i%6 Sri%TIVMaduerfananoua, 



fEftqoippefpccicsquardam Morchatdina.quirxCoInr- ^ 

 ifucundr' ^"^^^^^^^^"^Vealba : fapore ctiam pcr. 



yE L hoc vno argumentoquilibctaiferucntMeloncs noftroj , fiuevul^^iMid P_ 

 nes.cfTc antiquorum(pr^lcrtimDiorcoridis)domdlicumCuciiincrcm SS 

 fatiuam,qmaodorecximi^fragranti?,5ccytoniunali, aut pooioram xM^Z^ 

 niulo,rcftauret vires languidas &reficiat,fpiriturq; difsipatos rcuocet animo l^ ' ' '" 

 Diofcondcs author eft;eoque Mclones , quafi Pomofi, merito vocati fLieriint 2 

 nbus Gr«cis,quod ori ac ftomacho cibus fint gratifsimus,omnium huius genc. 



CITRFLLFS Officimmm.Anzmal ,, , 

 fme BaUchtu^Htctnn^jemine nigro j^^^^^/W- 



cCMiT ATVRCtia Citrullus maiore ahque /^elonc c^^t & carne folidiore/ragili: {^h. 

 J porc vefcendoq; magis Pepones vulgatos refcrt: vndc Melopcpone iftu noracnclatura, 

 vt ancipitis natur9,diau de vtroq; mixta putamus,nepe Mali,(iuc J/donis cirdnnataro 

 tunditatcnon tame torulis fulcata,& fapore magis Peponcm,quam Melonis dulcci.r: 

 melleam referente:quibus ctia,monente Galeno,difcernitur a Mdonc.Semc vc ' 

 c quatuor vocatis maioribus cft ; maius Melonis, minus Peponis,duriorc corticc 

 OTgro,oranium durifsimo-alioqui tota pianta fimilis Peponum plantar , fed fo!; 

 bus, laciniis Colotynthidi proprioribus.5critur etiara & manditur caro coda v:: . 

 &plcrifque Pcdcmontis Italiarque hortis cnafcitur. 



c^ikximi-nm^.CrCVME R ES Peponesve ohlon^i^fiae oiutk, 

 VHliAti/simi. 



JJO R T o R V M rnraliu nullus Pepone ifto notifsimo vacat,eofde vocatq;con<fbiGff. 

 mania & Anglia Peponcs m?gnos , admodum i^cloni , vel Citrullo fimilcs : fl«oo- 

 fo flagclIorum,fed proccriore rcptatu,fohis latioribus , profunda Citrulli laciniofiq; <ii- 

 uifura, flore maiore,fruau tercti,obIongo, oui ftruthii fimihs, maiorc multo , flauo in- 

 tcrdum,interdum &aIbicantecortice obducetc. Scmen Citnillo latius immcrfum oxd 

 Iutear,qua; hyemcfupcr auc fubtus camino fumoquc arefcunt,iirccquc tcnuisrortn 

 plcbccula vcfcitur. 



COMPRESSI rotHndi^Melonisefl^ii^. 

 y\ R I A N T Ycrofolio minori mindsqucincifo,aIioqui fimiH,nec<|'/p2n"^ 

 rcaut fruau,rotundo, comprcflb^McIonis cffi§ie,nonnihiliteorbicauti| 

 ftriato.Corticc deiicatiore,gIauco,Tcl albido,,mtcntc. 5cminc albo Utruw. 



LATIORES Ctyfeiformes, 

 fJlH r L prorfum difsimilcm inramis&foliisaltcrumhortialuntfi,^^^ 

 ^ Jatiorem , rotundo Galeri fpecie,aut Clypei vmbilicati,& ambitunm ^, 

 atquc phcis fimbriifquc rugofo cortiqc :deIicato & concolori ^^V!^f^:^,j^ 

 ucrfi faporis i fuperiorc.Vtrumquc in taleolas fcifsos,friaosq; f^^o^ 

 Uanna afpcrfos/uaucs admodum mandunt,in Bclgio,Gallw,& aliDi. 



STRrMOSrS. 

 yERELEGANshfc&rarus,fomsaUoquinficuIneisproximis,fruauMcIo^^^^^ 



num «quantc , fcd Limunia mala exprimcntc,tuberofoquccorticc,papillatini 

 gato : ipeciofa itenj tricolori ftrumarum bulIationc.Scminc nondifsimui. ^^. 



