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Ann. & floriim conformatio) lorga nominum fcric opus cffet, ut fpccies ipfjc 

 i(;<>4. dclignari polTcnt. 



II. Quocnca iit huic incommodo occurtat Audor noftcr , gcncra ipfa 

 plantarum in duplici ordine conftituit : in priori ca collocat, dcquibuidi- 

 dam tft, qui^uc ex fola florii & fructus ftruclara pendcnt. Hi quidcm 

 duo funt vlKu cftlntialcs gcnerum charuft.rcs in plainis ijux huctus &c 

 florcs profcrunt : fcd in multis aliis non lufliciuni: undc altcr ordo fta- 

 lluendus vidctur, in quo pr.xter duas illas partcs omnino ncccflarias, tcr- 

 tia qua:dam in fubfidium vocatur , qu.xcunquc illa fit , intcrdum radix ip- 

 fa: fic liliorum genus ctit fccundi ordinis, atquc a mlipa & corona impe- 

 riaii proptcr radiccm fqu.miofam gcncrc ipfo diftabit. 



III. Sic foliorum nunurus diftingucn^lis gcrctibus interdum utilis cft. 

 Qno quidem modo pcntaphylla , fiaga, pinus , .ibics, lanx pcrcs folio- 

 ruin Qilpofi iorcm gcnerc intcr fe ditrcrunt. Iij .ibietc folia Itjarsta in ra- 

 mis ■difponimcur i in pinu gcmina tubuiis iuclula prodcunt ; in Jarice quafi lO 

 lcrta quxdain glomcrata ccrnuntur : pencs corticcm ilcx &; lub r Hiibn- 

 guuntur; pcnes flornm caliccs (corloiicra & tragopogum \iv2Jo Burhe dt 

 houc , gcncre diftidcnt : in htc fimpicx cft, in i la Iquamofus 



Intcrdum vcl coloris habcnda cft latiout in ClityfanihLmo &: leixanthe- 

 mo , vulgo Marguerhe ; vcl faporis , u: in eiuca i\ finapi ; vcl cujufdim 

 quafi hibicus & cxtcrna: faciei plantae , vulgo ie Pon de la Pl.wte , ut in 

 abfinthio , abtotano Sc artemifia. Sic acacia & giycirrhiza in hcc taniiim 

 dikrcpant, quod hxc herba fit, illa arbor. 



IV. Atquc hi'c dc pantaium gcncubi-is tnm primi , tum ftcundi or- 

 dinis : in quibus illud intucndum , nt in iis conftiiue; dis remorx cujuf- 

 dam cogn.nionis , quarquc mulriplici gcncri ccmmunis fit , ratio iioii ha- 

 bcacur , nevc codem vocabulo plura qi.sd.im cxpnmantur gcncra , & e 

 concra; cavcndum quoque cft nc ejuld. tii gcnctis co<;naiioncs nimium lcru- 

 pulose cxpcndantur ; fcd iis contcnti fi.mis qm vulgo huminum iia vi- 

 dcntur. Sic trifolium pratcnlc purpureum trifoliorum gci ere ccnlcndum eft, 

 Jicct cjus flos acriiis intuentibus fit unius folii , in aliis multiplici folio 

 conftct. Quineciam varianc aliquando parces plancr efllntialcs : fcd dc 

 his qv.x ut plurimum cvcniutit , & juxta conluctum nacuiac ordincm ap- 

 parcnt, omnino cft judicandum. 



V. Spccics vcro codcm ftirpium gcnere contcncT iia funt tribucndi, ut 

 cjus quod iragis cft fingularc in aliquarum partium ftiuftuia , aut in mo- 

 do, (eu in fi'j;ura , magnitiidinc , ficu , faporc , odorc , vcl in cognutione, 

 cum nociori aliqun planta hjbcjcur ratio : ita ut communi ncminc gcnus 

 cxpiia-atur , qu.rquc addcnd.x funr gcncris dift" rcncil qu.\m poctrit brcvi 

 vcrborum compLxu, accuraic tjmLn diftii;gaantur ; nimia vocum congc- 

 rics vicetur , &c gcncra ipfa mnhipliccntur potiii> quam ar(ft:ntur. Nam ma- 

 joii vcrborum ccmpcndio (pccics ipfx defcribcntur , fi lcxccnta pljntarum 

 gcncra ft.ituamus , quam fi niulio p.iuciora numcrcntur , i\' complurcs plan- 

 tis divcifi chatacteris , uc degcnercs aut irrcgularcs ad ccrta gcncta rcfctamus. 



