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ihterkqUarlanugmesfoIiorpiribfasobtincnt.NafciinmnisScoIymoCa 

 radiccdulci:quam , cum Pandius ftatuarumagifterciitauiflet, alicnatus mcntefert. Hacteffuj 

 Tlieophi-afti deScolymofentctia.Nunc quoccfteri fcripfereuidcamus.Scolymon oricns & Lj 

 nioniauocauitFrutexcftnun§cubitaliaifior,utic^inmotibus,a^§diufylucftris,S^ncd5aI 

 fllis. AliogninMaurirania cauliseiduodecimcubitosaitus. PalmosquaternostralTascrc 

 dicir* diyrfifc^ folionl ac radice duici:laudata quonda in pauperis eana.Florentc Sceiyrao , d 

 cadas acerrimi cantus eirc,mulieres libidiriis auidiffimas^uiros cotrain coitfi pigerrfmos, fcri, 

 pVcruntHefiodus,&-' Alcaeus poctc.Diftctab liac,quf aPlinio itcLemoniauocaijCotrafcrpfn 

 fes,herbala(fleofuccomanans,cocrcfcentcgami moinhumidislocis,afFirniare noaiiiim. Eft 

 ^ Lcmonion pro fylucflri Beta uetcnbus acc?ptum,grau! lapfu Theodori, Limonil^queSco 

 iymus cft,pro fylueftri Bcta in Thcophrafto capicris , Sr aculeato folio cam prodcfis.I-lahct& 

 Ancmonegcnus uni3,cognomineLimonia,utdid:umeftfiToloco.Suntqui & CyncglolTon 

 JherbamLimonionappelhtent.SaneScolymosCardtiusintelligiturfylueftcr.Sylucfiriuhiaui 

 Carduorum gcneraduo.Alterilfruticofius, aterraftatim.Alteriiunicaulc, fi^crafrius.Vtncf 

 folia pauca,fpinofa.muricatis cacuminibus,Ianuginofo caulf .Sed alterflorcpurpiireuraiftit, 

 intermcdios aculeos cclcritercancfccntem,&abeuntcm cum aura , quiproprieScolyiTiosdi- 

 catur.RadicisIiorum€xaquadccodsenatura,fitimpotoribusuinifac€re,HincilludColutDel 



l?edeCynara. 

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Qiiid autem fitin Columell^ uerfu,mirriGfIum m Cyhara crfncm fpc^^ri alrqn^nihilhabcoqft 

 afferrepoffim:nifiquis nonmjrt{oium,f(&dmirteoIum,ueImuric£ncerteIegat, Siinccnimmu 

 ricata Scolymo cacumina,ut inquit Piinitrs. Murrioh mcnrio nem in Columella a alio loco ul 

 deaSjUbi haec ucrbafuntulrimo uoIumint^.Habcto inquit,uiridis fcnfculi fefnina,^ lcntifcidt 

 ftri^Sa&rpurgatamurdola.FateornefcircquidfitmurtioIum. ScioMurcumftiontcmRo/r-x 

 didum,qui fitfisr Auentinus,autore Fcfto:ut obiter corrigamus iocum in Plinioiuniorc, Auc 

 rinum 8c Maruum montc,ab Anco Marrio Vrbi adiedos prodente : non cnim marrium , ied 

 {3. murnulegereoportet.Scio &rinrimncirciiRomac a murcis cognomchabui{re,qiiaiiaburcc- 



is,cj7 ibi firigerentur, utPorcilio placct:fiuc a propinquo Vencris murtear facello,qua poftca 

 .Milrt(?ani,<S:Murriam uocarecaperiniin Auenrino colIc,ut Varroni. Hinc 3^My''^»'J ^^r' 

 rem.uulgo , &Murtum, &rMurteliara uocamus hodiec^. Piinius ccrteduobusiocis Sjoly- 

 inum,& medicinas eius ceu duarum reium dcfcripfit. Cynaram porro Carduuintclligutlati- 

 . uam:iraenim Lucius Columella uocat ;PaiIadius Carduum a dnerc , utqufdam autumanr, 

 quoixtatur,uocaram. Suntc^uipuellaenomcnineam hcrbam ucrfa?irireBigant,PatiWS,Ot 

 Aerius Scolymon a Cynara difcriminat: priorem ftomacho prodcfTe. Cynararri officcrc fnon 





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ftrantcs.Proxima certe gencra uidentur elTe.Fuit hfcueteribus maximi rcs qUfftus,cx Ca; 

 ginc magna &: Corduba pcipue,fcrtcrtia fcna millia , cardueris criamnu paruis infcrcribus 



rio.Tantuseftearumreruprouentus,qu^Veneriobfonanturetganea::utnilulH'»«"fP°"'^ 



- ""rdam naturae uideri Carduos, 6^ quserefugiant quadrupcdcs , quo minus in Irixuni?' 



naguIauerterct.Ad}ubenturCynar3econui\iijs,Afparagiftiodocoaariunbus:iicclin 



s magnifica,aur adr^dalis ulla eft ca:na,uriqj Ci neq^ locus,ficcfc tempus obftet.Ligurcs Arco 



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des,Romani Scoiymum uocatinquft, Strobilum . Nondum irrepfithocfercuium Vci>^'* 

 vnajantum dus plarira Mauriano uico ctrnitur in horris bsrbaricis . 



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multo iiiipudcnrius afuo gnein ahud ab his tranflata , qui riatura 'giioranfes^tenicrcou '^ 



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>ilum a Romanis CarduumuocariDiofco.air,grccaquidemubce,t^«if"»"' 

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 ^iam coni fipra In Pinaflns,&' oblonga eft,quam formam Cardui capituium habct, c 

 nicamppcUanoneStr5bi1os,CarduushicaRomanisaifquandodidpo 

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