Plantarvm histor. lib. III. 



GcntUna vi.Geacianel.minor verna. 



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VrRiQve GentianellarvernrnSmendc- mmw. 

 di, quod inacunus reliquis floreanc : & illam 

 quidem majorem, hanc minorem appellavi. 



Iftam lofias Simlerus in Commencario de 

 Alpibus.^immcl^njclnominarevideturjaco- 

 lore,ni fallor,c<defti eleganciflimo^nifi fortc 

 Vndecimam , qux poftea defcribccur, eo no- 

 mineinteIIigat,quxc£ruleoetiacolorepr#- 



dicaeft.Cre(cic&mRhecicisalijsq;Alpibus. 



Cetervm omnesillxviva&perenniradi- GentUn* 

 cefunt,hoc eft,prolaco flore &femine,inrer- f CHmtu 

 ire non folenc,fed vivaces func, fingulifq ; an- 

 nisexeademradicenova germina &caules 

 producunc.Acquarum mododefcripcionem Genttan* 

 dabimus non funcdurabilcs:verumemarci- f*i*** u 

 do flore,difpcrf6que (cmel femine,ingruete 

 bruraa,prorfusperirefolent, &edeciduofe- 

 minerenafci. Earumautepluresfpcciesob- 

 fervabamus , quas figillacim & fene quadam 

 dtfponemus.initium a maximafaciences. 

 Cvbitalem habetPrimacaulem, firmum, geniculacum, perqucmadfingulosnodos Gtntimn* 

 fpar(afuntbina(emperfoka, fibiexadverfooppofica, crinervia, lacafede&finepediculo VL*f** 

 cauli inhxrentia,fenfimque in longu mucronem defincnciarab imo ferd caule cx folioi um ' ***** 

 alisnifcuncurdolranules&rpalmaresramuli^cenues^minoribusfolijsfepcijquinos, fepcc- 

 nos,aucplures flores,folijs cin&os proferenteSjin quinque mucronacas Iacinias divifos,cxi- 

 guos pro planca: magnicudine,purpurafcencis ex cxrulco coloris ; ijs fuccedunc loga & an- 

 gufta vafcula tenui (cmine plena:radix fingularis eft,cxigua,pauci(Iimis fibns prxdita. 



Na(cicur in pracis herbidifquc locis ad moncmth radices ficis , monciumquc chvis, Iulio s*taks. 

 & Augufto florcs profprens. 



Altera fecundum radicemmulta.longajtrinervia, humifufa, &inorbemdifpofita, Omthm* 

 habecfoliajCquorummediocaulisexcrefcicpedalis.quaJranguluSjabimoadfummumin ^ 1 !^* 

 fingulisincernodijs, biniscxadver(b nafcentibusramulispra:ditu$, qui binisgeniculisin- -1*1** IU 

 tcrcepci,cernos auc plures finguh ferunc florcs calachi auc campanul? forma,quartogeneri 

 ferepares,inquinqueetiamlacinias iivifbs, dilucioriscamenpurpureicoloris, fingulisla- 

 cinijsinfimaincernaparcepurpurealanuginepubefcctibusrfloribusfuccedunclongacor- 

 nicula,exilirocund6quefeminepr#dica: foliacaulem &ramulos infinguhsgeniculisvc- 

 ftiencia, tiiinora & anguftiora func,magi(que mucronaca:radix exilis eft, ex albicance colo- 



repaIle(cens,rarifquefibrisdonaca. 

 Provenic ijfdem quibus proxime defcripca locis,eodem eciam cempore floret. NmtaUu 



Illiusunicamftirpcmlaaeicolorisflorcvajiancem inveniebamin nemorolb quodam Vmrutat. 



monccapud ZolonockIU-D.de Bacchyan,annoM.D xxcu. Septembri menfe. 

 Pari fermeTerriacxcrefcicalcicudinc,necminusfrequencibusramiseftprxdita: cau- G:ntUn*\t. 



lis criam quadrangulus,cerni auc plures in fingulis ramis flores fuperiori fimilcs,fed brevio- ^^/^r i0 ^.^x^ 

 reSjamphorcfque^virefccncisiniciocoloriSjdetnJcfubcxrulei: qutbuslongacorniculafeu^ /^ - ' 



mucronaca membranacea vafcula fcmine plena uc in fupenore fuccedunc : folia in fingulis 

 nodis mulco lariora,mucronaca,crinervia,ex adverfo incer fe fita, viridis faturi & quodara- 

 modo nigricancis coloris:radix fuperiori fimilis. 



Ob via h*c cft in omnibus pracis in f ublimi fitis & moncium j ugis,flore'cque ferius, Au- tt*t*M 

 gufto videlicec- 



Qv a r t a dodranrem non fuperat, cauliculis & ramulis exilibus, minoribus eciam fo- centimnm r. • 

 Iijs,Cecaurij minoris floji pcne paribus:flores minores habet,licet forma fuperioribus non fi** c/*- 

 abtimiles,qui auc dilucc purpurafcunc,auc cxrulei coloris eleganciflimi func.corniculafub-* 4 * 1111 * 

 flavo cxih femine plcna (unc: radix licec cenuior,i duabus prarcedennbus non valdc diftert. 



Crefcitijfdem quibusalccralocis: memini &in Bricanniaob(ervare, nonprocul Dove- NataUt. 

 ra,mcnfe Sepcembri,parcim diluciorc colore florencem ,parcim (emine prxgnancem • Ei fi- 



milis videcur quam Lobelius Genciana: minimac nomine defcribic. 



* e p Quinca longc exilior, vix crium unciaru alcicudinem a?quac , liccc mulcis alisprar- Ja*M«i 

 :foliolaCcncaunj minorisinfingulisgeniculis,aliarumraoreficahabecflora 

 Gencianellx vernajperfimilesvenuftiffimocxruleocolorepr^dicos: corniculaqualia fu- 

 perior,admodum exili & nigro femine plena: radicem quam tn fuperioribus minorcm,fcd 

 frcquencioribus fibris donatam. Floret in Ecfcheri jugis Augufti initio. n*t*u$. 



Ea forfican cft,quam Iofias Simlerus, urdixi, Commcnrario dc Alpibus £immclpflt0cl ap- 

 pellac ; quemadmodum O&avam JWta?fc#f«# Omnes vprd irapense amara: func. 



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