Sri%J>IVM adHcrfarlamus ^,p 



JM p E V D I o morofiores funt^qui noflratcm V^alcrun:.m maiorcm nccranr c/Tc 7>hu a. • 

 pud Diofcoruicm; nam florum Narcifsi coUatio^quam viiami/}i vcilicanr \i\ Valcriana 

 potiusaurorisincufarcdi!f-entiamvidctur,vclmmf$ frcqucntcm illam inucrfam, aut Ph t 

 perucrrain , qu;mt]t.tis dedanationem , j/^K^a pro /U»t$a:i^e(R'«pro Mi«>()t ( cuiuf. 

 modimDiorcondc&TheophraftocrebroobrcruaturOquimValcrianamiuiprobarc. 



" ^:^'^ ^^-^^'^ '"^"^"s quadret,& plcne rcfpondcat antiquorum /liu fjculta- 



. ;.ihus mulos valet , vndc Valenana vulgo vocatur. Ku^ hodic nofiruntur 

 ciirtcrcntix.C^ar in hortis vbiq; maior 6c nctior vocatur, cauicm cniittit bicubi- 

 ,orum,concauum , eque genicuhsfolia prjlongaaltiusfinuatacdcnte l rucaraut 

 jv::i;ucardiuifura:florcsfuntn6inucnufti,infummisVamu!isvmbc!IatuncolIcai pur. 

 purantcspcrinitia,odori.- radix tranfucrfa,humimimerfa,craira,pollicezquat calidiuf- 

 cula&: cxhccans,!otio ciendo efficax,fuauco!cns A'ardum;fcd tantillum grauitatis mix- 

 tz prodit; ccrtiorcadhuc conicaura cfll- antiquorum /'hu; quam potcll qmTpiam fcAiu^ 

 diaaputareaputorcgrauiVcodorcmixtoNardcfffuaiutati, qucmPJ^u .niic Phy ad- 

 ucrbio admirantis & abhorrcntis auerfarcntur fubodorati,qui lic appdlarunt. ' 



VALERIANA Sylneflris, 



J V N T & fylucflris in Northmaniar & Anglij humcntibasn.irccn(is,cauh>,orrus fz 

 florcsDomefticemuItum fimilia.-quinctiam radix:,fuauitas,VaIcrianam tclbtur folia 

 autcm m iongitudincm pedem <5c fcfquipalmum porrcCta,altiu$ incifa,& crcuata minu- 

 timfunc,Sionis,Laucris,aut Barba: Caprx ritu,floribus candicantibas,pcne Hupatho- 

 rii Canabini. ^ 



yALERIANA MINOR, 

 rfS T A ctiam gaudcnt fyluofi riuuli,humcntesvc tradus,pra:fcrtim Scptctrionalium,to- 

 / uquc crHgicmaiorcm Valarianam fatctur,minortamcnmult6,adqucimumfoliaali- 

 quammultapromcns , Nafturtii aquatici quadantcnuj; in mcdiocaulc minora habct in- 

 cifa,fupcrioris Vaierianar fimiliora , flofculis fyluelt. Valcnauar , aut Nardi Monunjc rju 

 diceIongiorc,geniculata,reptand6qucfcfepropagantc. 



FA LERIANA Fereirma helaarur», & Herhar-orim. 

 ^QJ' r D E M ncfcimus nos,ncc fciunt forte qui Xwnc Valcrianar nomcn impcrticrijt, quid 

 n«c habeat Valcrianar prarterquam cxiguam cum foliis fimilitudincm,aut potius cura 

 A(tragalo:funtcnimin cauliculis &pulIulationibus confcrtim cnafccntjbus,rc(ftis, folia 

 pcnnatmigcminoftipatu concinna,fcricncruo mcdio harrcntia, ininutius aq elegan- 

 tius quam in AIlragaIo,cxiguis flofculis,muItis,c6fcrtis,viuida carr ula placcntibus , cquc 

 mcdiobrcuiaftaminulaaurcaemittcntibus: poflqucfemcn^ftatcmcdia nigrum pufiJlij 

 Jn filiquula obIonga,crebcrrimis filamcntis radicc donata. hortis Francci,Bc"lgii,&: potif- 

 fimum Angli^ familiaris,ad concinnandas xdc$,oIfadoriola,5c coronamcnta. 



"THV MINIMVM, 



5^R ^ T E n rclatas hafcc cft quardam harum omnium 

 minima,florc & vmbclla ex candorc purpurafccntc 

 Thlapfi, & foliorum diuifura tertiar fimih,fcd adco t^\- 

 §"a , vtvix minorisadiugarfoliazquentjpalmum alta, 

 radixcandida,cxilis admodiim ,& Nardi pcne infi- 

 ''^is fibrisfimilis,odorctcrtiar:interdam montofis lo- 

 CK faxorum commilTaris, intcrdii m fcgctibus, vt pro- 

 Pe Monfpellium,adolefdt.Ncc noa farpe nobis viCa & 

 «natainAndia. 



