go 4 CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



"In this year" (Spreng.), Matthioli residing as court physician at Prague and after the Val- 

 grisische edition of his comra. Diosc. with small figures "in 1560," publishing an edition in Bohemian 

 with large figures. He left Prague for Vienna "in 1565," and died at Triest "in 1577." 



"The same year" (Maunder), surrender and execution of Tupac Amaru, last Inca of Peru ; the 

 Spaniards now acquiring complete possession of the whole country. 



" In this year" (Spreng.), Andr. Marini and Petr. Aut. Micheli publishing comment, in Mesue. 



1563 A. D. (Schmied.), letter from Gesner to Felix Platerus* 



" In this year " (Schmied. ed. ii. 1 1), Gesner preparing drawings for his botanical work, including 

 " bumma d'chiaun " ii. fig. 45 Xylosteum caernleum, " periclymenum alpinum nigrum " ii. fig. 48 Xylos- 

 teum nigrum, "schoen blaue bergblumle " ii. fig. 32 Saxifraga oppositifolia, " wildschellkraut " ii. fig. 

 25 6-. rotundifolia, " orminum luteum klibkraut " ii. fig. 25 Salvia glutinosa, "sedum aut phylh genus 

 flosculis albis " ii. fig. 30 Saxifraga caesia, " tufelsangesicht vocatum flore purpureo " ii. fig. 67 Ophns 

 aranifera, "gentianellae berggilgele secunda " ii. fig. 84 Gcntiana verna, G. punctata ii. fig. 92 b, 

 " quinquefolium alpinum album" ii. fig. 98 Potentilla caulescens, " chamaenerion aliud" ii. fig. 71 Cha- 

 viacnerium an°ustissimum, Veronica bellidioides 4. f. 32 lign., V. peregrina 4. f. 33 lign., Salvia cera- 

 tophylla [2. f.104 lign , Trilicum juuceum t. 2. f. 17, Phleum Boehmeri and P. Michelii t- 3. f. 19, 

 Centranthus angustif alius t. 9. f. 74, Globularia cordifolia t. 6. f. 51, Scabiosa integrifolia f. 52, Cru- 

 cianella maritima 16. f. 136, Plantago maritima 3. f. 26 lign., Plantago Bellardi pi. 3. f. 28, Androsace 

 villosa opp. 9. f. 76 aen., Primula marginata opp. 9. f. 77 aen., P. minima 8. f. 69 aen., P. integrifolia 

 8. f. 67 aen., Convolvulus lineatus 9. f. 73 lign., Specularia speculum 9. f. 76 lign., Gentiana Pannonica 

 t II. f. 99, Armeria scorzoiuraefolia 7. f. 55 lign., Statice reticulata t. 18. f. 158, Allium tnoly II. f. 

 98 lign., Tofieldia palustris 17. f" 145. 3 lign., Daphne villosa t. 21. f. 182, Rhododendron ferrugineum 

 21. f. 181 lign., Silene catholica 18. f. 156 lign., Gypsophila repens 11. f. 93 aen., G.fastigiata 12. f. 107 

 lign., Ccrastium alpinum t. II. f. 96, Armaria verna t. II. f. 98, Trianthema pentandra 17. f. 150 

 lign., Euphorbia verrucosa 14. f. 122 aen., E. serrata 14. f. 123 aen., E. segetalis t. 15. f. 131, E. amyg- 

 daloides t. 13. f. 112, E. sylvatica t. 13. f. 113, Geum reptans t. 16. f. 137, Dryas octopetala opp. aen. 

 3. f. 22, Capparis ovata t. 16. f. 144, Cistus linearis 3. f. 25 aen., C. albidus 2. f. 22 aen , Helianthemum 

 halimifolium 3. f. 26 aen., H. guttatum 3. f. 27 aen., H. thymifolium 16. f. 143 lign., Thalictrum 

 foelidum 17. f. 148, Anemone patmata 16. f. 139, Ranunculus falcatus 16. f. 136 lign., Teucrium 

 Achaemenis 12. f. 107 lign., Stachys hirta 10. f. 84 aen., Nepeta tuberosa 12. f. 102 lign., "pulegium 

 angustifolium " 12. f. 274 lign. and 10 f. 89 aen., Mentha ccrvina, Phlomis herba-venti t. 10. f. 33, 

 Pedicularis foliosa 9. f . 77 lign., P. incamata 9. f . 78 lign., Lepidium perfolialutn 13. f. 1 10 lign., Draba 

 aizoides 13. f. 1 10 lign., Biscutella coronopifolia 13. f. 114, Myagnim rugosum 13. f. 115 lign. and 14. 

 f. 125, M. perfoliatum 14. f. 124, Sisymbrium vimineum 13 f . 1 1 1 aen., Afatthiola sinuata 13. f. Ill 

 lign., Cheiranthus litoreus 13. f. in, Genista Lusitanka 14. f. 122 lign., G. Anglica 14. f. 123 lign., 

 Corydalis capnoides 9. f. 81 aen , Fumaria spicata 9. f. 81, Hippocrepis multisiliquosa 14. f. 126 lign. 

 and 1. f. 3 aen., Astragalus viciaefolius 15 f. 127 lign., "poterium Rauwolf" 13. f. 119 lign., Astra- 

 galus erianthus, s. eriocephalus, Ulex nanus I. f. 2 aen., Latliyrus setifolius t. 2. f. II, L. angulatits - 

 t. 2. f. 12, Hedysarum coronarium I. f. 7 aen., Trigonella poly cc rata t. 2. f. 10, Lotus peregrin us 15. 

 f. 130, L. hirsutus 1. f. 6 aen., Trifo/ium tomentosum t. 15. f. 135, Jfedkago murcx 21. f. 185 linn., 

 M. tomata 21. f. 186 lign., M. laciniata I. f. 9 aen., Lactuca aitgnstamx 7. f. 57, Picridium Orientate 

 7. f. 58 lign., Picridiu77i albidum 7. f. 63 lign., Sonchus dichotomies 7. f. 56, Hieracium villosum 4. f. 

 52 aen., Onopordum rotuudifolium 7. f. 57, Cacalia albifrons t. 8. f. 71, Artemisia glacialis 3. f. 28 

 aen., A. mutellina 6. f. 47 lign., Gnaphalium luteo-album 8. f. 68 lign., Tussilago discolor t. 4. f. 42, 

 Inula tuberosa t. 8. f. 67, Arnica bellidiastrum 8. f. 64 lign., A. glacialis 4. f. 53 aen., Senecio Car- 

 niolicus t. 5. f. 38, Chrysanthemum maritimum t. 5. f. 39, Achillea nana t. 4. f. 38, Zoega leptaurea 

 t. 7. f. 63, Centaurea scabiosa 5. f. 41 lign., C. splendens 5. f. 42 lign., C. muricata 5. f. 43 lign., Good- 

 yera repens 12. f. 103 aen., Ceratophyllum submersum 16. f. 138 aen., Pteris Cretica 2. f. 12 lign., 

 Aspidium Halleri 18. f. 155 aen. 



Alyssum maritimum of the West Mediterranean countries. A Cruciferous plant called in the 

 gardens of Britain sweet alison (Prior) ; figured by Gesner 14. f. 120 — (Spreng.); described by 

 Tournefort inst. 217 (Smith in Sibth.), termed " clypeola maritima " by Linnaeus, and known to grow 

 on the Mediterranean shore of France, Spain, and North Africa : observed by Chaubard at Nisi in 

 Greece ; by Brotero on the seashore of Portugal ; and received by Watson from the Azores. Much 

 cultivated in the gardens of Britain, and escaping has become naturalized from the beginning of the 



* Ranunculus glacialis of the Arctic region and mountain summits farther South. — Termed 

 "r. montanus purpureus calyce villoso Felicis Platerii " by Bauhin hist. iii. 846, " r. alpinus roseus 

 albus calyce hirsuto " by Rudbeck lapp. 99 ; observed by him, and Linnaeus, in Lapland ; by Scheuchzer 

 alp. pi. 20, in the alpine portion of Switzerland. 



