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comprcbat GaJenus j qui nafci Securidaeam non in Aphacis fcribir » vr 

 ThtophiattuSjfed in Phacis,ideftLentibu$: Aphacamautcm tamqusm 

 Viciaraflincm tradir adbiutotum pabulum colligi folitam a rufticis. 

 Phnius Aphaccm vocat,vtab altera Aphacadiftingueretjquejnter Cico 

 racea reponirui : huic rcnuiaadmodumindfeioliajinquitjCaultrn Ltn» 

 ticulapuliUoalriortm : nliquas maiorcs : ltminatria, velquatuomi- 

 gnora 1 rnadidiora J & minora Lenricula : permadidiorafignificarevidj» 

 tur lubricum leuorcrn^qui peculiaris eft in Aphacse femimbus . 



C A P. XIII. 



I AM explicentur , quar inrer legumina capreolis carent. inter hsc 

 I Cicer principem locum tenet : femen propendentibus tefticulislu 

 A mile, in tenuemapicem quafi mentulamdefinens.qua parteprin- 

 cipium germinandi continetur : corticerugofoobdudtum, quafifero- 

 to : co;or aliisexcandido pallefcit : aliisruifus: aliisniger. continen» 

 turduo, adfummum tria in fihquabrcui, tumida ,& caitilaginofa; fe- 

 ritura?itarc, accitiillme pefficitur : ramosfertlignofos , cubtro breuio- 

 res : folia in multas partes diuifa, fubrotundas-, & ferratas,iubhirfutas: 

 in fingulis foliorum ahs fingulos ferrfloiculos candicanres : tota plaota 

 virens falfuginem quadam continet, fubacidam in fuperficie : expetituc 

 incibisetiamrecens , crudus, coctufqus. Erebinthon Gre/i vocanr. 

 Theophraftus inquit inter legumina ferit ur, vtroque temporc mature,& 

 fero, vtgrandefcat, cum putaminibus madefactum fetitur : pars vnde 

 principmm germinandi,qua neftitur filiquar, prominet>& mentulas (pe 

 cicm getit : exitfoliis multis ; caulehgnofiiIimo.,qui tenditin latus: ra- 

 diccmomnium leguminum altilllmam haber, quaenonnunquam ex la- 

 teremntit : diuturnifiineflorerj pauciflimis ditbuspecficirurjnam dia 

 busquadraginta poft fementemabfoluiporeft : filiquarotunda , parua, 

 pauca femina conriner : dirTerun-t coIore,& fapore» nam candida dulce- 

 dinepra?ltant : dirferunr & magnirudine, odore, & forma,vt Arierinum 

 &Co!umbinum : cumflorcr, nocer p!uuia,contra quam in caMerJs le- 

 gumimbus,qulaablutafa!fuginetabefcitradicitus :ruffum>& nigrum, 

 firmius eft,quam album . Pliniusinquit ; Cicerisnaturaeft gigni cum 

 faifugine,ideofo!um vrir, arietino capiti fimile,vndeficappdiatum al- 

 bum , nigrumque : eft & Columbinum , quod aiij Venereum vocant : 

 caadidum.rotundum, I^ue, arietinominus. Aetius &CoiumeHaquod 

 dam Orobifum cognonr.nanf, Eruo fimilc. G^lenus tradit, qua; nigra 

 fuut,arietina vocan ln Bytinia, qua; & exigua, rndore vi abibrgendi , 

 ideoad renum calcuios pollete: omuiia Vtoerern ftimutant » & credun 

 tur lemen gigncre > tdcircotxhiberi equisadmiiranis . Diofcoridesfm- 



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