CHARACTERES. 159 



209. Habiaii plantarum (t<^3) adeo adhcrrere, iit rite 

 adllimta Fra3:iticationis principia (164) depo- 

 nnntur, d\ jftukitiam fapientia: loco quaerere. 



Inflorcfcciitia f. Situs Fruclificiitionis m flxilhi, racemo, corym- 

 bo (uncle charactcres habitudcs §. 168) caudavit hifinita 

 Gencra talfa, proriertini Knautio, Kramcro iimihbusque. 

 Facies plantarum Veterum lapis lydius, Reccntiorum coricula, 

 mao-ni ab omni Botanico facienda clt; fed & his modus 

 adfit. 

 BiDENS (a) folio tion dijjr^o, Tourn.Fl.fuec. (164, gerit frucVi- 

 licationem cxacle generis Bidentis, atBIDENS (b.) foUo 

 uon ittjfiio fioye aureis petalis nndicjjic radiato» Morif 

 gcrit fructiticationem abfolutc Corcopfidis ; quum a ca- 

 reat radio, b vcro inftruatur radio ex petalis g licriUbiis, 

 crit prior a Bidentis, b vcro Coreopfidis g-encris. Scd 

 dubium adhuc manct, nunnie planta rudigta b fit varic- 

 tas non radiatx a\ quod fi cfict, uti verifimile videtui;, 

 non licet has duas plantas fepararc ; nec confuitum du- 

 <:erem g-enera Bidentis dcCoreopfidishi unum commifcc- 

 ye, nc limitcs generum tandem cvancfcant. Heic itaquc 

 facics &. natura ccrtat cum le^^c 6c aite. 

 Jvlorifonus (*^. S5-) iccutus natunie filmi], impUcat fuum aridd- 



ncum in Gordios folo gladio cxpUcandos : ex. gr. 

 Clafle 7 Liliacas fociantur Ancmone^ i^naSy Hjdrocctyle^ 

 -5 Legtminofts - Oxalis, Vragaria, Epimcdium, 

 <) Covjpofttis - Erynointny Brcjnelia^ Cactus^ 



58 Verticillatls - yJjperjfolia cmnes, 



II Grafumilms - Elantr.go, 

 Plvifio in /Jrbores & Hcrbas vidctur c(fe adco naturaUs ac In fc 

 faUacillima & lubrica (§. 78.7.) 



BOTANICA innititur fixis Generibus, cujus ita 

 progrefTus hic fuit. 

 TOURN]':FOimUS primus characteres gencricos ex legc artis 



condidit. 

 PLUMItLRUS americanas plantas ad ocncra cocgit, 

 BOF.KHAAVIUS nomudla gencra addidit. 

 PETlfUS pauciiinna adjccit. 



PARISIENSES Academici Marchcnt, Ifuardf Ktffoh, Condamiue 

 actis oaUorum vark inferucrunt. 



VAILLAN- 



