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mutatioacm rerpexcnmus^null a prorfus habent pugnantia . Std obftat nirfum, a 

 r adicc nigf am Plfnius didt hafccrc Aron, Dracontf o maiorem , qua & manus im- 

 p1 cauir.Optarim hoc loco fcipfum explicarc Ph'niu,uel colhnutium hic aliquepro 

 cederc in medium. Qiiid fi,ut plcgrifc^ in alijs> ita hoc loco Plinius uocarit hominc 



fe eirc/alliqj A Jabi potuiiTcr' Ahoqui tamcn congcncres cflc DracontiUjS^ Aron, 

 prorfuseftmanifcftum/olacjmagmtudine&rcodurainuiccmdiftarc, , 1 * 



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Tomo. I , vJPp J^ot^ratur nobis a Cofdo^ro maicftaris crfminc,q> gcming dcfcriptioni Dra 

 fol,<y4, . ■ contij,aduIterinas herbas adpofucrimus:at($ indc tacitc colligere nintur, ignoraffc 



.nos,quidnamfit Dracontium«Facilis ccrtc crror,non nofh-a culpa admiftiis, fcd il- 

 lorttm,qui typos falib fuppofuerc» Nam uerum Dracontiiim cxBrabrantia ad lo 

 'annem Schottummifrumuidimus^Bcrnseitcmomnibus modis dcliniatum,qucm 

 admodum a Diofcoridc dcfcribitttr,lods natum umbroHsrcaulis illi rc<f^us,bicubi- 

 talis, baculi craflitudinc, ucrficolor, draconum maculis,(imilitudo cutis angmnje, 

 folia Rumids, fibijnuiccm implicita. Fr udum in fummo fcrt,ut A momi raccmo' 

 fum^paflilli figura,exccpto colore: qui antequam maturuerit, cincridus cft, poflca 



croceo colore r edditur ♦ Brcuitcr, Aro, cxccptis pundulis, maculis, §C folijs, pcr 



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Tomo.T, j J Juerfas hcrbas cfrc Afarum,&: Baccarcm,uc! cx hoc liquct/q? diucrfas illaraM 

 foU 71» . ftorias Diofcoridcs contcxuit, atcp itcm PIinius:fed uiribus acqualibus polIerc,ar^ 



gumento cft,q> qug Diofcor. Afaro tribuitjCadem a Plinio quoc^ adfcributur Bac 

 cari«Nec obfiat,^) Itali Afaru Baccarcm uocant, quod in multis alijs caa ufuucnit, 

 li modo dc rcru diuerfitate conucniant^Ego uulgatum Afarum fempcr acdidi hoc 

 nominc defignari,ipfum incp,quod dcpinximus. Baccarem tamen fateor mc igno^ 

 r arc,aIioqui ruribus omnibus, ut inquit ycrgilius^nottfrimam . Nam non cfTc Ga^ 

 ryophylIos,quod Barbarus cxiftimauit,ucl pucro apparct pl anc* Vcratro cnim nl 

 gro r adicibus nititur Baccar jodorc Cinnamotni^caulc angulofb: quac oranino noa 



(pedantur in Gar yophyll 



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Tomo.T. 1n Afaro teftati fumus,non crcdcrc nos,fyIucfh-f s Garyophyllos ucrum Baccar 

 foUu7 * efre^quodBarbarustamencxalioriifentcntiaplurtbusnitituradfb-uerCvTamcut 



iudiciu ipfum latius patcat ledori, pnmu Diofeoridis dc Baccarc, mox aliorum dc 

 Lib#}» cap,4?; Garyophyllis opinionc propona»Baccar,inquit Diofcor.hcrba fruticofa cft, (^x 



in coronas addituncuius folia afpera funt,mcdia Violg &C Verbafci magnitudinc 

 , . caulisanguIofus,cubitiaIatudincpctcns,adnatfsappcndidbusaliquantul5afpC' 



• ris: flore purpurco, fubalbicantc,odorato:radidbus Veratro nigro fimilibus, quf^ 



bus odor ineft Cinnamomo proximus* Afpcrum,(qualidumcp folum amat.Ba^*' 



.rus,Non dcfuerCj qui Baccarcm gcnus cfte floris cxiftimauerint, quem modo Ga^ 



riophyllon uocamus,fed fylueftris:nunc altilcs ij li3ccf^antur,ab odore ita cognomj 



iiatijtanta uarietate,amplitudinc,pulchritudine,ut Rofg pareSjno infcriorcs uidcri 



poflint, cum eacp de principatu certcnt : quando neccolore fupcrcntur purpureo 

 uermiculato,candido:necodorc,nifiq)aIonginquppIusoIctRofarecens Janihil 



. rofa fugacius.longiffima nanc^ dccerptis mora dics,Gary ophyllo in triduii,& am' 

 pIiusuita,uigor($ durat Aliquibus tanta magnitudo,Patauinarij pr^cipuc matrc 

 inaru cura,ut orbe un-a^ manu copledi fcrc ncqucas»FoIiaquat€rna,quinac^:non 



Rofap modo numerofa,mirabiliquori5da Alabaftro culturac rationc, qu»'^^' 





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liifccnsjipfb ftaminu loco alabaftrum oftendit alifi, pandcntefe paulo poft in nore, 

 caliculo priore confenefcente.Scio putare aliquos , Garyophyllos ueteribus funic 

 Cal tham,Sed cii Vcrgilius cam nobis lutcolo cccincrit colore tinda, nec Plinius a 



Vcrgilip diflcmit,nondum uideo,qui poflit id ftamf* At^ hadenus Barbai us.l^^ 



