Liber Quintus T % ©7 



c a p. x. 



SAlicaSTRVm uocatum 3 Plinio , prouenitinhumecT:is&Jeia 

 foloj farmenta ferens pollicis craffitudine, vt plurimum humi ia- 

 centia : corticealbo,la?ui : foliafertraollia.,mucronataj appen- 

 dicibus binis ad pediculum , aliquando nullis , aut vno tantum : flores 

 in racemulis latis » figura Solatri : , colore c$ruleo : ampliores : apicibus 

 quibufdam in medio luteis , fineodore : fruclus fert in rotunditatc ob- 

 longos,qui in maturitate rubent, fucco aquofo* feminibus multis ae dc- 

 preffis,vt omni ex parte videatur Solatro congener.Inquit Plinius de ea; 

 eft Viti sylueftri fimilis,fed in fali&is nafcens,ideddiftinguitur nomine, 

 cum eofdem vfus habeat,&SaIicaftrum vocatur. Scabiem & pturigi- 

 nem hominum,&quadrupedumacetomulfo tritahsecefficacius tollit, 

 VideturDiofcorideshanc intellexifle, cumdeVitesylueftridixit: foli& 

 habere Solano fimilia^ at rclique, condiffciones magis Tamarura indicatp 



C A P. XI. 



QVod vulgoVincibofcumvocant: quiaFruticesamplecT:end& 

 conne&it, nafciturin syluis,farmenta ferens Iignofa, candida» 

 neccrafla: fcanduhthajccircumuoluentesfearboribus; folia 

 exinteruallis binainfunt, fubrotunda,Candicantia, & fubhir- 

 futa: haec circafupreroas viticulas inuicem connexa, vnicum foliurn 

 conftituuntconcauum vmbilici figura, in cuiusfinuflores oblongiin 

 extremo hiantes,albi,aut fubrufi ramulos ambiuntodorati , & baccaeia 

 rnaturitatcflauajpertinaciterhsrentes, ingrati faporis, feminibusinrus 

 duobus,aut tribus depreffis . Multi hanc pto Matrifylua accipiunt^qu^ 

 dicendaeftinterHypericigenera : radicenititur tenui inramulos pro- 

 ducta. Diofcorides bis videtur hancplantam defcribere: modoPeri- 

 clymenum : modo Cyclaminumalteram vocans, DePericIymenoin- 

 quit: fimplexfruticat, ex interuallisparuafoliahabenseaulemamplc- 

 clentia', fubcandida, Hederacea : inter foliafurculiexeunt, inquibus 

 bacca? Hedera? fimiles : flos Fab# candidus aliquantenus , rotundus , 6c 

 quafi infertus in folio : fructus durus, & difficilis ad cuellendum ; radir 

 craffa, &rotunda: nafciturinruderibusac fajptbus conuoluens fevici- 

 nisadminiculis. Ha?cdefcriptioinca?terisquidemcongtuitexceptara- 

 dice:atPliniusradicis non memink,cumin c^teris confentiatcumDio 

 fcoridc inquiens . Pcriclimenos fruticat & ipfa , ex interuallo duo folia 

 habens, fubcandida, mollia : incacumincautemfemcn intctfoliadu- 

 rum , & quod difficile euellatur : nafcitur in aruis , f^pibufque conuol- 



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