STI%9IVM dduerjmamna. ^jy 



bombax admodum farda 5c dclicata fcrequafis lapidis Amianthi, qua inuoluuntur iikj- 

 cronatx vagmulx/iliquofar,fanguJncar>Caj>fico concolorcs & finii]cs,fcd pc rquinj cxi- 

 lcs.Scminc pufilIo,rotundo,Amarathi plcna:, multis fctis croccis fupcrnc fcfc cxcrcnti- 

 Lus,fcd rigidis & punccntibus.Dorfa autcm funnua ftriarum,qua latius protubcrat, cx* 

 cruntinfclbsvcluti IftricisautEchiniaculcos aduncos, corncos, dcno$,& duodcnoi 

 quafihamos, radiatim fcptcnasvtplurimumftcllascffigiantcs. Adcoqjvniucrfum co- 

 rium armnnt.inftar Echini, vixvtinultusnunu prcmas . Eft autcm cutiscxternacal- 

 lofior,crafsiorquc tota, -^locs aut Cucumeris colorc & concrctionc. Caro fubtus albi- 

 cat, pinguis* flaccida,Mcloncm aut adipcm rcfcrcs.Guftu infulfo & acidulo, nan ingra 

 to,aquco,rcfrigcrantc. Cuius fruftrum cx caquc decoftum cxpcricndi caufa vorauii 8c 

 haufit innoxicjvir impcndio dodus,& pius D. Foxius Anglus.Quafi autcm Mclo forct 

 intcriorc & fupcrna fui partc, qux flori fubcft Acanacco,camcm firmiorcm dificpitfmcm 

 branula pcr mcdium iens,fcllulamque cffbrmans,fcr^ quali» ,Cucurbit«. Scd fcminit vi 

 fungofiorcminufqjcompada niedullaniinibiiiiuoluit. Eius uatalcs qui viderunttum 

 nauclcri,tum familiarcs quidam,maritima fabiilcca c;Tcrcfcrcbant:ciim maturuifiPcpo- 

 ncm mcdiocrem vcl maximum Mcloncm a?quans,ncucmq; & vnius tridcni jjbras pcn- 

 dcbath^c.Humi fclTilis cft^nufpia coparcntibus neqiiidcm foliorum vcftigi)s in ipfd pla 

 ntaautradicc,qu3pcxiliseft, aliquotappcnciiciilisvimincis,pulli$, prolixu, fiinus,iKQ 

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QV o b dcruis peramica fitjVoifatTa vocarunr,5c /'otcrion fortc',quia potrix patudo- 

 » fi riguiq; foli amans fit,vt dicit Diofcoridcs, qui fruticcm hancr2mulis& folijs Tri 

 gacanthae aptc confert : eiufmodi namq; pumlim vidimus nrultum in quadam arcola 

 horti Patauini,opera crudiffimi Guillandini.Dcinde cx auftrali tradu Pcdcmontanaf rc- 

 gionis vulfu nobis mifit peramicus iuuenis doaus Pharmacoporus Mafiil ien fis I^c. Rai- 

 naudctas . Sparfa & late porrecta fruticat,multis cauliculis cxilibus,corticc nigricantc, 

 tf nui vcftitis,etiam aridis,non rcdtis vti Tragncanthum, Ccd vlirci citroquc flcxis & ordi- 

 tic intortisjvti m Nepa aut Corruda. fic ctia fpinular nulla fcric digcftar,fcd multb dclica- 

 tiorcs,quam Tiagacaths5& minorcs,piriiin canccll.itim & rcticulatim implicantnr folijf 

 nudar.Fol!olaiionalbida,rcdnigricati.i,qiio(:noncxaculcis,fcd^cauIcfibriIlisdchcatif. 

 (imis,tripl6 quani Tragacirhx minoribiis Lcnticular modo vd Aftragali cxcut:5cmc pufil 

 lum, rubellum, Sumacho fimile, & minus.Himc rcceptum fcimus viris Dodis. Ncc mi- 

 ramur tantopere vifam fuific accederc ad Tragacanthain,vt congcncr cfic vidcatur Ma- 

 thiolo,quifuii /'oterion Conftantinopoli,nempavcdibiliore &plaufibili6rc loco,fibi ab 

 Oratorclmperatorio mifi"ii dat.Cu nihil aliud quam Tragacatha fir,aut cx eius iconc dc 

 piaum: non enim fpin«,non cortex fimilia,neque in fpinis folia,ncq; multa alia a vero 

 diffidcntia . Idco vir prudens fuo honon pobe confuluit ,ciim dcfcriptionem tacuit, vi 

 folitui cft: Yermntamcn dicit effe Tragaanthar fimilc,fcd vcrius dixiflct eadcm cfle . 



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