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ANDREAE CAESALPINI 

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DE SVFFRVTICIBVS ET HERBIS. 

 LIBER QVARTVSDECIMVS. 



Cap. Primvm. 



Vab florcm ferunt pluribusfeminibuscommunem 

 nullo inclufis vafculo , praster id, quod fiorem regir, 

 ex neceffitate hunc habent inferius fedentem> non ia 

 fummo,vtquibusdhtriburuseftinfinguia : eoium- 

 dcm femina animaduerfafuntcorininferioreparte 

 habere. Qu^dam autemexhisvrentembabentcali« 

 ditatem,vtChematis, Ranuntuligenera.,& Aoemo- 

 nq m Qua^arnfrigidafunt& valdeaftnngentia, vtPentaphyllcn : Qai« 

 bufdamautemfolhculus fingulis feminibusdatuseft, vtGeranns>-M&I« 

 U2?,Lino. Clematis^qu^lecundolocoponituraDiokoride^tnhuspUn 

 tis> que, apud nos f unt, conuenire videtur inter fuffrutices : quatnm Vi- 

 talba vulgd appellata jnter frutices numerandaefTer., (ed ob generis affini 

 tatem in hunclocum diftulimus . ftuttx atborefcens tft Vins modo in fe 

 pibus>viticulasferens fongas,& lentas, alhocorcice,& diirupto : folia 

 coniugatim fercperincerualiamultiparcica,ramofispediculiscIau*cuio 

 rum vict fe intorquennbus,Smilaci fimiiia, ferrata,& fubhirfuta : fapo- 

 reacn>& vrente: Porescandidosin racemulisfert mulcisin medioilami 

 nibus : femina capitulis circumpofita, arida, fine pericarpio, in prejon. 

 gam plumam dtfinenria,feiuenttsnatura2. HancTheophraftus,vt pu- 

 to, ArrVagenam vocat : Arbor inqutt, fimilis Vui, & Labrufca?(uigir,& 

 modo eaium fcandvrearbores foliratft * ExeacommodiiTimeigniaria 

 capi exiftimant, fed conctptacuium cxhac : rererrum verooc iaurofaci 

 endr.m ctnftnr , Vuicelia autcm appellata furTrutexeft in inculris,& gra 

 cili .o'o, shoquifimilisVstalbar, fcd cenuior,ac bteuior : foliisquoque 

 tenuionbus, & in 'uis pedicuhsmagisRumcrofis, laruibos, nequaquam 

 ferratisjfeda.tirirr^a facuitate 'prafdins; vtunturenim ad ir.uftic nes txci 

 tandas : f!orcsba?cfertcopiofiores ; fimihtercandidos j& femina prgdi- 

 itefirnilia. TerriaFJammuiaab tfkcStu vocatur,vutg6quidsm Fl&mmu 

 lam louis : coftat viticulis rubentibusj& folnsomninoVitaltaefiroiii- 



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