2 1 X De Siiffrueicibus 8cUerbis 



pofita circa radicem A (imilia Laclucae ; (Irriul & rbrts, iinguls pedicii* 

 \\s lnter folia, candidost procedente tcmpore foin longioraredduntur* 

 velutiBetECandidse, aut Hippolapathi.,; & ftu&usgcrit in terra lactn- 

 ttJrrotandos, vkidts,qui in fine Veris maturefcnnr, coforeflaticroa- 

 gnitudine MaH Apij , odoreiucundocamquadam •grauitater 'femila 

 intus candicantia, & fat&a:, ftgura renum . Duo alia generavucnt m 

 hortoPiiano,florepurpu5eO'j eorum akerum folio conftat hirfutOj vt 

 Anchuia, fimilifef ftrato in orbem,breuiore tamen,& laaortf: rroret ctr- 

 ca bruroana, vtfuperior: fiu&um nunquam perfecir : radix cxteriifsni- 

 gra . Akerurnex Siciliaadne&um eftjfoJiisLa&o/ca». vt prim-um g<.nu-s: 

 fcu&u turbinato,vt parui Sorbi,qui in maruriratefiaueldt : radiee can* 

 dida : ha?c germinar.,&floret circaequinodHum Autumni : petftcitau 

 tem bruma,quo teroporeprionhusamif&sfoHis-, & fruc%i,Herum ger* 

 fninat, noua fblia edens\,at fineflore & fruclu: Omnia auterh genera ad» 

 tientateitflare iolja amitrunt : nulla caulem terrinr,pra?ter tenutsflorum 

 pedicuJosab radice. Diofcoridtstriaeadegeneia Mandragorae defcri- 

 bit ; albam quidtm fcHicet priorero, Marem vocans ; nigram vero fc-mi* 

 uam : Tertiam Morion : incipit aurem a nigra inquiens : angu(lioribu£ 

 foliis conftat, & minoribusquam Laducs, vitofis, & graueolennbus,- 

 in terrafparils : MalageritSorbi fimil'a,patlida, odonka> in qmhus-fe* 

 tnen veluti Pyrorum rradicibus inheret magnis , binis, ternifq; mrer fa 

 €onuOlutis»,fomnigris,intus albis, craffb Corrice : caulera rion fett^da 

 candida aur?m,quam nosprimo loco defcripiirous; qnia notiffima efti 

 inquit; huiusfoliarnagna, alba>lata, lamia, vtBera?: rnala alteroduplo 

 maiora, coloreiu croceum inclinanre, iacundeolenaa cum quadlrgra- 

 uirate,quorum cibo paftores aliquantum foponratur : radix alreri limi- 

 lis, maior, & candidior : Hajcquoq; orbatacaute. Motion poftremo ca 

 aliorum relatn tradit,,inopacis.iuxta fpecusenatum : foliisalbis Man- 

 dragoraejminoriboSjaibis^dodtaiualiBuscirca-radiceiTljqnxmoriis «„ 

 4c candida^pauiomaior paimo; craffirudinepolhcis. Pliniusduo tan- 

 -turo prioragenera^defcribitex Oiofcorideinquiens : niger,qua? f^roina 

 €-xiftimatur,anguftiGrJBU3 fohisquam Lad:uc^hirfutis-, & cauiibus^ 

 radicif us binis, termfue,o%isforis,itHus albis, carnofis tenerifq; pe- 

 ne cubiralibus: ferunt maia A^uellanatum nucum magnitudine,& its fa : 

 men ceu Pirorum . Candidus 3 qui mas ; huius.folia alba,quam alrt> 

 rius latiora^ vt Lapath: *atias-: cauent eftbfuri-contranum venturo , c^- 

 mbuscirculis ante gJadio circurifcribunr, poftea fodiunt adoccadirrai 

 fpedantes ; -fed hec ex Theophraftodefumptiafunt,qui tamensdiueiiaini 

 »b;iis^©mnibus Mandrag^oraai oftendi^ 



