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HJPPOLAPATHrM ROTrNDlFOLlVM 

 PsEVDORHA recmiorHm-,, " ' 



pA V c I, & diligentiorcs Hcrbarii vt AnnierpienresPharmacopcEiiftiidcolur 

 nofcunt , quafi muit6,€ognatius vcro Rheo Barbaro, quia folio lir rotund;. 

 fuperno ambitu retufiorc , propioreque ad Pcrfonatam , aut 'Pctafiteni , quibj 

 magnitudine aequiparatur , ncc tamen maiore, autita diuerfa radice Hippoia?.: 

 faue,autnatura difsimili, 



KHA CAPlTATrM CentoHri^m^misfacie^Stmkfolio, 



■\J V L T I s ctlam abhinc annis aliud Rha ex femine Turcico habuerunt nomni.ia 

 •^^^hortis Gallia; & Flandria: , quod magno ftudio cultum , nonpammcliuiiniljipe. 

 rcnnauit; foliis etiam Bardana? , fed non perinde latis,lon§ioribus , Enula», vcl?liio(iii, 

 ambitu ferratis,& iimbriatis,la:ua & aduerfa fiipcrficie virentibus , auerfe autcm gio. 

 ci lanugine pullis,caulem redum fefquipedem & cubitum amplexis,capitcftftiMtDiii, 

 foris fquamulis loricato , ac per maturitatem ihmine purpureopleno, cuiulmaliia 

 Cynaris,Carduis purpurcis:femine dum cJrcaIunium&luIiiimituruit;Cetaaruiwio. 

 ris , vel Carthami longiorc: Radis: ctiam fungoiior , maior, & Rhabarbaro limilia 

 qudmCentaureo. 



T O NTJCVM RHA tAntiqmrHtrLw 

 RHAe Pontijiumine cognomine Rba.R h a v e DSemeCbifimmJn* 

 Safeu Rhab^barttm Cholagogoru, 



A P V D Arabes & rccetiores, duplex radixrpcregrina nomineRhadcfignatunfcaqw 

 •^ cuiufnam vtrauis, ftirpis fit,haaenus doftis ignoratur, & numnam eiuldem am» 

 fint plant^ ambigitur^paucis <Sc perfpicuis refeais turbulentis argutationamaceniis^ 

 authoritatibus;Iiscx:reruminfpeaione&accurata collatione dirimenda. ^ump 

 manibus & orc vcrfint radices hafcc quinquc niniimra Rhapontici, Riiaucdicni,^ 

 taurci maioris vtriufq;,& Hippolapathi Monaftici, facilc pe^cipiet omnespanter^^ 

 nani quamlibctinterfe, tumlimilcscffe,tumetiam non parum ^^"^^"^^' -^y^ 

 harum tres iftx indigeiia:,nobis tam parum nota: forcnt, ^^^^^^ .^^.P^X vtCea 

 ^J^ontici&Barbarici Rha,fhcile quis leuiufculacomeauraadditaaddua poii«^^^^ 

 taurium RhaPonricum crederet, atqucHippolapathumRhabarbaro f'^^'^ 

 ncr faccrct.Nunc cum hxc diuerfa efle fatis conftet, nullus nih appnme u s , 

 fretus,affercredebet,Rhaponticum idemcffe Barbaro Rha. EftemmUma 

 moleftum tyroni kaori , fcd ctiam impedimentum ad fi'"P]^^^f^ P^f^f/J' ^^ 

 tatcs notas,varietates,diflerentias,& vfUmjquin eauilUs &ad ^^^^^'^^^^ ^U 

 tis fophifmatis contrarii, ferm^ natur^ res e^dem effe probantur. QB!PP^.l^,n,i. 



Rha Diofcoridcum , nuncpoftremo cognitum guS^ ^^^^^"^^^'^^ ^t-xmi^^^ 

 marorcm, vehcmcntem aftnaionem , glutinoiiuni,ijircidumuequippiai^^^j^p^ 

 crimonix cx:pcrs,inodoru,Ieue,manfu no, anuftn^J^ ^^^ . "'etodilutaf° ^ 

 fed croccomm, tramitu, coIorcm,atriorcm tanien^ ^'^''^"?'"r"a!jadiiicllat»""J'''* 

 dcntem,fiaaufacilc,adeo vtminutimctianinon ^^^"'^^^^^^ -n.mK loni^l^ 

 iKutiquam R h a b a R b a r i colorc , fed textura & fibris ^^^"^''^'Jo^t^ 

 Rhabarhari g;- Rhabarbandelicatioribus, acentro inambitum radiatis , ^^^'''''^^^^'^^^^ 

 Rhaponttct dff nulis trafuerfis pallei coloris.Crafsitudo radicis maKim:^ "^^1^ t- ma-^isqu^^' 

 mme?L.. ris;mediocrcspollicc«quant:rccensIaxioris folutioiifq; ^f ^^ ■noauodMath!0> 



banmi^etiam vetuftate canofum & minus grauc .Lon^e aliud elt ao m ^m ^^^^ fujini^ 

 nuit;Anguillar2 Appolinifq; monitu,nam merito^oiea^ibajit;^ _ eteniwanno^' 

 radicem effe tantii prarcoce & prscifim a iuuencula Rhabarbari ^''^"'■'j^g^ionarant-^^ 

 mc 1 5 <5i ,miferat copiam iftius in Italia,& Rhabarbarai Pontici no jjjjjor, '"' 

 erat grauis & ^racilis radix,fed vetuftior, & tcredcnibusexeia. ^e^ ^{^^ 

 tame tunc habebatur,quiain Math.comcntariis cc'ebra]3atu^'tJ5ontrophi''- , 

 li purgabatjplufculu fumpta, vt viderc mcminimus Florctia: m i^ 



