LONITZER’S ScHAaRTENBLUMEN 393 
Atticus reduced from Fuchs. The chapter on Aster Atticus is 
his “cap. 83,’’ headed “ Schartenblumen oder Sternkraut, Latine 
Aster Atticus,” and adds nothing, but repeats the old story of its 
flowers shining in the night till “they frighten men who think 
they see the devil ” ; and adds the uses connected with the name 
bubonion, 
A second edition, 1560 (ex /idr. Meyer), increased the figures to 
820; and in 1565 a Latin edition appeared. No similar work 
teached so many editions; five followed his death before 1616. 
Its value, says Meyer, is as in all Egenolph’s publications, very 
unequal; some figures were from nature, some from Bock, Fuchs 
and others. He was no more a plant observer than was Ryff, but 
he had more learning. His work is derived from Rhodion, from 
the Distillierbuch, from Crescenzi, and with a large addition from 
himself. 
LXXX. UFFENBACH 
Although belonging to a date beyond the limits set for this 
sketch of Aster history, in one sense Uffenbach, Durante, Ehrhart, 
Salmon, Quincy and Morandi belonged strictly to the subject, for 
they form a series which continued, 1585-1783,—or really from 
Johann von Cuba, 1485,—to present essentially a monotypic 
Aster down to a time two centuries beyond Clusius. A few words, 
therefore, for their work ; considered at this place, because of the 
similarity of their series to that of Camerarius, Becher, Verzascha 
and Zwinger, 1586-1744, 
Peter eee head physician from Wetzlar who had 
Studied in Italy, of whose personality little is known, but who was 
called “ Chay urgus,” and “ein beruhmter Medicus,” was the transla- 
tor into German in 1609 of the Italian herbal of Castor aera 
Work which had been very popular in Italy. _ Uffenbach's ge . 
ton appeared at Frankfort, in quarto, by name of “ Hortulus ee 
latis,”” oy « Gaertlein der Gesundheit, in which all plants are ; ea of 
Tsetibed,” It is generally supposed to be a npc ‘ 
: Urante’s Eydario of 1585, though Haller suggests Swe wes the 
Tom the earlier work of Durante of 1666: Uffenbach igures fe 
M™é usual Aster in it, under the name “ Aster Atticus gaps 
Uffenbach, after the death of Adam Lonitzer, edited cere 
hitzer’s Kreuterbuch, 1616 and 1630. ‘Trew says that! 
