LiherSextus. z^y 



QuodigirurTheophraftus dixic viride ^nuilo anima!i mandipropcer 

 amatitutimem»de fru&u inteiligeodum eH> nam hodie etiam pto boura 

 pabuioferiturintcrRapas. 



G A P; X XVII. 



- Ll A> plsnra hodie a rufticis LupinussyluefrYiVvocatur : oritur 

 propeffamina pr&cipuc in rmrittimis: caulibus humirepen- 

 tibus>cubita!ibus,circaradicem fub.ubentem^Folia fertdiui- 

 faLentis modo: foliolis (cilicet coniugarim^inpcdiculodifpofitisi co- 

 lore,& flgura Lupini , inferne candicantibiJS , fuperne virtehbus: fTores 

 in racemulisoWongis, colorefanguineoe filiquas vaginainclufas, re- 

 riues, afperas, interieptas, acdepreilas, quafi Lentes,inuicem hserentes : 

 eapinguefcumiumenta,&a morbiseurantur. Aliagracrliorinafpens., 

 &.petrofis nafcitur > dodrantalibus cauiiculiserecris : foliis ab radice 

 long!@ribus, nullafermediuifurajin cauleautem crebtisdiuifuris,gra- 

 ciliotibufque : fTofe.oios fert veluti in capitulisiubenres; & exiguas, ac 

 breuesfihquasfblliculisinclufas : radicenititur tenuico!orebuxeo:his 

 nonabfimile videturHeleninm AEgyptiu apudDiofcoridemdefcriptu 

 ex fententiaGfateue;; Herba inquit eft,,cubitalibusramis,SeFpillimo-v 

 do>per humum repentibus : foliisLenticulas circaramos>fedlongiori* 

 feus , crebrifque : radice pallida , digiti minoris craflitudine, per ima te- 

 nui, fupexne crailiori : cortiee nigronafcitur in manttimis, & collibus. 



G A P. X XV I I I. 



AS TR A G A L o s humi ftrata, eft, (imiHs Helenio AEgyptfo : fo» 

 liis nnmerofioribus, tenuioribufque : fTores fimihter fangui- 

 necsfert racematim in fummisramulis : filiquasautem corni» 

 culisfimi!es,rubentes : radicem craftam, aclignofam, luperne inmul- 

 tosramosinuicem implicitosdiuifam , vndegerminaerumpunt : ori- 

 tur in marittimis ■, gracili folo . Diofcorides fcribir paruumefTefruti- 

 cern, humi ftratum rfoliis, &ramis-Ciceris : fTarepurpureo,,parwo: 

 radiceromnda, Rafani raodo, grandi, quae adnatas appendices fir- 

 msshabet, nigras, praduras, veluri cornua inter feimpiicatas, guilu 

 aftiingentes : nafci in uentofis, opacis., &niualibus. Plinius*inquit : 

 Aftragalusfolia habet longa, incifuris multis , obliqua ^cirea radices 

 cau'es rres, autquatuorfoiiorum plenos: finreHjacinrhi : radicesvil- 

 lofas , implica:as, rubias,, praeduras fi nafciturinpetrofis, apricis,& 

 ciualibus . 



Leporis 



