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^ SSSq Tn SSSSS^SSSi Scd quoniam vcrcor nc ob difficulcaccm itincris 



B33 fruaum m.ctcrepofTic , ipfum rogav. uc Pacav.j del.neandum curcr, 

 iconemS wm & femina m.ccac' ^ftace p«mricahmusfruaus femina ccrraecommi- 



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2,s md.mencum apparuic ,qui fcnfim incrementum fumens folia malo cimo fimiha pro- 



duxic S K ped«culo:auge(cccc autem caudice.auda funt & foha.pediculcqj n.t. «rpe- 



runc ac u bi caudex pedalem Iongicud.nem accgic.illico ramos fpargere cccpir , & foha , p. 



foinh«encialongiorcspcdiculosadquifivcrfit,ncquciingularia. cancum iinguhs pcdicu- . 



Jis inhxferunc.fed imcio b.na,poftea cerna,quacerna & quina, eo modo difpofica quo fua 



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d.car func,co quod medium locum occupat femper majore apparence, deinde alijs duobus 



cnx ucnnque ipfi proxima, ipfi magnicudme ccdennbus, poftrcmo rehquis duobus , ut in 



ficcofolioquodm,ttoobfcrvarcpoccns.Radicefirmacurrocunda,tuberosa ovimagnitu- 



d.ne appendicibus paucis & cenuibus ucrinquc exeunubus,corcice tcnui veltica, quem ce- 

 nuimmapdlicula fuliginei coloristcgit,facilcquedigitiattntudetergitur uttuncradix 



albaappareat,carnofa,fubftaciarapha 

 ccmroadcircumfercnciammulca:lincaduaaeconfpiciuncur,ucinraphaniradicc. 1 r a?- . 



manfa,coca fcre m aqucum fuccum verticur.fubdulcemjtcrrei odons,quique m orc adltn- . 

 flionem quandam rchnquic,non fineex.guo calorisfenfu, fahvamque fatiscopiose elicit. 

 Hoc in unica cancum radice adhuc obfervavi , mirumque mihi vifum eft, arbores repcrin 

 tali radice prarditas.Martio arbufculas in vindarium trasferam,& an omnes huju fmodi ra- 

 dicibuspraedit3Efmc,diligcnciffime aniraadvercam : namjUtdixi.infiaihbusadfervojara : 

 ad fefquipedalem alcicudinem elacas,pollicari crafTicudine,cortice albo fcabroquc,meduI- 

 la magna abundanccs. Ligni materies fatis infirma effe videtur , quaproptcr mcer easarbo- 

 res hanc reccnfendam judico.qua? brevi ,'ncrcmentum fumunt,&fortafTe brevi fenefcunr, 

 tuminccreasqua-perpetua frondenatahfolo virent •.NamhicCydoniajpertotumDc- 

 cembrem folianonamifit.IUudaddam,pJantas licetfcmineexuno eodemque fruclu cx- 

 empto& terra: commiftonatas,diverfa tamcn foliaprotuliiTc- aliacnim malo citrio fimi- 

 lima fuerunr,minime ferrata,alia longiora & fcrraca, plurimum ad Caftaneae folium acce- 

 dcncia, fed inodora omnia : unde fufpicari liccchunc fruaum diverfi gencris arborcs 



generarc. 



o.Tar. O s s a R frutcx eft ftolones multos a radice proferens reaoSjrotundosJevcs^genicula- 



tos,quibus circa genicula infunc folia Ionga,rotunda, crafTa , per quorum mcdium ncrvus 

 cxcurrit albus,e quo utrinquc vena: exeunc aversa foliorum partc fatis confpicua^folia au- 

 temcx intervallis binafcmperintcr fcoppoficafinepediculis ftolonesundiqueambiunr, 

 cx quorum alis mulci rami nunc erumpcre incipiunt , non quidcm ex omnibus , fcd alccr- 

 nacim, ita ut fi,a primo initium fumcns, lineam ab uno ad alium ducas ufque ad ultimum, 

 perfectiffimc linea helicen dcfcribes. Radice firmatur valida in mulcas fibras diuisa, luteos 

 flores profert,fruadfque mali magnitudine.', Cordis figura, colore virides, binos aut tcrnos 

 ex uno pcdiculo pendentes.in quibus femina lata.lanugine quadam molhllimo candidiffi- 

 moque fcrico fimillima involuta : Caules & folia incana funt , lanugine quadam ceaa,uc 

 craffiore quapiam farina tota planta confperfa videatur,quae imbribus cluitur,eoque ccm- 

 porc folia & caulis colorem ex viridi ad album cendcnce contrahunttpars caulis radici pro- 

 x.ma albocorcice teaa eft,fungofo, rimis diffeao, ut Sambuci caulis videri poflic , & illius 

 inftar mulca mcdulla alba refercus eft. Stolonum corcex & foliorum nervus copiofo laae 

 amaro & acri abundanc:bre viccr tota planta af pe^u pulcra cft,& quas in fiaihbus fervo fe- 

 raine ex j£gypto accepto natas, ad trium cubitorum alcicudinem jam excrevcrunt,foliaq> 

 hicme retinenr.-nondum autem vel flores vel fruaum tuIerunt.Planta haec iniEgypco vul- 

 BdJ doflat. garicer Ojjkr appcllatur,fruaus vero Beidelojfar, hoc eft , ovum ex offar , aut Italicc Ovo del 

 vfv. OjJar,Beid enim Arabiccovumfignificat,&f/eftarticulus,quiItalicedicitur^/.Hujusfru- 



ccuslanuginepulvinariaimplenc,laaeautemcoriadepilant.Sinedubio,haTcplantaillaeil; 

 8*th»nm fupcrquamAvicenna&alij ArabesSaccharum Alhufar ( manna? fpcciem ) mveniri fcri-' 

 mihuf«r. bunt: & quam Serapio ex Abnanifie fencencia,Mutono interpretc dcfcnpfi t his verbis. 



AhZr* H AOSER,fcu Alafcr.feu Alhufar,plantaeft quc lata habct folia,fingulis annis fuccrefccsj 



4ib*f«fr faceharucxramisextillauSi&afoUorura cavisquod copiofiflimc legitur,non paru quidem 



amarefcens: 



