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Egregtcdefcnfum a nobis in Heliocrdpio Plinium , negabic nemo,quoduniiTs omnfain- 



tcrcurbanrts uerbi uirium,nOn Plinio,redcodici,ucpar erar,tribuimus . Nam &eodcm argvtJ 



fnenco in QuirtquefoIio,ucipfeinquir,excufarc PIiniu,paracusfueracNicolaus , nifi dchcacu» 



ifiimiu exador, quod omnia ad numCru opinioni,qua de Pentaphytlo caceperac , non refpOn - 



derenc,fadsfaAum iJbi rtort pucaucc.Scd cam in Plinio cxcufando nunc primus ipfe,^ in accuJ 



fando ( ucfempCr)errarcirifuseft,Quodinhocdequo agimus Quinquefolio perfpicuum fa-. 



ciam.Irt hoc maxim^ errafle Plfniu Lconiccnus credi'dir,quod Quinquefolium hcrbara, ctiart^. 



fragaferrcdixeric.namquaefraga fercherba,inquir,rtonquinis,fed crinis conftac folrjs. Ve-^ 



rum criplici in errore uerfdri Leonicenum , ance omnia fcire oporrcc . P^imum quidcm , quod 



Qaincju^folium illam eife arbicracur,quf «Sifin horcis,5^ agrOrumIimicibus,tum fcmfris, uijfc^ 



PcsCorui- pafllrti c6rtfpicitur,qua? quidem uulgo,5k'Quinquefoliu,& Pcs Coruirius dicitur.Hanc cnim 



iius,Ltofticc Quinquefoliucfla, dequaucccres mediciloqucrcncur, affirmalfeillaplacrif^conftac: cumdc 



jiccft Pcnca- noftra hacdefen{ionc,deq? fua accufatiorie (ermo force incidifiec. Auulfumc|! cerra ramufcu- 





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nam 8^ in horco res agcbacur)o(!endifle,dixifrec^ illam Quinc^folium eflTcjin qua 

 tam euidertccr erraucric . Dcindc,quod perimpcriria hcrba fraga ferrcpofl> null5 credidic, ni(l 

 «am,quae crina folia habec,^c| melius Trifoliu dici adfeuerac,a: quam dofti^uulgufcj Fragarf 

 am hcrbam nofcunc, paricer &:appcIIanc.Terrio,quod Foliu quid {ic,quOue modo accipi opor 

 teat,in faluberrimae herbf defcrfptionc paru incdlexifl^e uifus eft . Addc Ci placet 8c quarrii(quant 

 do dC ipfc minurirsima qiixc^ in Plinio carpac)c|udd fru<fl:us hos,fiue Quinquefolij , f5uc Tnfo 

 li),non fraga(Ut femper Vergilius, 8c in fuo Palcmone nofter Maro)fed infcite fragra Leonice-i 

 nus appellac.Nos cum Theophrafti.mox Diofcoridis,poftrcmo PIinrj,dc Quinqucfolio diAa 



t3ccuflerimus,& ucrumefl^caucorem Pliniunt , Si^calumniacoreclfe Lconicertum oftcndcmus, 

 Quinqu^foIi]',fiUcQuinqucpenn3eradix(lib.9.Theoph.inquit) cumeffoditur,rubracfl 



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grefcic,accp quadrac , Habec foliil Viris,fed pufillu, Sf colore fimilc uitigineo 

 eft,5^auget,&:dcfinitcumVice:foliaoiaquinc^,undc8^nomcn.AcquircoDiofcor.ciimulta 



Pcntaphylli nola cnumerec,inccr quf & Pencada<fWlon, 8^ Pfeudofclinon^&f Quinc^foliu fi 

 Ramos inquicfert cenues,un!us palmi,iri qulbus truAus:folia habec Menthaefimilia, quolibct 

 in furculo quincji,raro uero plura,frt cirCulCi finuarim diuifa , Florcm habcc cum pallorc fubal 

 bidum(icacnim ochrolcucort inccrprctaripoflrc uid^o)radicemfubruflFam , oblongamjHellc- 

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Plirtius uero qu/nro Sc uigefimo,QuinqucfoIium inqaic, nulli igrtOtuimCum ctiam fraga 

 gfgncrtdcJ,commendecur.dra^d UocancPentapccortjfiueChamsefefinon , fi^ucPcnraphyllon. 



Cum cffodi^,rubra habcc radicem.Haec inarefccns nigrefcic,8^ angulofa fic.Nomcn a numcro 

 foliorum habct. Ec ipfa hcrba incipit Sc dcffnic cum ViccDe Pkntaphyflo igicur,hoc ell , Q}ii^ 

 qucfoHo haechabencur.NuIIus eri3m,quodfciam,his autoribus uetuftior, iiiam pingit, Nar» 



GaIcnusciusrancumuires,nonfiguramaperic. j 



Primii illud ex his facis conftac,uu!garem illam LcOTriceni Quinquefolium,no cflehanc dc 



quaagimus.Namd^illinccflos albidus,nccin furculis frud:us,nccradixrubra, ncccralfa,nec 

 lrtarcfccrts,autquadracur,autnigrcfcic,nccufriscgrcfluro,dfgrcfrumcj?(equirur,fcdpcrpcruO 



uirct.Haec fi quis ncgcc, herb^e ipfius cOrtfpcAione eorrmncicur. Scd S^ illud quoc^Iiquido cort 

 ftarc arbicror,cum Plinrj autoricacc,cum Dfofcoridis pi(Sura,PcntaphyIIonhanc noftram,frii- 

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Nam Theophraftu» 



foliumhaberciIlamVirifimiIcprodidic,&rfoliaomniaquincp:DiofcoridesuerofoIiaillamiJ 



nuanm falcarimuedfuffa, quoIibetinfurculoquinc^.Tuminnominibus PcndajjFy'^" , 

 Uocac,quo nomfne 8c Cici quoc^,fiucfylueftre Sefamum cognomfnacur, cuius foHumpalan 

 cft Viri fimillimum ciTe^cum Pfeudofelinon,quod falfum Apium dici,poceft. 



Plfnfus ucro Chamaef^ 



quafihumile Apfum , eadem uccrque 



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quod 5^ Apfum Vfn fimflc quiddam habere uideacur , & folia ad hunc quocj; modum linua - 

 ia,a quoru defnceps numero Qufncj;foIiii,(Sf Quincjper[adic^acft.Quaccuicafinr,ideo Ciuirt 



<jfoliii dida eft ,qp huiufmodi inccgra folia , quinc^ ab radicc emicric: necfoliufculis quiii^^ 



qua Pcdccoruinii uoc 



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cffigiaca cft. Haec <^ Pcncaphyllon illa eft^que l5iofc*aucore frudus cdic, qu^fraga ab ^''•"^j^iL 



pclUnf , cuius cximiaea Diofc»uircs Plinio(itradunt,qujinTheriac?compofirionibusaaaiH 



rifupradfximus)aucuuIgarisLconic,PencapHylIodiftin<fta,fcaporr ' 

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