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Porcinum grumnium,Spo!\ram folis uocitant.Bcquomam ipfa ccruteum 3orcni no *u clau- " j\ 

 daCjfolemc^ fequatur , a plaenTvp 3C medfcis ctiam Hdiocropium non modo dida,fcd credica » " 

 AUera crratici arucntis fylueflrifq? [ncybi fpecies Seridi fimiiior , crifp«uc LaftucaeC unde 8c Pi 



.centibusnomen)amaraquidem,ni(irenefcen3,nDnci1:,caudicc,folijf(q^fncerdumrubentibus, 

 crifpis:flore in pappum defiaentetcuius folia > radtccfcj codae, crudae^^ cduntur, cccnis gratf , " 

 unde&iiomen Dtpnoides.Patauini LaAcinum, Grifpinii Picentes,nos Ciccrbitam dicimus,. 

 ^ Quacuor haec Intybi genera Diofcoride, Plinio , Syluatico,atcj herbarijs tradita, quancum 



potuimuscxpreirimus.IUudaddendumuidecur,nequidforcecx nominis uarietate dubitacio 



ijis fnbrepac , Incybum apud raultos Intubum fcribi : candera tamcn hcrbam ffgnificari , Sc<J Intyhuu 



graecum ilIud,y,pfylon,nos in . u . noflrum uertereinterdum confueuimustutcum de Parthc- Ituubus» 



Heliocropiu* 



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nioagercmus^a aobisdidueft* Vcruiiii^ igtcurtam IacubuSjqu5[ncybu5rcdi(fimc diciL 



Aft qua^grxco nomine Heliocropium Jatino Solans,Vcrrucariac|j a qutbufdam 

 uulgo GirafoliSjab radice /ratim ramofa aflfurgic, atc^ ab radicc florcrc incipic ♦ Huius quoque 



duofuntgenera^HehQftrophia^Tricoccumcp^HcUoiirophiolacioraquaOcimofo^^ Hclioftrb- 



uamfcreucrgentia.FlQ'ismaIuaccus,pcndulus»CognationccccnimquadamiftafimiHafunt,ii- phiuiiu 

 miIiccrcjmouencur,Heliotropium,5i:Malua(quodThcophraftusait}atcjcIeganriirimus hor- 

 tcniiumuatcs^EtMalachepronolequiturqua^ucrcicefokm^Pliniusquocpcumtrcs colorcs 

 purpurcum rcferentcs fcribat, Vnus inquic ia Heliotropio cftrSf in ahquo cx his plaerunqbfatu 

 ratior ♦ Alius in Malua , ad purpurcum inclinans • Afius ia Viola conchyhorum uegctiflimai *. 

 Tricocco tiero folia Ocimi,flos candidus fubrubcs,incuruus,Scorpiurufcp ideo diAus: qiiod Tricoccuillt 

 fcmcn^floremuc feratfcorpionis caud^ pcrfimilcAmbobus actcrnafoliaj pcrpecuo cnim Sc> 

 jaris uircc.utTheophraftus inquit. Alioquin haud fatis rufticis nacura confului{rct,fi non toco ^ 

 anno illumfolis rotatum,horarumc^circuitum nubilo etiamdicfpcAarcpoflcnt* In quo erg^ 

 pbfccroIntybaccumgcrtusHeliotropiumcpconucniunc^utfallipotuerltPIiniuSjquiiftadc- 

 fcripfitjUirefc^fuas firjgulis afflgnauitc^Intybis foUadccidua , Hcliotrppio 3etcrna;Flos illis cc^ 

 ruleuSyhuicrubcns:Folia illis adLaAucam pro porcione rcfpondcncia,huic Ocimo nmiliora t 

 Faciilcaccs uircfc^ diuerf*«,has quoc^ Plinius ut notiinmas fcripfit , In quo ergo crrauit C In co , 

 NicolausinquitjquodPhnijao.uolumincitafcriptuminucnicur.HeltotropiumnoAu contra 

 hitccruIcumflorcm:Hehotropio ucro non ccrulcus^fcdrubcns flos eft,utcliximus»Quidfiibi 

 nonccrulcum,fcdpurpurcum,uclpurticcum, ucifubrubcntemfcripcumefrecf cum quadra- 



rcntomnia,tumnihilhaberctNicolausquodobf}ccret,Atquaenamiftainhumanitas, quaeim 

 prudcntiacftjPlinium noftrum in(citix potius accufare,quam Iibrar/os crroris damnarec^Si ^z 

 quf maiora poriorac^ ujj^enturjhoccft, ffguras^colorcSjporeftatcfq; d/ucrfas noti(fim^rum bcr 

 jrbarum tradidit Plinius ,'curuno uerbo cumlapfum Lconicene putas , qui cotuerbacongeflir, 

 ucduas,&easdiucrfasherbascflcmonftraretCNonfuntiftaNicolac,nonfunthominisifta, 



. non philofophi^quo plurcs grauifllmi uiri crrores(ucipfc inquis)cumularcntur : ca quoq? dif^ 

 punxiflc 5 in quibus erraflfc Plinium diccrc^cam fit nefas^quam abfurdum,famfliariflimas cti- 

 amrufticis herbas illum ignorafle» 



Vidc obfecro Nicolae,qui tcphilofophum nuncupeSjquantum intcrfophiftam , 5f grauc 

 bonumc^ ufrum interfft* Ar^ ipfum audi Aiiguftmum, Auguftinum inquam non grammari- 

 cjefubcilitatis^nccgr^ccuaniloqucntiajfcducrcphilofophiaeprofeflbrcmjdefeitaloqucntem» 

 Egoinquichisfcripcorumlibris quiiamcanoniciappeIlancur,hanccimoremdidicihonorcm ^ 



c^ rcfcrrc , uc nullum corum fcribendo crrafle audcam credere: Auc fi aliquid in cis ofFendcro , modcftia* 

 quod ueritaticontrariumuidcatur, nihil aliudcxiftimcm^quam mcndofum cflc codiccm : ucl 

 jnoncfleaflequutumintcrprctcmquoddiAumcft:ucIme minimc intcIlexitTc nonambigam.. 

 H^cbonicas^haecueritaSjhaecphilofophihominismodcratio^HosanimoSjhancmcnremfn-- 



ducrcftudiofos oportct^cum magnorum uirorum librosbcnec^ dclitteris mcritorum Icgunt^ 

 Tollcndumcrgoabradcndumq^ccrulcumilludCquodfLibdicicium c{renemononintcnigit)5£ 

 puniceum^uci purpurcum , ucl fubrubens infercndum cft : qualcm paulo infraPiinius florera 

 fupraci? defignauerar^Bcquoniam his quas fupra diximus rationibus monftrarum f^Ltis cft, cr-- 

 rarcPIiniuminrequam ipfemanifeftam fcciffct nonpotuiflc^mcndoficodicis uitium unius 

 ucrbi abolitione caftigandum eft. Quodflidco crraffe Plinium Lconiccnus putat, quod Am- 

 Ibubcia quoc^ folemccruleo florcfequatur. Achoc&^Tfthymali cjuartum gcn us, &'fjrlucftrc 

 ^SefamumutrunqueHehoftrophiumcreipfadiAura^&Malua^SfLupinum.SfLotusfgypria 



:iaciunt,herbarumcj;plurfm3c.NecquodHcliotrop{umincibispIac^^^ 

 nium putandum cft.Necfc enim ufdeo,cur rantus ille fyderis amor impedimcnco ftc , m Helio 



Augu ftini 



rtropiumdccoqaf^mandic^nonpoific, Silcant crgo boni huiusuiripraeclara commenta^Ec 

 Iquoniam ipfc nccf Hcliocropium herbam cog^^ofcit , acc^ ideo ncc^ dccOifta guftauic unquam, 



paciaturobfccro 5^Pliniumfcribcrc,&nos credcrc,quod HcUocrooium quoc^ , utlncybus ia 



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