STI%T IVMaduerfarianoua. 257 



mulicrculx nobisattulcrint&oftentarfnt. Folianonfubterincana.nonangulora, non 

 aulis tomcntorus/cd potius atro virorc polito,vti Afarum,Nympliea.Kadjx fibrata ca- 

 piiUmentis,acri s guftu cftjfed moderate:nondum tamen vfu explorata- facultatcs: quod 

 magnopudorieft iftisaudacuUsafTcrtoribus, fcd maiori detriniento Medicinar tyronU 

 ks, maximo vero nocumento a:grotis,quos perdit inrcitia,& fcekrata glori^ fames. 



Nu^cpaia NrUVHEA LVrEA, Tapanerpaknre, 

 Nemph^r Offic marnm, 

 fCjer. TOAifeT^>l$tn,lfMtveurti, %e€hluomen, 



j^Be/g, idlompm. 



^ H§, EfcudetesdelRic&Higos del Rio. 



A»^, Waterltlte. 

 \j^alL Blanc d'cau, & Lis d'eftang. 



^Qj JE Lymphx fcu NymphsE antiquitus vocatae , natales & nomcn fuppcditarunt 

 Nymphcac,qu3Emirpiamnifiinaquis leniter labentibus cmcrgunt, parum cxtantc 

 foIiopcramplo.Bcchij autSDOttcrblocmCtt, circinata: rotundiratis, kuoris, denfir^itis, ik. 

 magmtudmisjiii caulegUbro,quafi pediculo^quatcrnum quinumve cubjtorum,florc fpc 

 dofo, luteo micante afpeduA ambitu obtufiore,quam aJba: Nymphear, 



NTMPHEA alha, 



^Lt e r a m rpccic,qua:maiorvocatur,vixqui(quam difcernat,nifi florisemaculato ca- 

 doreLiliumprouocante; radixvtriufqjcraffuie cruns huniani, nodofo & ftrumolo 

 corioclauamimitatur, guftantiinfipidaquuadhuchumens, ficcataz nonnihil fapit ali- 

 metofi.Lutcx albus cft, Candidarautem nigricatcortex,vtriufq; amaricat: femen ^ flo- 

 rcsnonnihil odori albx:FJagranrifsimi lutei, & guftanti nonnihil acrimonia: preferunt, 

 glutinitq; quippiam habent, quem, nifi condiantur, arcfadi amittunt , ficciq; efflciun- 

 tur, atq;nulloautpufilIocaIoredigerunt: quacperpenfione facilequiscomponattu- 

 multuarias Arabum 6c Neotcricorum inter fc perorationcs. Atq; quuni attoniti miratur 

 Arabas quandam fpeciem Nympheac calidam tenuantcmq; putafle : non eft fane quod 

 conuicientur,aut inepte e capite dc Sedo accerfant fubfidium: nam fi Nymphe» inde fic 

 <iida,quiaLymphis Nymphisve eft conuidrix & accola, potuerunt Scrapionc antiqui- 

 onsCaltham nobis dudum Paluftrem didarn congenerem feciflc:natalcs quippe,folia & 

 noresaffinitatehaud vulgari,etiamnumperfuadet ide quibufdam PharmacopoEis,qui no 

 ftrismcdicamctis non (cmelfubdidcrunthanc,illarum'vtriufuis loco:vocabantq-, Nym- 

 phxam luteam . Quin ni nobis forent nota: Nymphear, certe hanc legittimam Nymphx- 

 aniagnofccremus,vti forteplerafq; alias arbitramurpleriq; omnes humana: Mincruicco* 

 »cctores,quories potiores vel rationes,vel plantx accommodatiorcs nos deficiant. 



■yfLBA U^tmor, 



S V N T infupcr antiquis pr?termifli Nymph?* duar ipotrices quidem j & aquarum a- 

 lumna:: vcriim rcgionum duntaxat (aut ccrte pIurimum}ScptcntrionaIium,pr3Efertiin 

 AngIi«,viaqusELondinoOxoniam5cBrifto]amducit, fccus^ trans aquasviaiumpi- 

 Snores miniifq; i5rofundas,numcrofij exerit h*c in tenuioribus pediculis 5c non diflimi 

 /ousfoUum, fere magnitudinc Chclidonij minoris, aut Paluftris Calthar, S)otfCd»loe 

 ntmvocat9:defluente florccandido Papaueris,RhGeadis,aat Melampyri.capitula & fcmi 

 naluperfunt,crafsiufculo corricc obduaa,nullius dum vfus. 



NYMPHEA LVtEA mm.rScptentr\onaUHm, 



YA}j. Mint» 



