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6f altcram, hoceft,eam quacDiofcoridi fecunda eft, ifatiden uocat» AIteram,fd eft,Diofcort-^ 

 disprimam Ccjuae&^ipfairaris a Graecisdiciporeft)Syluaticamnuncupac.Reconueniunt:ap 

 pellationeSjdiTtinxiePllriiuSiAdmonerepotius Diofcorid^s debuitfuas IfatideSjfylueftris La- 

 iftucaeeire genera ^ 8C diftinda iilis nomina rribuer^ . tn quo ergo crralTe arguicur Plinius , quf 

 cumrea DiofcOride noHdifsideatiUberiustartiende reipfadifTerUitcSyluaticam prsetcrea, 

 Glaftumq?nortUname(reiierbamputauit Plinius,ucadmOniu6ncopus elTetifedCut appa- 

 rct ) diuerfas » lam &'hic iion Plinr) ^ fcd alter Lieoniceni error oftenditur J qui Ifatiden Gla-i» 

 ftumeireputatiGlaftumueronoilritemporis Guadura. Vishocquod dicirtius jmanu (ui Clafbfrt^ 

 aiunt) tangerec^Comttiuniajiriquit PliniuB,fporitehafcehtibus Laducisfigriafunticandor Guadum, 

 caulis , fa^pecubitaliSithyrfo & folrjs fcabricia *Tum prOpria SyluaticxLatftuca; ITgna demori- 

 ftrac: Sittiilis cii inquit Lapdtho fyludflri folrjs, hifi quod piutahabet 81 nigriora.Glaftum ue^ 

 ro limile Plaritagini eflcciicic. Si ergo Syluatitf^m ( Gut Ifariden mduis diccre ) NicOlaus putat 

 Glaftuni eflei aperte faUitur * Glafturti Plan tagini ITmile eft . At Plantagini n ec cauls u nus,nec 

 cubitahs j nec candidus , nec fcabrides foliis i Si Glaftum ob id Syluancum j fiue Ifatidert cre- 

 didir, quod Guado , quo rtoftri tcmporis infcAores Uruntur , Glafti uocabulum fimilcm fo - 

 numTiaberc Uideatur, nihil hoc abfurdius , Guadum cnim (ut eil uidere)Ptanragini fimilc 

 noneft: uc Glaftum dicicur , (^uippe Plarttago ipfa ufridis ^ fubatra ^ rierUofa , folijs acutior ; •/ 



neccaijie uno , hectandido ^ nec fcabro : Guadum contra cnerui folio j, candicante , caule al - 

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atho,quamRumicerriuocamus, perlirriileicuiUsfoliaBetxcandi^ (Jumex* 



lia craditPlinius dcLapathigeneribtis decimoquinto UOluminc fcrilbens ♦ Guaduin praeterci fylueltre 

 cyaneurh colorem lanis reddir , Glaftum uero arrum corporibus Piinio : ita ur Aerhiop/cufrt Lapachuttl 

 fiigrorem rcferar, cfruleumCaefari» At uulgus inqiiitNicolaus, Guadum uocat, quod pail- 

 cis mutatis literis facilc c Glafto tranfit * An ncfcis Nicolae ( ut Anneus quoque ihquit ) f5ef- ^ 

 fimum e(rc ueritatis interprctchi uulgus < Quod fi a fond arguendum eil ^ quo fiAlium quo * ^ 

 quc uaforum fynceritas cxploratur, Guadum cx ^ouulgus nuncupat, quod cyancum ( uc 

 diximus ) coIcJrerri lattis J^eddit : quafi Bladum dixerls ♦ Euni enim colorem , tjui primus can- 

 didislanis a Guadoinditur,uUlgus Btadumuocat:uidriiusUcroriiu4fOcft GuadoBladi ^ 

 Glafti uocabuIum,Quidflarii igitur {imiic cum Glafi:o habet Guaduni t' Noh figui-a , hon co- 

 lor,non nomcn,rion porcftas ♦ Quarto ucro LaAucacfylucftris geneh\hoc eft, Syluaticoe, feu 

 primscDiofcoridisIfaridi^Guadifignaottiniaprorfusconuehiunt. Ergoutlfatidcnillamjfi- 

 ucLuccam^fiue LutcUni.Diofcoridis PljriijcJ; Syluatica noftri tcrtipGHs eflc Guadum dicimus«. . 

 SicGlaftum,necIiatidcn,rtccGuadumcfrccredirtius: uelccrtcGuadumhcfiCj non finc^ari- 

 one dubitemus : eam uejo tranialpinam hcrbam elTc puramus, galljci hornimSy Plantagini {i^ 

 milcm , atrum colorem refcrenceiri ^ qua barbari tingerentur ^^ Haius Cxfar, ^ Propertius tne^ 

 tnjncrc, quo terribiliorcs hoftibus uidercntur . In co uero noh conuenirc PliniuRi , Diofcori - 

 dcncpdicimus : quod Ifaridcs duas, Diofcoridcs non efic Lactucae Ipontc nafcencis fpecfes di^ 

 xit ♦Tuhfi quae Plinio tcrcia eft LaAuca^nbn Ifariden in fyluis nafccnrem , ut Plinius , fed agrc- 

 ftcm DiofcOridcs nuncupauit * Poftremo , quod infcAricem iHam Ifatiden , quae Plinio in fyU 

 ucftris LaiSucse gehcribus quarca eft , Diofcorides etiam tfariden fimilircr ut alteram uocar : 3C 

 fo\i)s Arrtoglofso comparat ( quar &ipfa non Cmplicitcr Plahtago eft , fed minor PlancaginiS 

 fpcdcs^ ut ex ipfo nomint quinto S^uigefimo Pliniusindicat, folrjs Rumicicerrc fimtlior ) 

 PliniusucrofytueftnLapatho^ ho«?cft,Rumid fimilcmpingit: & Sytuaticam nuhcuj^at: Ut 

 quac facultatcs diucrfas fortitaecirenc^ fitf nomihcquoquc difFerrenc . Ita quahqUahl in his horl 

 pariArradercuidcanmr,fctamcriipfa^laculratequc conucrtiuhctfed ita,ut plcnius quidant 

 6i erudirius in Plinio uidcrc ^ofsiS^Eos ^hifti fcriptores tum Ariftoteles^tum iurifconfultf Scrfptorcs 



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inaxfmcprobareuidentur,qui inertarrarido itadefcribunt^itapal-tiuntur^ita dinum^rartr 

 utomrtes i^eidequaagiturfpedcs (S^nomina farilcdignofcantur* Sed nequidicierisprfter^*^ 

 am , qudd l^ei de qua agimus lucem aliquam affcrre pofsir,quando in Lutcac herbar (SiT Guadi 

 inention^rt1inciditrius,fciohcrbarifiene quabotnbycina (S^quaefei-ica dicUrttui' ihhd^nt. Ea 

 in Bonortienit fatiua pliirima nafcitul^, caulefingulari , cubitah' ^ eolorehiteo, minimis ab ra- Guaida, 

 dice fohufcuhs : cuius femirta ad Bliti fermefperiem tomm cauleni OccUpent : Gualdam infe- 

 ftoresnuncuprtnt. Ert:imenf uolenfes,anhancLuteam iUam,fiue infeif^iuamcne credendum 

 iTt:atquean Giraidae uocabuhim Guado uicinum admoneat,non eiTe a Glafto Guadum 

 (quod Lconieertusopinatusel^ ) du^um.His ingenia adueftigandumexcitamus,nihildc- 

 cernimus : refeUi , doccri ^ corrigi finc contuoidcia patiemufj quod hi<: in plertum , 5f tota de- 



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Radicula uero quae a noiiris dicjtur, ea^cmque Lanaria , 5 Graecis uero Struthfon , » uul^. 

 go Oftruriumnuncupatur,quid obfecro curn Glafto,Ifatidc,Syluatica commune haber, 



autore PUmoCDiuerfiJfsiraae prorfus hcrbae,in quo conucniuntjUtfefe ab iUis cxphcandi» 



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