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do ^ripfe mmutiTsimaf quaec^ in Plinio carpat)quod fru Aus hos,(iuc QuirtquefolrJ,(iuc Tnfo 



lij^no fraga ( utfcmpcr Vcrgilius^&f in fuo Palcmonc noftcr Maro ) fcd infdte fraga I^orticc 

 ^usappcilat^Nos cum ThcOphraftijmoxDiofcoridis ^ poftrcmo Plinij , dc Quinqucfolio di 

 ^acxcunfcrimus, 6(rucrumc(rcautprem PliniUj&Tcalumniatorcm circLconicenuoftcndcmus* 

 \ Quioqucfolrjjfiuc Quinqucpenn^e radix( libro.^^Thcoph jnquit)cum cfFoclitur,rubra cft; 

 jnarcfccns ucro nigrcfcitjatcjj quaiirat.Habct foliii Vitis , fcd pufillG, 8i colore fimilc uii 

 tft»5^augcif,5^dcfinitcum Vue:foliaoIaquincjr,undc&' nomc. Atquarto Diorcor, cumuU^ 

 |^cnt3phylIinoiacni1mercr5incerqua:&fPcntadadylon,& Prcudorelinon,^ C^iini^fohufunt^ 

 P,a!posinquitfcrttcnucs,uniuspa!mi3inquibusfrtt<!Tus:foIiahabet Menihac i?miIia,quoIibei 

 (nfurculo quinc^jraro ucropluia, in circulij finuatim diuifa, Florcm habctcum pallorcfubnl- 

 ^idum (ita cnim ochroleucon intci prcrari pofrc uidco ) radsccm fubruftam, pblongam , HcUe- 

 toro nigro craflloremjquac plurimum in ufu eft. 



^r Plinius ucro^quinto A' uigcfimo,(^uinqucfoIium inqu/r^nu(liignotum ♦ Cura cnam fraga 

 gigncndo, commcndctur. Grapci uo.cantPcntapetonjfiueGhamaklinon,fiuePcntaphyIIon.L 

 Qunicffbdifurjrubrahabcrradiccm.Haccarefccns nigrcrcit,6^angulofa tit* Nomcna numero 

 {oliorum habct. Eripfa herba incipit fi^ definit cum Vitc.Dc Pcntaphyllo igimr Jioc cft,Q^^ 

 qucforiohxchabcnturvNuIlusctiam,quodfciam^hi8auionbusuctuftior,illampingix* Njn» 

 ^aknus cius lantum uires,non figuran» ^pcrit* 



Pritnu illud in his fatis conftar.uulgarem illam Lconfceni (Jtiiicfcfolium ^ non cflc hanc df 

 cjua agimus»Nam S^illi nfc flos albidus,ncc in iiircuUs frucius ,,nec radix rubra,nec cralTa , ne^ 



inarefccns^aut quadratur,aut nigrercir,nec ukis ^rcffumjdigr^iTunrjquc fequitur , ffdperpctud 

 uirct.HaccfiquisncgccJierbaeipfius confpeSionc cOnuincitu7.Sed « illudquoqjlic^uidocon 



ftarcarbitrcr,cum Plinij autoriratc,tum Diofcoridis piAuraiPcniaphyllon hanc noftram, fru 

 ^m quoc^ fcrre:cum ctiam fraga gignendo , comendari illa fcribat Plinius : tum ramos 

 us palmi tcnucs , in quibus frudus finr,habcre illam Diofcoridcs rcfcrat . Falium ticro nonef- 

 CrjqualcLeonicenusarbitratuscft,cxomnium deferiptionibusiniueriUcet.Nam Thcophra- 

 ftus fohum habcrc Ulam Viti fim Jle prodidi£,&' folia omnia quinc^ : Diofcoridcs ucro f * 

 lam finuatim fakatirauediuifa,quolibctin furculo quinc^ . Tum in nominibus PcncadaAylon 

 illam uocac,quo nominciSf Ciciquoq;,fiucfyIueftrc Scfamum cognom{natiir,cuiusfolium pa 

 lam cft Vici fimillimume(re:tuni Pfeudofelinon,quod falfum Apium dici potcft. 



Plinius uero Chamaefelinon , quafi humile Apium , eadcm utcrcp raiionc cc^gnominant, 

 quod& Apium Vitiijmilequiddamhabcreufdearur, fi^folia ad huncquoq?modumfinua- 



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, quorii dcinccps numcro Quinc^fohu , &: Quincppcnna dida eft : q 

 foIia,quincj: ab radicc emittit : ncc foUiifculis quincj; ( ut qua Pcdem coruinS uocari fup 

 oaus ) autuulgaris Leoniccni Pcniaplnyilon diftinda , fcd porrcAioribus qufnq? ( ucii 

 tim)angulis,ad Vitis,Aptjct firailitudincin hunc fermc modu effigiata eit. H«c& .c>cnfaphyL 



lonilla eft , quae Diofcoridc autorc, frudus cdiCjCjuae fraga ab 

 PlinioappcIlantur,cuiuscximiae a Diofcoride uires Plinioc^ 

 tradunt,qux in Theriacgc compofitionibus additur, quac pur 

 gandisdomibusadhibetur,cuiusradicc plurimu in ufucflc» 

 Piofcorides dixit.Quae ^^ Lconiccnu^ noi?cr, acrioribus ocu- 

 lis infpcxiflct , ncc uitiffima hcrbam , cuius in ir.cdicina nuUus 

 ufus cflefjpro utihffima 5^celcberrinja dcmonflrairct, nec ixx^ 



tcmpcftiuc adeo in Pliniu adlarraircr^Hcrba ucro illa,quac dif- 

 tincla rria foha hab«,quamq; in Italiae montib. plurima 5^coe 



nobio^z hortis fatiua paffim fraga fcrrc uidcmus , fi " 



habcf.Fragaria ab herbarrjs,aPlinio Fragadidtur. Ncc ueri(i 

 roile cui§ fucrit, hoc loco Quinafolul, cotappcllationibus 

 tot ctia fignis dcmonftrarc uoluific , fi Fragrariam intellcxiiret 

 herba qu« uulgaris cft, ct qua ipfe fraga in fuperioribus appc! 

 laflet.At<^idcononfimpIicircrQuinq;fohu fraga fcrredixir, 

 fcd copulsectiafcilicctadicaionedcfcripfit, cum comcnd^ii il 



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}? pula addidiflVt^nifi 8c aliam cfl"c hcrba,qu3e£raga fcn;cr,agno- 



uiflct:utqua ipfeprioribus uoluminibus indicaflci. Hisillud 

 adnclcnduuidctur(utminusmirafit,Quinc^foliuquoq;fra- 



) Fracarfam illam noftr» huic PcntaphyIlo,dcqua agimus,proporiioi« quadam 

 «.«uc ,ucu ci,Sdcm gcncris cum ipfa cflj uidcatur . Nam 6. f - ^'-«^^^^^^^^ 



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