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circttuteodcmquoc^ordine^Srcapitc de Scandice,HeIIaphobofco,Sio*^ dic^ebat* Aft ubi 

 deCIcmacidis fpeciebus diceridumfuit (cumnon omnis Clemati^efculentumotusfTc) qu2e 

 illaCkmati^ eirecquxLagincdicerccureddcuic: pariq^ ilLim efFedu fcriberegrsecosiiocauit^ 

 ^Tquas faculcdtes in Lagines mencione omiferat addidit»Scio 8c laginem quocj^fiue Uginem^ 

 ai^uoIumincfcWpcam elfe^fcd uel aliudherbf gcnuSjUcI rneridofum codicem putaucrim:quait 

 do hancde qua Sgimus LaginemjfoHofos ramos habere^acc^humi adrepcrcad Scamonij fpe- 

 ciem fcribant: illam uero unum tarttUmfoUumhabcre : quoficutdiueffas prorfus hcrbas effc 

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Nec minus ineptAm , fuperuacuamcp nominis in Lagincmutatione Helxines ^ 8l Euffnes 

 Nicolaus molitur ♦ Nanidum^^^&^.ioXecuudam ClemacideuLagmem abalijs , Echitencj^dici 



Pliniusfcribit/ufpicaHfeinquitNicoIauSjnccodicisuitioiagine5[fechitc,proHcIxin€ 



iine pofitum fic,ec ful qU^dam iamdudiim trita de Helxine comminiIcitur*Nos de his ad hunc 



modumdiccndumputamustLaginemproHclxine non fcripfitPliniuscum de triplici Hel - 



^inc in fuperioribus dixerit^S^de Lagine • n . uolumincdixerit: Eulincm dicerc rion dportuic, 



quamuisenimLagineCutStTutmmtireuidemus^CillampcIijhoccfl^InuoIucrlfpcde^ 



(entct, non ideo Eufincs nomen quod Inuolucri propriumcft Lagini tribuiflct^fcd.ereipfa Pr.tj|W 



quod longius ferpcndo feratur eleganciffimo uocabulo Echicen uocari ab alijs illam fcribit »£11 



^autem Lagine quam plericj? uulgo Corrigfolam dicunc( non eam tamen qu j Poligonia fit)Pi-. Lacrinc qust 



ccntes afloris figuraCampancllam uocant : qua racioneConchylium quoc^ uocari fcribit Pli- fit^ 



iiius:eac|; in efculcntis j&T eo pra^f^rtim cibarij genere quod torc5 dfcimus utunt:mulicrcs quo- 

 cj;inaqua5truinodccoAametianinuuj laftis gratiaforbcnc» Neq?'abfurdetenueScamoniura 



quocpdidaeft,quodiUinonabfimiIisuidcatut:nific|uodminoribusIongefolfjs,Ieuior^^ 

 nec craflis uefhcur* Quae hic autem de Liguflro Nicolaus idiccitjCa funt quid^m 8C iamdudum 

 a nobis decancaca^Sed 5(rLiguftrum ipfum Oliuaftellatiulgo dicitur.In eo tamcn i^tonkcnus 

 fallitur^quodCaprifoliumuocari aquibufdam dccaprafum paftu autumat.nam ncc nomcn, 

 w\tc nominis ratio ucra ♦ illum cnim {cxx fruricem, fcu arbufculam dicas ^ caprae non artingunt: 



Caprifoliu uero non Liguftrijjfed Pixacanthus cft , cuius quocj nominis Syluaticus mcminit» 



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Vfs Sc aliud uiderc , indiligentis hominis argumentum de Perfonata.PIinium taxac, quod 

 dupticem illam cffe credidcrit*Tamen ut id uerum efl"e comprobet, ne quld inregri ad defeniio- 



ncPliniorelinquatjnul^lracioneEchionjpro ArdiOjCodicfsuifiopofitirdicic. Sedneflcqud- 

 C^ Plinium,aurfeipfum intclligitrquod ucrum cfremoxagnofces.Poft Agarici dc/cripnonem, 

 Echionherbam,zf»uoIuminccontinuofubiecitPIinius-Quxquoniamc3pituIc^habeat, ufpe-- 

 ris fimilia^ideo Echios^ quafl uipera cognominacur * Duo huius gencra , Pulegio fimilia,fiorf- 

 buscoronata.Tertiumlanuginefpinofajdiftindumpingit* Additpraccerca.QuidamEchioii 

 Pcrfonacamdicunt(non Ardion,utpraucinferereNicolausuoluic)quorumopinioncm3qu6 

 niamlonga foliorum &floris difftrcntiaimprobarct^ fubrjcic. Cuius fcilicec Perlbnatx foHo 

 nullum eft latiuSjgrandcs lappas fcrenccm . Ac fi dicat • Tria Echfj gcnera diximus Pulegio fi- 

 fntlia, cuiparuafuncfoIia,&qua? floribus coronantur . Falluntur qui Echion dicuntefTe Per^ 

 fonatam^grandes lappas ferentem^cuius folio nullum cft lanustquae omnia a Pulegrj fimilitit - 

 dinemaximedifcrepant.Npn intellexitinmorfumprDecepsLeonicenusPhnrjucrba^iilorum 

 fententiam appofTceimprobanris,quiEchionPerfonatamefl[cdicebant»Nam ca partCjqua^/ 

 Piinius fcripfit, Cuius folio nullum eftlatius : Leoniccnus^cuius illud , ad Echion rcculit: non 

 ad PerfonatamjUtPlinius^Sf grammarfcaratio poftuIaba^Nei:^ tmva idco duplicem Perfona- 

 tam efle credidic Plinius^quia quofdam EchionPerfbnaramdicerej&Tex ixccto rSidicetn darc '^ 

 fcripfit,NamhicdcPerfonatanonagebat, feddcEchio:dcquaufquaecunc^abautoribusfcr?- 

 pta compererat aperiret^ideo quofdam Echion dicere Perfonatam fcripfiCjiStf exaceto dare po- 

 tui*NonenimprobecIaudit(quodfaepcdiximus)Quidadicunr,ergoPliniuscredidit:acpr3c-'' 

 fercim cum Echioncriplicem pinxcric^&exfoliorum &:floris difFcrencianon cfle Echion Per- 

 fonatam apette fenferit : atq^ ideo po/lpaucos ucrfus,non iam dcEchio ^ fcdde Perfonata no- 

 riffimahcrbafpcdatim uerba facit:eamq? Arc^ion 8c Perfonacam Gracca ScLztinz appcllacio - 

 nc nuncupauit : neminemq^ illam ignorare dixit : ut eos ctiam ujdelicec dcftringerct,qui fupra 

 Echion paruis folijs hcrbam Perfonatam lacifllmis conCt^Lntcm putauerunt • Benc crgo omnia 

 quadrant.Scfatcf deincepsNicolaus,hoc in locobclliflime ftgnificafl^c PIinium,atq;itacredi^ 

 difl^e^aliud Echion cfle Pulegio fimilcm:aliud Pcrfonatam folijs maioribus cucurbitxrquas u- 

 nam herbamefrcquidamputauerunt» 



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