4-0^ STI%T> IV M aduerfammua, 



Clycy>rhitA /pM' ftud^ofus & peritus>cui certo fidimus.filiquas paruas genifeZ^rt?» frH '''""• 

 4' ^»'hl cund=e nobisdcdit,femincex.suo Geniftell^l hanc Antilchenami o;7'g3'' 

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^rd-um & u^Eiumi SEN Jfatiua &fyiii(fi, 



<§E R d ^ magno «growntium incommodo innotuit Gr^cis Sena,quam vni 5: appclla. 

 tioncmArabibu$debcmus:AIbafcmervocanrilli,vndedetortumSena./yacauffi 

 dic nullunri purgans frcqucntius,tutius,autprelhntius cft.Ea herba,^ftiua&paruad}.-ul 

 tu,legummoioSccuridacar,Glycyrrhi2^,autCoIutc;cJnLiguri^,Thurci>,Lmanii^ 

 & Appuh? variis Iocis,legitur Autuno, nec fcritur ante Maiu,quia frigoris impaticns ei 

 hortis Scptentrionu vix trimcftrc viuir,nec promit,ncc maturatfloresvdriliqi,a$.Qnare 

 Olhcins potms e fundo vernaculo,ncmpe Orientis emporiis^pctunt^plurifq; fociiJr.^in, 

 Jlfam aut Xtalicam.duas enim foliorum diffcrcntias^aut vanctates habcnt inliitorcs c d^ 

 ucrfis plautis Sen^.-probatius folium & laudatius ad purgationes (finum vocant)cftobl6. 

 gius,acutius, Myrthi maiorisef%ie.-aItcrum rotudius,breuJusquodviliushabctur.(iii« 

 non fccu s atquc Myrthus maior & minor,foliis videntur h$c duo inter fc diftare, n pn. 

 Itantms folium lit Domefticirjaltcrum fylueftrisSenx: duasitcliera.i^crusagnofcitiacai 

 pcriuadcndum alrerutram earum cfte fylucftrcm,!nuItiimTpiril]i pilukueftercoriscapniii 

 aut oumi facmnt, qiix frequens inter Sen.e Orientalis,folia,folliculos &quifquaiaspafiifn 

 apud nos aliata rcperiuntar,vbi empturis proftantjfcriturnamque & adokfcitprobaiior 

 mfimcto omlloinibi:aIioquinvtriquefiliquaeftcffigie Colute^, comprefra,vt Arbons 

 Iudar,fed falcular in modum conucxa,fufca aliquot feriedigcfta femina,Gygarris fimilinw, 

 comprcfsiora,claudcns.Flores ex pailido lutei funt,rubcllis veftigiis vcnofi : gracilcsau- 

 lcs Meliloti.pedem &fefquipcdcm alti:ingratiufculatota guftanti,tantillumanMrt,cali<la 

 &ficca:tametfivelutif3cnugraecoaffinia,muccaginofumredduntm2ndendofpatBmJ'fo- 

 lia,quibusadpur^andumconfuItiusfcmper,qu?flatum difcutient&nonniWUubriccnt, 



adduntur,quim fi per fe, puluerc infufo aut decoa6,dentur: Sicenim i 

 cicrc,& inteftina,ftomachumquc torqucre,veI plcbecula conqueritur. Eapropterqui ai- 

 ucrfum Mefucm tuctur non cflTc corrigenda,im6 {iccitatcfuaatquequadamaUri&oncTC 

 triculum iuuare , ncfc it quid commcntctur.-na fic Brafsicx marin?, Thymelez & Om' 

 lcar ficcitas,ftomachum iuuarct , qucm tamenlxdunt illo virofo odore,&pur^tncel* 

 litatc, d qua non long^ abfunt folia Scnx,vt dum virent adhac.aut macerantur,odor» 

 Promderite Mcfu^ folliculo^ tutius purgare monct.-ncpc mebranei funt>«ii""%7„^ 

 fcmma,quimfolia:redharcpIusmoucnt,pr«fcrtiminfufa,qudmdecoaa;qmaeb!iliicn^ 

 nonnihil virium abfumitur & flatui difsipatur: vt vfus ipfe caftigarevalcat illam Coffl^ 

 tatorem,qui iiihil addcndum ad cius noxam corri^endam autumat. Scd ha?c cxpiJC»» 

 jn remcdiis. 



COLFTBA C7^j7;/,Bagucnaudrier. 



<pV T A T V R Colutca diaa,qu6d mutilati cfFraaivc cius flipitcs aut virgult:»(n6p^jj'^] 



intereant,vtTheoph.autor. Tantaaute incft foliorum &fi!iquarump3rilitasto 

 cum Scna,vt plcrique non ineruditi Senam fylueftrcm hanccffc vulgo P^i"^'^"^ ta^t 

 Jutca cum Theophrafto arborefcat.nobis autcm frutcfcat,Rhamno pene par; necnc 

 Scna ftt,iam quilibet potcft i ^ena eam difcerncre & difcere.-quippe ^^^'^f'''':r'^,&. 

 gnitudme,&: fuperficie Stnx, Hcdifari, aut fuperioris Colutea: Scorpioid.s,^aulo ^^^^. 

 ax funt^flonbus item lutcis,nec difparibus : Folliculi vcluti membranez v*; ^^^ 

 qu^flatuturscnt,actaaar,ftrepitumcdcndocrepant:fcmincintush^rentcLeti^^^,. 

 gartOmmore guftu.Ieguminofo. Augufto liliquam maturat,vbi fpontaneus arbuitu 



Linguagotia? iifdem faxofisfteriIibusadFronti2;nanam, quibusChamfindctno- 

 ncbamus;fedeactiamvuIgatiorhortfsGalIie,G?rmani?Jtali>,&Angh;-^^^^^^^^^^ 

 «rbormagnafurura.-eaproptcrapudThcophfaftum fatius Ie?erctur,^^v^?^F^ 1^^,, . 

 M^ mti fcv.ue^/eJlfc j, nempe arbor non izz raagna , iiuc arbufcula : <l^^ ^^ ^^ ^ pitJ 



