332 Aster History; HrzronyMus OF BRUNSWICK 
Hieronymus’ APODIXIS 
Hieronymus was also author of an early alphabetical flora of 
Germany, entitled Apodixis Germanica, 1. e., German Guide to 
Native Plants,* containing brief descriptions in German of 207 
of Eucharius Rhodion; and that of Egenolph’s heirs, Frankfort, 1610, reissued, but 
without its figures, in one volume with the German translation of Dioscorides by Peter 
pernnte 
unfels, i the Distillerung-Buch, quotes from ‘‘ Hieronymus Herbarius’”’ often, 
ean his plant-descriptions, or Rhapsodies, as she c alls them; referring to him as 
‘* Hieronymus “a aunschwigius, non ineptus Herbarius’’ (tom. iii, 78) an nd as ‘ Nobilis 
Experimentator et Herbarius, Hieronymus’? (1: aay, as ‘* Nobilis Herbarius Hierony- 
us’’ (1: 79, 81), but generally simply as ‘‘ incall Herbarius,” often with long 
extracts, as that, 1: 96-98, on our familiar Cowslip, which Brunfels knew as Herba 
paralysis from’ supposed curative powers. Brunfels’ quotations from Hermolaus and from 
Hieronymus indicate a long-standing ‘eshdilés between our Cowslip and the Oxeye oF 
ero 
ests also some influx from Aster, the ponditooie like the classic Aster being ™ 
especially, a says, for inguinal tumors, (‘* Usus 5 us est in ulceratione colis et puden- 
darum ; et vomicas in muliebribus pu chads sanat,’’? Hieronymus in Brunfels, 1: 55: ) 
Sprengel deemed the citations of Brunfels from Hieronymus to be taken from a 
book ‘ Herbarius’’ of Mentz of 1485, which om itself the ‘‘ Aggregator practicus” 
and of which Sprengel (Sprengel, Ervahlehte 295; following Gesner a and Trew 
considered that Hieronymus, of Brunswick, was oe author ; a supposition for which he 
but 
identity is spans the fact that Brunfels goo seenigse between them ; as in 
sodia XVI.’’ ‘* De Satyrion,”’ the o , o, he quotes first ‘ Ex Aggres® 
tor Herbario,”’ and next proceeds to vot separately se te Hieronymo Nobili Empirico.’ 
*This ‘* Apodixis Germanica’’ was published by Brunfels in tom. ii of his Noe! 
Herbarii at Strasburg, 1531 ; it formed the last part of that volume; the printer, 
famous ‘* Joannes Sah: Librarius,’’ in his colophon records the date of completing 
the 
the presswork as Feb. 14, 1532. Brunfels seems to have printed from an old and imper 
fect manuscript, not ee a printed book ; at least I find no evidence of previous sien 
ing of the Apodixis ; unless Bock’s quotation of 1531 regarding A/atris- -sylva, may ae 
been made from the Afodixis and not from the Distilliréruch Us infra, P- 343): 
fact the Apodixis seems to have been commonly overlooked (du _ te 
of Brunfels’ work) and it is negl itzel ; s by Seguier # 
eglected by Meyer and Pritzel ; as we y 
af aee he Distillerns 
rk of its au- 
the a 
and 
Bumaldus among earlier bibliographers at hand. If written shortly has 
