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morborum depulOonem^adfert, Seruntur enfm, aluntur , &: feruantur jn hortis iia^ 

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ftrumq.ioties hbetdeprbmimus radiccSjOlera,femina,frudus,heibas& hinufmc* 



di; qu^ ca.-n in promptu ex hof tis fuppetant ^no opus eft longius e rurejagris,moti 

 bus aut iyluis petere, necemere aliundcjquodnon modo fumptuofumeft , fed eiia 



f^pe inutile aut nox Ci,cum falfa pro ueris,Si: uencna interdum pro remcdiis,inuete- 

 rataquidempro recentibus f^penumero uCncant. Horti C inquitPfinius ) maxime l-'^'*^ 

 placcbantpnfcis , quianonegerentigni,parcerent^ligno,expeditares&rpar,ata "P*4» 



iemperiundedi^ aceraria appellantur, (ah4ccipiendonimirum,qu6dcxip(ishortisherb£fmpcr 

 ufuftfndllruni dcciptpd/^/ttf.^facil la concoqui , ncc oneratura fenfum cibo, flfquit mimme 

 accendant defiderium panis.Quamobrem lit allquis dC his honos , neue autoritatc 

 rebusuihtasadimatjcdmprariertimetiam cognominaprocerumindenuta uidea» 

 mus:La(^ icinoscpin Valcrjafamihanopuduifleappellari-Antiquitasnihil prjus 

 mifatieft qua^i Hefpendumhorios,acregum Adonidis SC Alcinoiiitemcj^pcnii* 

 !cs,fiacilIos Scmnamis,fiueA(IynarrcxCyrusfecit, Romaniquidemregcsipli 

 coluerc'. lam quidam hortorum nomine mipfaurbedelicias , agros uillas^ pofc 

 fident.Primus hocinftitu;t Athenis Epicurus,hortorGmagifter» Vfcpadeummp 

 risnofueratmcppidishaberirLtra.RomiEquidepcrfehortusagerpaupcriscrat» 

 Exhorto plebet macelli1,quanto innocentiorcuidu; H^cPlinius, EpicurG quid2 

 Aihenispr muaduoIuptateS<:dekdat;onehortosintramoeniainftitui(rc,memis 



nitetiaCicero mhbris De natura dcorn. Cyrus minor exhortis, quos purpiiratus 

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cos triapudLyfandrumLa.ed^mon vi cumisinLydiamadcumueoi{Iet,adeptus 



eft,ut XenophonSc: Aelianus tradunt.TheophraftiErefii qui Ariftoteleaudiuif, 

 bortumfuiaeamphffimumexteftamfntoeiusconftatinquoficfeielegimiiS.Hoif 



tum 8C circumic(flamambulationem,6!: omncs eiadiecfias domos,do dC t elinquo 

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lofophari hbuerit,ita ut comuni ft udio colendu Srcuftodiendu curent,neq? uel ahe 



n^re,uel uendicare fibi illum quifqaam poflrit,a^cJn hocnimirum pr^dio ille muha 

 ac diuerfa ftirpium genef a tum uernacula tum peregrina cohcurauerat,uteruditos 

 illos8(:accuratos,quictiamnudo(^orummanibusteruntur,Plantaruhiftori?ccau> 

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herblsuiderinHuic(inquit)fummaautoritascratineaarte(cogmiionchcrbarS> 

 noftro euo , mfendo hortulo eius in quo plurimas alebat, ceielimij e tatis annu e _:cc 



des,nul!ucorporismalilexpertus,acne^tatequide,memoriaautui-oreconcuirus. 

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