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rfiium Bacchan' Combrcrum , fcd^cerms, & folioru exili tate ufc^ in fila cxtenuatum . Bacdij 

 rcm PliniLfs Afan*r,Diofconcics a noCtris appellari uoliitPerpenfam, Arerijj 5^in IUyrico nafcc 

 ■tciTi,comenciati(Iimam aci calculosrfi modo eadem cft cum Perprefla: utrocf; 

 afrcnjtram !e<ftionc depraii 

 <U, fed fpcrfa , fiu e fp a rfa fc 



duco. Suntexemplaria, in quibus necPerpenfa, necPerprcf 



fir.No defuere,qui Baccharem genus eflefloris exiftimarci; 

 uemmoCaryophyUonuocamus,fedfyIucfi:ris:nunca!tilesijfpc»ftantur,abodoreiraco<»no 

 u'nad,t5tauarietace,amplitudine,pulchritudine,utRofepares,noninferioresuidcr{po(hnt 



cu cac|; de principatu certenc:quando nec colorefuperanuir purp 

 rccodore,nifi q? alonginquo plus oletrecens Rofa, lam nihil Rofafugadus, logiffima namct 

 dccerpris mora dies.Caryophyllo in triduu,&^arriplius uira,uigorcj;durat. Aii^bus ranrama 

 gmrudo,Pacauinarum pr^cipucmarronarum cura,utorbem urracjmanu compledifcrcnc- 

 ^ueas.Folia quaterna,quinacf nonnullis Rof^ mo numerofa,mirabiIi quorunda alabaftrocul 

 rur^'ran*one:c[ dehifcens, ipfo ftaminura lcico alaba/lruin oftenc^calium,pandentemfepaulo 

 poftinflorcm,caIicuIoprioreConfenefccn'te. Sciopurarealfquds Caryophyllonucteribusfu 

 tlfeCaltham.Sed cum Virgilius nobis eam IuteoIc5 cecinericcolore tinAaminccPIiniusaVu' 

 giUo diflentiat,no ndum uideo qui pofTic ica flacui. A Caltha porro Calthulae ucflis genus did 

 tur,ucaCroci limilirudine CrocoruIa.Qu3efirautemBarbarica,cuius mentioncmSpramo- 

 do feciriius,non conftac.Nam Syluabarbarica, idefl, Confemineaomrrino aliud eft : quippc 



qu^agerficglandibuSjSirquaefuntijsfimilia^manuconficus.Nam&^uineaeConfcminalcsdi 

 cunrur,in quibus diuerfauitiumgencraconfeuerint,aucor Columella . Nam fylua Cimfniai 



cuius omnesferemecionehabct,Srrabo,Plinius,pocca Virgilius, 5^ Sillius , inEthruriamon 



«traturinrercoIoniamTufeIIanam,&:Vicerbium,(Srubfnuncuicilacusdicitur Jncafyl 



ca funt,in quibus depaAa in cerram non excrahirrur. Fuiffe quidcm incer Romanum Sabiniicf 

 agrum qux SyIuaciicerecur,fcio aucore Scephano . De SyluaqnocppopuIiRomafiiproprTai 

 fcu ha?c,fcu alia Cicero in adionibus fuis conrra RuIIum Tr.PI. meminit . 



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 Iximus primo uolumine cum de Afaro ageremus, multa quf ad Baccharem pcranef c^. 

 IUud(jprxdpuetunclegentes monuimus,non illic, fcdhocloco priuatimdeeanobisagcn- 

 dum fore : quodredderemodo nos decet^&^fi non adco multuiti fjtquod in noriinmaomni- 

 bus planca reperi exanriquis poftit, aut debcar . Sans cam defcripfTr Plinius Iibro.t..capitc.tf. 

 faris acrura omnia uolenribus eam oflendunt.Nofc^ urriu^c^ Plini^ fcilicer,&rruris auxilio,^^ 

 crarin fcriprorehoc,amareBaccharem afpera Ioca,ar XviKfioc ,idc/f,uIiginofa &f humcnda,inc5 

 rrarium habitum detorfimus:diximufcp,rari anciquam fuiffclccrtionem , ^mficc^ncchuTnidz: 

 ^^roprer ca,q, Plinius aic,Gracili,ncc humido folo prouetiit: 8c in quibus ca pafdtur tocis, a^« 

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Vta iupk^ , Montana,quam alfqui Rhyten montana uocat: 

 ^ u J^ ^^^^"%q"3[ Aegyptfj Epnubu, Syri Armala,alf) Befafa» 

 Aphn Churma,Motana fylueftrifij acrioreft,&: in dbis damnata,Si 

 nua uero quar fub arbore Ficus enafcitur^magis in cibos admittif» V^ 

 tra<$ uh^t,calfacit,exulcerat. Vrina det.Mefthia pellit Aluu fiftitpdtu, 

 dboueX^taliu medicameiuorS antidbtu eft G femeh ex uino acetabu 

 U rnenfura ebibatunFolia per feprefumpta,aut c5 nuceiuglade,an'dil 

 ^ ncis,inefBcaces uenenoru uires reddut.Cotra ferpetes GmHi mo 

 mere coucnit.Genitura dbo,potuue extinguit. C5 Anetho fi ' 

 «3,tormma fedat,Fadt ad pedoris laterScS dolores, diflScultate fpi^ 

 ^i>tuJes pulmonis inflamatione, coxendicU articulorij^ cruciatus, 

 rigores fcbriu circTiim repetentes,pota ut antedidu eftJtem ad inHst 

 ones coh , uulua.,recli9 inteftini , decoda & impofita . Fcemlnas uul 



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