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C-aroli ClvsI rariorvm 



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<:ap. xvn.^liftor. Planc. ubi camOymyrfinesfive Rufcimodo frucliimfcrre ait, m h 



Qvbbtnutfnro* W» daznp yjj n x,arrfOfAup(rin : d^OTtpui^ap tov xafsrov ixov<rtv ok pft fd^ i0i 



VOV <py'Mot*. . , ,_ .. . _ 



CommodiusicaqucmcojudicicPolygonatigeneribusadlcribctur^quamLauroAle- 

 xandrinar.Nifiquisforteadldxam radicem Diolcoridis refercndam putet: fedcumvalde 

 mutila fit cjus dcfcriptio,difficile cflc cxiftimo.certi quidpiam pofic ftatuere. 



CETERVMmiraufubit, quid Auctorcm magnarilliusPlantarum Hiftoriarmoverit, uc 



hoc Polygonacum (fivcllaurum Alcxandrinam Macthioli, meamenimiconem vidifte, 



». ; /r- authiftoriamlceim;vixputo)HypoeloiTumDiofcoridiseirevclit,cujustextumliccmen- 



Dw/*r. ^znd^mccn[cv.v7royKcaosof3'a^via>(^qt^if/Mf l am] aygta *atM7rn\ ( menusAKwi ) racfoAAa 



0(Aom- *bf*w Sl aKayS-alJti %yu W atpov , ic) dicarip \7nyXc*>T<t , t& a$ 7rapa<Pvostt; fXtKpaq cv ro?g $Ja- 

 Aoi$. Cal.item Iibro vin. Simplidum v7rbyhc*)osov dvo/xa^at fxh nrco^ort vrapatpvms Ctt 

 aKpotsrQ?<;zopuf*Cote;7roiuTuty&c0ajapi<A)v i id ett , Hypogloflum fic nominacum eft,quia pro- 



J)agincsparvarumlinguarum(ubrummiscorymbisproducic:exquibusverbisincelligcre 

 icctyyPwrrifas fivc y^>Wp<a,ligulas,non folia in medijs folijs nafcencia.Hafc ille. 



Noninficiasquidcmimus,Hypoglo(Tum,an5nullisLaurum Alexandnnamcredi.cam, 

 habere yAcoosdpta pociiis quam folia in medijs folijs^quanquam & folia finc.fed minu ta, ex 

 cujus^ubimajorifolioplancxinh^rencJiinunafcuncu^ucinRufcOjfioresbiniincerdum, 

 deindefrudusorbiculariSjinftarcoraUijcubcrjOlTeumnucleumconcinens . Sedhancftir- 



pem , quampro Polygonaco Quarco lacifolio exhibemus , Hypogloffum efle pofle nc'ga» 

 mus mulcis de caufis;primo,quod neque pungcncia iinc illi,neque dura folia, (ed valde ce- 

 jLfZm. nella & mollia:deinde,quod ligulas non producac fub corymbis,fed fingularcs,uc dixi bac- 

 * <x, exfingulispeciolisadfoliorumexortumdcpcndeanc: poftrcmo, quodfrucexnonfic 

 femper virens, mftar Lauri Alexandrinsc , fed cutus caults ad radicem u(que pcreac fingulis 

 annis,perinde ac in reliquis Polygonaci genenbus. 



folygonat. 

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Laurus AlexandrinaTheophr.il. 



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Vfram porroLaurum Alexandriria{m,nun- 

 itjuafo vidifle ingcnue fatebor, fi ab ea qu# vul- 

 goBtflinguadicuur, &Hypogloflum Diofco- 

 ridiseflecenfecur, diverfaiic. Thcophr. cnim 

 nufquam Hypoglofli meminic , fed Lauri Ale- 

 xandrinardunraxat, locisjamnoraris: &lib.i. 

 cap.xvi.Hift. Planc. exprcfsccam recenferin* 

 cer %ap<wo$bpa ptira^u mtpMTwqbra rov xapTrov, 

 hoceft, frudiferasqu^ habenc fru&umquafi 

 circumvolucum, & inccrcepcum. 



Pra^terea Pliniuslib.xv. cap. ulcirnoNacur. 

 Hiftor. Laurum Alcxandrinam ab aliquibus 

 Idxam vocaricradic,abalijsHippogloccion,& 

 CarpophyIlon,acqucinccrfolia(emenrubrum 

 ferre . Ip(e vero &: Diofcorideseam in monci- 

 busna(ci cradunc, Hypof|Iofli aucem natalcs 

 fubcicuerunt.Certe Billingua, quam Vienncn- 

 fes muLercul^auiTmM^appellanc^inmoncibus 

 nafcicur, & abundanter quidcm, in monce im- 

 minenci oppidulo cui nomcn Divi Georgij , in 

 cransDanubiana Pannonia , cribus ab urbe Po- 

 fonienfi miliaribus,invenicur:unde Rhizocomi 

 plurimamadferuncViennam,&ejusurbismu- 

 lierculisvendut:nammagnoilliseftinufu,prq- 

 cipue aucem ad uv# procidenciam. Non minus 

 copiofam dcinde obfervabaanno m. d. lxxix, 

 inmoncibusnonproculaZononockHl.Pn.de 



Bacchyan oppido diflicis. 



Hanc Dalechampius LaurumTaxam,cuju$ 

 Plinius Nacur.Hift. hb.xv.cap. xxx.inceralia 



Laurigencrameminic^efle fcribic^eande^mque Diofcor.Chamacdaphnem facic. 



E}usaucemLaurusAlcxandrina,quambaccisinmediofoliorumimpreflis,necullaepi- 



gloccide ce£lis,cxhibcc,valde mihi fufpefta eft:an ipfe (imilcm videric,mc latec, mihi certd 



numquam confpcda. 



A t anno fupra millefimum .& quingenccfimum nonagefimo fexco, miccebac ad rne vir 



crudiciffimus Simon de Tovar Hilpalenfis Medicus,(peciminis gracta Verj Lauri Alcxan* 

 iinvVr. " drina: 





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