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Ihulfa bib! tiir iitiliter m fy ftcopc. Prc deft tXim adaerfuS coli inorbum, SC cablos 



renumacucOcx. Mahakb(inquitBeltuncnfis)€ftgrariumfru(^us,fimilcoftice' 



myru raforum,notum in Syria,3«:commcncJatum contra calculos r^num. Scrapio Plully 



team ArabiccMahalebnoniinatquam ctiam Matthiolus pluchrc pidam exhu 

 bct;fcci fruticem a nollro iam ciKfto fiuc Mahaleb ( ut Datcchampius dC Bellonius 

 mihi nominarunt ) fiue Cham.-cccrafo diuerfum. Ph'niuslib.xv.cap,xxv,cumce- 

 Taforumdiuerfagcneramemorairctfubdit : SuntStlMacedonicaparuacarboris, 

 rarocntriacubiiaexcedcntis,6<:minorc ciiamnum fruticc Chamoecerafi» TalcsSC 

 tantas ( id eft,urbanas quidem dC propter frudum cxpetitas ccrafoS ^ fednaiias ac 

 pumilas ) hodiectiamahquiinhortis alunt,ut Torgacapud Mifenos Kreichius, 

 uald5humiIema:fruuccitipotius quamarborcnl, 5tf CtrgErtcfc uocar€ licct Ger- 

 manicc ficut&^Malumnanam^Swcrgopfchppellant, Afclcpiadcs Myrlcanus 

 .(utrcfcrtAthcncuslib.ij,Cham2eceraiumdi(ftam,pumilamcfleiradit,inBithyno 

 rum agro frequcntem, cuius radix non magna fit,ut nequc ipfa arbor,fcd pat rofa* 

 rumarbori/ utuertitNatalis deComitibus^Giarcus codex^noftcr imprclTuslia' 

 bet aJMc '7nirc(^: Natalislegitnimirum«^«7^ ^oc/lnuelloiAmiilffoy,} Bacca cius cap- 

 teraomniaccrafiscofimilcsfunt;fedcopioleuefcentibuscaputuinimodograuan^ 



a: dolorcs cicnt.Ha'C quidem Aihenatus de.Mim^cylis,idcft,unedonc uel arbuti 

 fr uduintelligit , quorum dC arbor huiufmodi fit: dC qui frucflus plurcs feptenis in- 

 gcirerit,capiic grauatur. Apparet itacp,Chamecerafos cfteSK: dici diucrfastquasdi 

 ilingucndi graiia,a nobis exhjbitam , ii libct, montanam cognominemus:canicu^ 

 iusgranaaSyrispetuntur,Syriacam:quxinhortisproptcrfruAumcdukmcoli* 



urbanam Aibutumautem&:herbam quxfragafcrt,ufitatisfuis,nonChanT5e 



ccrafi.'nominibus,ad uitandam homcnymiam,ufurpcmus 



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HAMAEMESPjlLVM nominohuncfruticcm,qu6d&:ualdehumi- 



lis,a:fru(flumfercnsmcrpiIaccum,proueniat*Frutcxeftlignofus,cubitalis^ 



foliis fcrc ocimijfubrotundis pcne,partc fupina in canis uel albicantibus dC modicc 

 lanuginofis,ferc infipidis. Baccac ineo fingula? auibina: dependcnt,elcg,antcs afpc 

 <flu,coccicolore , magnitudinequafruduspolygonati: umbilico in quin^patics 

 di(feAo,utingencrisMcfpilaccifru<flibuscume:xtcris, tum Spinic appendidsii- 

 oxyacanthx ,cuiusctiam faporemrefcrtjhoceft, infipidu.Caro intus ilccior -* 



lorc fubluieo: granaterna,paru 



Maturcfcunt initio lulji,decimo 



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nim h iiius mcnfis diematuras dcccrpfi. Ramuli corticc fubruftb ucftiuntur: 6C 

 norcs cx cis uiniinum inftar Icnti funt. Nafcitur in montibus S^collibus ^^;^^ . 

 non paOrim tamcn,tum iuxta Badam noftr am in Lcgerio mo tc , 5^ alicub i in Albo 

 noftro. In Berncnfiu agro OOAlpi uocanr,ut audio:Iiccbit ctiam 5wa:gtKjpWI 

 (idcft,Mefpilumtcrrcftrcuclnanamappellarc. . ltali,hifallor,Pyrumccrunani 



( uulgo Pcroccruino ) nominant: ut cxramulo quem dodilTimus Aldrouandus 

 ad me mifit,facilc coiicio:foliis fub rotundis,ocimi,infcrn€ albicantibus,imandcnU 



fubglutinofis:corticcfubruftb:ctfiBclIoniuscumapudmcCham:emcfpilurnhanC 



iiiderct,fimilempotiuspyroccruinaf,quameandemcxiftimabat, Nafd 



lorum Pyrus ccruina inalpibus:ramulo qUem habeo cum foliis,nihiI differt:nuct 

 nonuidi.BcUoniusChamxpyrumnominabar.mihireditJsMefpilisadnurneran' 



da uidetur. Idcm alicubi in obfcruationibus fuis Gallicis hunc fruticcm uallicc 

 Malancicrappellat. Chamxpyri nomcnnon laudocxGrarco &: Latino ^^^?^^^ 

 tum.Cham?capionpotius dixerim,quanquam2ii Apios uocsitur hcrba 

 dix «jTMv^id eft,Py ri fimilitudincm habct. 



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