Kft Hdfanus teiTc. Eft^prc Doliclios^quam Pjinius SiliquaniTylucrtrcm uocauic, ^ quod 



prihus Audorisciuslocisintcrfe collacis^autumo /Vnuscfc librocius..i3* Stliquainquiro- 

 • ^^inliis dira adhxrendo \ Aliufs.ir.&^ circ2. fnquir^TeiiipcThcfralicajquaePolypodion uocarur^ 

 &rqii3eDoIichos.T€rrius hbro.;i, Circa TheflTalica inquit Tempc min! Sihqua fylucCtris am- 

 plcA' radicibus fontcra cum difimr,fcnnper florcns purpura. Vitixiuius ramcn hanc,qu.v cii'- 

 ca TheflTalica Tcfijipd nafatur^non hcrbanijfcd arborem incclligit. In Thcflahainquit fons cft 

 proflucnSjCx quo.necpecus ullumguitat, nccbciuaij:gcnus ullumpropius acccaictad qucm 

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—'"'* " jquaein-PIinrj &Nafonis lciflionenouiflxprp Smilacc hacocs oporcercr» 



r pbcca aic,fafcc leuanVnec habehtes quocl flfi aliud adrjciamus^omnia ciri 



fcrjptoribus/epetita 

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tx TheophrallOj^tf Plinio Barbarus in Corollariofuo coaccruauit,brcuiorcs in cofnencado 

 ^ Ihe eius crimus. Pncfcrcim nafccntd uhic^ inter itirpes, SETinfcpibus SmiTace, cunAis<^ ob c2un 



cauffam noto farmcncofo fruticc.Cuius flos candidus eflj&r egrcgrc odoratus.Quar dux cfus 

 -^ rtoc^ein Diofcoride nonlcguntur, in dcprchcndcnda flirpc non minus toc alrjs ab cq numci a- 



ti< ncceflTariaetquac aucforce in hoc fcriprorepcrieruncauc in uulgari ftirpe negletflx ab co fuc^ 

 " tiinc.Nihil pro cognofcenda Smilace certius Thcophrafci hiftoria cfl,quam mulns coto opcr<; 



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hxcprimo,pcr fe, 5^uere Smilaccs dicunuQijaeciTifecundo uolumfnc a Diofco- 

 -fidc tradfta dC hortcnfis dicti ab co & ab alrjs eft, cx cadcm ui ucltieridi fcpes muroscj:, &' u t hfc 

 Ifftjfccnas faciendijin cenfuni tS^ nomc harii uttik.Lkeuf, hedcracco folio lila erfa dcicribatur^ 

 '»frudu tamc & femine penitUs dwcrfo cft.Hxc cmLupinis^illa Focnogrfco comparat. Prcrcr- 

 ■ [Vain cenfu mcdicae materixjquae' a Paulo Acgineta fcxto fui operfs uoluminc tratfiat , quatu- 

 * • orcodcnoiTifne SiHilaccS tiumeratur. Afperahaec^&ijneaculcis altcra: quas Galeniexemploi 

 ^laces^non Smilaces (Sripieuocatiquemadmodiiin Croco nos ctia diximus.Tcrtia hortcn-^ 

 ''- "",cuius frudus Iobia,fd eft,filfquas uocan,&.hfc,&' illc aft. Qiiarta poi^remo Txxu ar^ 



_ _ :qua aliqui pcr, j^,difcrii«fnis caufTa fcribf uoiucrut.t)c qiia dfdii a nobis hoc fpfo uo^- 



lamincfuintotaq^Smilaciiomniuinantiquis gra.>cis hii!oria hafCcft.Neccc^nfra codicii omhi 



• ~<iin fidem, ueteriic^itledico^au(ftoriratc noUare alfquid nos audcmus. Non tamc crcdimus, 



^egentibusforeinutilc,monerceos,dubita(rcnos,&:3.dhucanimopcndcre:hortcnfcmina,lc 



' Hcm"9 &:fincacuIeiseandchancefre,&'prounaduasinhocfcriptorekgf.Vrimurrt| adhanc 



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 ufora;tenuiora,Huius {armenta nulhs horrent fpinis»Conuolui^ 

 . '' tur arb o ri b u s utprionFrudumparit Lupimmodonigium, exiguum, 

 ^fioribus in cacumine perpetuis, mu!tis,rotundis* Hac Smilace quadam 

 topiariorum arte tentoriacontra seftusmoleftiamfaditantur/Fohaper 

 aummnudecidua^Semihecum Doricnio poto,ternis finguloruin obo 

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