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jEquisetunt, Fuchs. sp. 17. 



Classis, ordo, genus a lluic paracloxiira, ' nulliq;«<f 

 ccrto affiae. Casuarintt babitiira, XafnicE fcre fructuinf 

 quodammodo simulat. Ai filiccs pleiique trahunt, a 

 quiba. longissime separatum. Pro diitiiici.o ordinc pro-' 

 ponit Docaiidolij , arl Tefradiiyraas refcrt dubias' 

 "W<ihleri])ei'g, ai Coiiifera5 Adansoa & Linnsens (iit 

 Prsqlecfc.) Piure? serenio germinatioiiem frustra quaesi-' 

 Veruut (Hed^vvig, Kceireuter)^ tartiem post piura vaaat 

 cxperimenta nobis contigit sporas germiiiantcs obser= 

 vare. Dies 3-r4 postquam sat."» erant, sporse basi ra-=f 

 dicem desCencfeiitem filiformerii bj^aiinntm 8U.hc!avatara' 

 Simpiicem dimi:;ernnt & apice filura confei^toiieura 03'«' 

 liiidricum obtusum artienlatum toruiosum oblique hi-^ 

 lobum (in Eqviseto prfitgnsi)^ vsi apice simpiex (iiii 

 JEquisito paiustri), Post quosdam dies pturcs rami ex- 

 crescunt, '6C aggiutinaatur, ul eorpus siratrlent e pluri-* 

 tus fiiis confervoideis^ composituin;; radiGulis pro qaoque' 

 filo singuio escrescentibus. Ex bac observationo ii^quet 

 iiOn tantura eorpuscula in folliculis inciusa reras sporas^ 

 esse, verura eliam muscis germiiiatiooe groxime acee« 

 dere Equiscla. 



X74. LiRB^us & AdansOfi sporas pl*o po line 

 Jiabuerant, fructum Dondum obserYatum esse 

 statuentes, Koelreuter ipsp.m peltam pio orgaod 

 habet masculd, Daliamel & Hedwigius fil^nientgf. 



175. Eqvisetacece bygrometrico motu spora-='" 

 rum memorabiles, — Qualitates pecoribus noeiv^a^ 

 liabere quidam eredunt, innoxias secundum aliosi 

 In medicin*^ quondam ut adslringentia & diure-* 

 tica usitat-s. Pro theai Equisetnm hi/emale lauda* 

 tum, quod cetorum std varia ustCBsiiia poIieBda 

 frequens adb.ib€tra% 



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