 IoannesBoifot,vecereamicitiamihiconjunaus^rancofurtumannoMD.xci. 



MiiTumeftTertiu6yzantioannoMillefimoQuingentcfimooaogefimofeptimo,Oao- 

 brimenfe,^^»^y,hoceft,Crocicxrulci ) nominc,quodtamen,utanted.x 1> prorfusca:- 

 ruleo non efreflore/idemmcnfisdeclaravic: namoaiduopoftquaracerrzcommififiem, 

 floresproferrecepit. ' 



'otnintt 



Ikis bvlbosa. 



Cap. xliiii. 



A Liqvot Plancas in Hifpanica mea pcregrinationc obfervabarn , quar licet flore I ri- 

 Ad.s&^yrid.seffent,erutastamen,buta^ 

 movit, utprioreslridisbulbofajnomine donarcm. Deilhs igicur, & ahjs earum femme 



