(fXrhortm aduerfaria,concifa:quc recenfcncs. 



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dcfecinet, noftram RibcsnigramcpiriatiTiint: qua;vtveranon{ir,Ci!tcni nicnunicnto^''^'^-''''^"'''^ 

 ci poterjt ad vc rani vclbgandam.Et aliocui non indigna ccgnitLj^foho viticco,mit Y.\ y '^•■^''■^ 

 onis,virgulcisodoris,intcrfindendiimvirciitibiis, ni;^r^vuimodoraccmcra,floft!i]is 

 hcrbidis)uteol!s;locis ryluoiis Alpinis frcq«en<:, & in hortisculta,vtHypns, &■ ai:bi,iii 

 Occidua Flandria. 



EHaliaRibcs loiigc {imilima foiib/acie 8c furculis,b.iccis non nigris/cd rubris,pellu- 

 cidisjftiauioribus mult65& nJtioribuSjtum oflicinisad Rob.de Ribes; 



r/Bxum>8c alterum defcnbit Amomum Piinius, quafi excribcns aliorum fententia/qui Amom vm apnd 

 ' exiftimaucruteffe fruticem Myrtuofum,/^almialtitudine: lauditbaturquammaximc PU.Pumcafolrc 

 Punici mali folijs limilcnec rugoiis, colore ruffo./^reciij vua? in iibras x.& xl. Adultera- 

 bati3rautemfolijsPunicis.Hincitemfadum,vtaccuratiores expenforcs arbitrati fuc- 

 rint,illum iTUticem acini All{ekengi,& folio PuniccE aut Perfics, qualem in Solonis de- 

 fcripfiinus.Et quamuis aurores confuituro, in promptu erit nolTe nos licdie vtrcq; vcro 

 Amomo carere: tamen liafce plantas Imc addudas effe par fuit,ad veras/iuando kCe of- 

 ferent^ccrtius dignokendas. 



QVi vero ignauiorcm iiiiius vuam diicerent,aliam peregrinam planta.vt muito Amo- Tipa- coHdata^ 

 m. mo aptidrem, adducunt:quiequidein ipfis acinis, aut granulis Piperis mmonbus, 

 Cubebxrotundioribusjpedicellisextantibus ipfoq; demum c;uftu,illam Amomi vuam 

 adumbrat. Sunt tamen ea quolibet Tiperc feruidiora.acriora,nec aromatica. Eoq; Pte^ 

 mmtoddrabo vocat: Lufitani,quora comercio ex Indijs habcmusifed lam dcfitu adfcrri in 

 Scprentnonem,nc vulgatum Piper vilefccrct. |aepccmctllm:u vocabantBelgx,id eft, 

 caudatum Piper: folia produntur vitis Anguillara:. 

 pAdcmdelineatiortepcrfuafi.non paucis placuit Rofa Hiericontca vocata proy^mo- Rofi Hieriooiit 



morquod tamen minime dccuit eos aflercre,incertosfoIiorum,qu^ meminimus vi- 

 (li{re,d<: creuifleDod.Treuifano Patauj/.Crefcit enim hauditadifficile exfeminc recen 

 ti: hsrcntautem feminula complura, racematim vni i\ipata, glumofa,Sorgi minora; & 

 intrafruticis,canccIlatim,reticuIatimqiieimplexii;lomumcontenta » Folia veronon 

 fuccurrunt. 



^ Am autem qui nouit Am& mum Diofcoridis 8c Piinij, illico nofcct eorundem Carda- Cardammumt 

 } mo!num,vtpoteAmomofimilenominc/rutice,femincoblongo: Stidemdifcct no- 

 flrum filiquofumjCardamomum Officinaru, autGr3?corum non e/Tei autdefcriptiones 

 prcrfus deprauatas eflc: nam Galeni locns addiidus dit exenterato frudu Cardamomi, 

 poteftintelligi dc glamis mundato: nec vllus locus aduerfatur ex Diofcoride.Neutiqua 

 tamencontcmnendi vfus hafce filiquas piuamus.-tumquiatacitoconfenfu,&prerog3- ^itlegttu^ 

 tiaa vfus recepts funt: «Sc forte Arabum funt.Earum quae maxima^ Melcgetta,2ut MilU' 

 imA^\d.2i i fcmine crebro.far^fto.occhifo in folliculo mcmbraneo,Ficum iom cfHgians 

 nominc GraniPa.radifi\\ox\{(\\Xi\ cf>,& ex Occidua Aphrica frequensallata.E quatuor a- 

 Iijs filiquis,qux intcr fe pcrquam fimiles funt;ea quac Ofticinis,maius Cardamomum vo 

 catur,oblonga triquetra,Iapidi dadyli concolor & par, fcmen condit angulofu, Mille- 

 gcttsminus.Triqiietraitcm filiqua,fcd brcuiorcfl media vocata,nccdifpari femine,qua 

 verius putant Cardamomum,propteramarorem&acrimonianinonexiguam. Mini- 

 mapariter trlquetra,fed vix nucleum Pruni arquat.Perelegantem aliamhabcmus a Mor-» 

 gano quandam ,rcccns allatam ex Indijs Occiduis,pufill^ Melegettx pcne parem :fed tri 

 plidcarinatriquctragraciliorem,& admodum ;:'yridi>filiqu2accecientcm: fed corti^ 

 cofo capillitioobdudamjalbidam^intus oppletam femincpari,albido,lucidoMelegct- 

 ts fcd albo.manfu facili, 6c guflu multo gratiore, Gingibcr prorfum tefiante.- fubtus c> 

 tiam,qua'fihqua hxfit fcapo^arguitGingiberis ilipitem: quarciflasomnes filiquas Car- 

 aainomi,eire plantarum confimilium,nec Gingibcri'abfimilium,non abs re quidam pc- 

 fegrinatornarrabat. 

 ^Vm e fuperitis di<51:o Pipcre nigro,tum e fruaus nucamento Officinis notifIimo,fatis cp-^^^ U)^gHm, 



Bconflat diuerfam haoc efle plantam,quam reccntiorcs folfo Mori delineanr. 

 Orealium hortis,vt Anglise & BeIgij,loco VitisVinifera: eft har c:coq; vua crifpam vo- ^ ^ 

 cant hebarii,viticea item fronde.aut Ribes^fed incana totis virgis, & fpinis horndis, J; . J J' 

 Pp. j. acinuh''^^^*^r"'^^ 



