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mm in caindicantes» EorUm noSjpiiuarinicpfcnpcoris hiiius Jiiftoriamrccuti,quamnoucruc ' 



ruraomniaaculearamhcrbaniincelligimus.Cuiusflorcadcolorandaobroniajprocrocorur-- 



fiicaplcbs panimniic criamutirur, Crocunu]:rirraccnumrorusEthrurcusageruocat*Con- 



gfuuntenim omncsilli qux a fcriptorchocnotjctnitribuunrur» FoUorummodiclIongini-' 



do,inciiTo^afpcriras,acuIci-»cubiraIiscauh\s^^6^incocapiruIum;flositidcmCrocofimilis:pc>' 



frrcmumc^ omnia candidum,obIongum,Sr angulofum fcmcn : camq; ob caufam uulgarcm» 

 ^sTquotidiani pro Croco ufus hcrbam inrcHigimus^quam diligcntius ctiam rura ob cli uriliu- 

 temferereconfucucrunt. NolamuSjUtfa^^iTabalfjscft, quomodoabagrcftifufoCnicosdif- 

 fcrardocere^^c^ancongcncrinijdiucrfaucfir.ExThcophraflocnimhbro.c». dcplanrarumhi- 



itorianouilTc huiufccmodialiquidforrcdiligcnriorquifpiampotcrit» QuiduogchcraCnicl 



finu dGpeadcntc,paruo,rotijdo,ceu binis tcfticulis una colia:rcnDb 

 Fraticc dodrantali,aut maiore^ Vn^ac^ in olcribus manditur.ad aluum 

 Cicndam.Coda in aqua.epoto iurc^bilcm aquamcp dctrahit*Conftafc 

 ut mares gignantur , hunc facere,ut focminx illam , fi a purgatione hU 

 bantun& trita folia gcnitalibus admoucantun ^ 



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txrcii-iinc cnis , quo <S^ pfTrad nuncatiinrur . Cnccos inclius qp Cnicos dtcklir. Nam (S.'Cna- 

 con,a fcminis colorc Thcocrirusprocandido , fiucflauoufurpar.Dv!mocrirus,6^omnino .. 

 ch/mici ilorcm Cnici Echumenion appcllant. lidcm Llydrion hcrbam nominanr: ncc qu« iic ^0^ 

 ca doccnr,praererq^,cjj hirci fircoloris. Inucnio tamcn in Opifcliographfs mcdicfnaUl5us quf- ^ 



lnirdam,proChclidon!ominorcaccfpramElydn'on. 



i coiifdruens,fyIueflre,&"fatiuum, fnaIreroporuirhanc,inaIrcro illaninumcrare. Locus inco 

 nobis non farisinregeruidcrur.Eamcj^obcaufani nihilultraexeo con/riruimus» i 



CMcrcurialu C A P. ccr» 



fliii marcm,c Grxcis aliqiii Parthcnion, ali] Argyrort, alfj hdl 



'Aritrillin.alrj Chryfitin,Acgyptii Aphlopho,aliqui Hcrmu bo^ 



:ion,Latini Mcrcurialem mafculani,alij TciTcculatam ♦ Aphri Afu^ 



:s uocanuFolijs conftat Ocimi minoribus,Hclxfna: cognatis,ramu 



duplici gcniculorum nodo cincftis^alarum cauis multistfrucfai in fcc 



mina copiofo, quandam racemorum fpeckm prxbcntclmari c foliorii 



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Tnozoftis , fiuc Parthenion a Mcrcurio inucnrus eCt. Ideo apud Grapcos Hcrmupoan,5£ PhM,is*<^^ Jv 



mubotanen mulri uocant. Caulc utriufcpgeneris cubitali inrerdum , fcd ramofo in cacu- 

 c,«7cniculis dcnfis. Semcn in gcniculis dcpcndcns , Fccminxfolurum S^ cand(duni , rharf 

 a ^cnicula flans,brCue,rarius-contorrn . Folia Ocimo anguftiora,fcd maribus n/griora. 



fvXminis uero candidiora. Radixfuperuacua,praercnufs. Nafcitur in campcftribus culu 



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.«^Oram^ndfltfc ftarim diufno noIeMercurialis hcrba ,iiulgaris aIioquin,uinerisc^ 5 

 pis fcrc omnibus nafccnsraliquibus locis tam copfofa &r efTicax^ut fapore fuo ufna etia inff 



bibenrib 



_ _ _ rcddat. Vna , proecipuaq; illi in derjcienda aluo narurx uis cf! , &: a 



ainAi^'i^"mSkin;?i"ifu~reccpra. Nunlcrauft, qud dixfmus fn Pol>T?odfo capire. M. Caro St 

 hancfntcr ea au^familia rufiicaro ad deijciendam aluil docebar 



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ffc. Quaruisquonfl comunfs iUf cum plurfbUs al^s cft,nonufderurdfui 



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ncornareeamdeb 



(Te.Credimusc^noSjquod fn exrremocapitc exaiiorufidc a Diofcoride 

 unr ranfre.c.traditum efl, diuinf eius nominis caufTam illi fuilTe. Id cnin 



, muins(±omnibusfc 



magfsDcumhominibusoftendifredecuit,rarum,incogniti 



turntquf aut dum ^gre fcrunt,plures fibi nafci filias:uxoru^ fuaij: in ex) fexu foecunditatc cal 



witofam Cbi fore amaducrtunt^aut duin nominis fuf mcmona,§cncns fublldm hxrcdcs fa 



