i o And Matthioli Comm. 



retle" cognofcantur ab bis_qtti brettihanc fkcultatem aflhqui defiderant, non parim inde haurient utilitatis. Sicuti & maxi- 



m$ confertfcire, quxfint radices mtgna uel parucc,qu<e durceuel moUes, qu<e numerofe nel paucx, qua cccparum uel tubercu- 



Radicutn diflfe lorum cffigie,qu<e deniquegeniculat<e, de quibus hucusq; abunde dijferuimns. Sed iam de coloribusagamus. TSjigric at fori s 



rencix in colo- chryfogoniradix, etft candicet intus: item papauerk cornuti,nardi montani,helenufecundi,cyclamini,chamdeonk, cardui, 



ribus pon- 1fzftulctregi<e,libanotidk,rhapontici,quanquambuiusinternarubefcant,peucedani,leontopetali,epimcdy^ 



gij,fympbitifecundi,Jmirnij,echij,ueratri nigri,aftragali,anemones,mandragor<e, aconiti tert\jgenerk_tbapfi<c, perfonau, 

 filickmark,uitknigr<e,ariftoloc}n<eutriufque,quarumtam^ninternabttxeocolorepaUmt,^ 



cut etiam thapfi<e,&mandragor<e deliberata exalbeat. Contrd icandidaprouenittnt radiceplantago,polygonatumjdmcun 

 culus,arum,arifarum,ranunculum,ueratrumalbum^onk,ligufticum,aflaragus,rufcm,hippogloflu^ 

 notis,ffibondylium,rapum,radix,circcea,alcea.holeftium,tragu,trifoliu,mrciflus IO 



num,tripoliu,iris,panacesHcracleu,tragiu,fomniferufolanu,arftion,onagra,cbamM 



pr.otfus^lb£,Jedfubalbid£ radices tributce fitnt aro,polemoni<e,helenio primo . Bjtbent rubi<e,centaureo magno,rhapontico, 

 rbabarbaro,tametfi tria hctc exterius nonnihil nigricent: item pentaphyllo,heptaphyllo,bet<e tertifgeneris,blito,carot<e, an- 

 cbuf<e,licopfi,onofinati,chryfogono,quanquam exterius nigricant.TS[on planil rubra,fedfubrubra radicefunt acanthus,pbu , 

 fatyrium erythronium,xyris,radix l\hodia,folanitmfomnifcru,alypum,coflus.Ex atro rubefcuntfilicifcemiricc, cypero,pyc- 

 nocomo,ephemero Colchico.Bjtbro cotore_purpurafcunt radi_ces.fymphytipetr<ei,c<eparu,fciU<e,panaatij.^uajntjis radice 

 funtariflolocbiarotunda,glycynhi%a_lapatbum,hippolapatbum,cyperusBabylom 



na.At herbaceo colore infuntpolypodio,pbaUgia,fmymio,& imperatorice.Odorata radicc fiagrant iris, acorm,meon,cy- 

 perus,galanga,^doaria,nardumtamGaUicu,qudmlndicu,afaritm,pbu,caryopbyUata,baccharis,ligufticum 

 gelica,fefelt Maffilienfe,bippofelinu,fmyrniu,libanotk,afclepia4,circcca,alifa^ & radix BJoodia odore expirat 2 ° 



no iniucundu.Dulcedine gufttti prxbent glycyrrhiza,tragopogonis radix,cetaurif maioris,cham<eleonis albi, claphobofci ,ge 

 ranij,ar£tij,polypodij. jlmaritudinem uerbgentiance, ranttnculi,helenij,di6iami candidi,leucacanth<e, panacisHeraclei, bip 

 pophak,pancratij,fciU<e,cichorij_affaragi,rufci,centaurij minoris, chelidonif maioris, afphodeli, cyclamini. AcfLAUtsmsa- 

 dice deprchmduntur gingibcr, acorus, galanga, yedoaria, imperatoria, crocodyltum, angelica , panaces chironium , fmyr- 

 nium, pyrethrum, alifina, tripolium, raphanus tum fatiuus, tum fylueflris, utraque iberis , naflurtium , thlafpi, argemone , 

 bydropiper, arum, dracunculus, eryftmum, ophiofcorodon, ampeloprafum , fcorodoprafum, c<epa, allium, porrum,fcandix. 

 Quo §.t, ut,fi exaUa notitia differentiarum habeatur,qu<e in radicibus forma, numero, colore,odore,ac fapore notantur,ma- 

 ximum inde percipiant emolumentum if,qnimagnaanimi deletlationein hac ftmpliciummedicamentorumfkcultate opc- 

 ram impenderint. jlcpwtereaplwimum iffdem contulcrit , fi omnes ftirpium dclineationes , fimilitudinesq; ( de ifs . 

 inteUige , qu<efcriptis tradipoflunt ) tum earum pariter & odores , & fapores aflequantur , eo inquam modo , ac ratione , 3 ° 

 quo hic d nobis adnotata reperiuntur . In primis igitur d fimilitudine , quam interfc ineunt planta , exorfus , pro mribus 

 enitar , ut qute plurimis ignotafunt , ijs , qu<e omnibus fane uulgares apparent , reffe comparentur . quapropter ab bede- 

 Foliorum in ra primitm , ut qu<e neminem lateat, rem ipfam aufpicabor . Hcderam igitur folijs <emulantur , etft^qucedam maiora , 

 piancis compi q U cedamuerbminoracexnantur,fcammonium,afarum,uierq; cyclaminus ,fmilax afpera, l<euis , & hprtenfis, uitk 

 tudcMm«fc,!" "§>**> marina braffica , jlethiopicum fefeli , periclymenon , ariftolocbia utraq; , afclepias , epimedium , gramen parnafi ,. 

 apocynum , uiola purpurea , channectflos , belxine cognomento ciflampelos , cynocramb<e , bortenfe folanum, balicacabum^ 

 circtea , cucurnis tam jylueftris , qudmfatiuus , utraq;clematis. Vitigineumfolium repr<efentant platanusjacer, lupinus , 

 ricinus,bryonia , ueratrum nigrum ,baljamina ,colocynthis , cucumis , quern Veneti anguriamuocant._Albaft>ina, <& 

 acanthium fimili uirentfolio : ficutiabrotonumfamina , & abfinthiumferiphum uocatumfolijs fe inuicemimttantur.Vi- 

 tex, & anagyris zirfolijs , & ramis conueniunt. J.pufolia uferunt caucalts ,fecundum daucigenus , laferpittum , fmyr- 4° 

 nium,bunium. jLmygdala frondc ueftiuntur,perficus ,rhododendrum , ebulus , fambucus , flaphylodendron , lathyris , 

 qudm officin<e cataputiam nominant . jlnifum deinde ifopyro folifs adflipulatur , anagallis antyrrhino , atriglex xanthio. 

 ypiufq;r4tbicefoliaimitat-utJipjirine, ac galjum: quanquam illis maiora,huic uerb minorafpeclentnr. Torrj ,bulbiq;folia 

 prcefeferunt hyacinthus, narciffus,allium,colchicum, cyperus, baflula regia,ampeloprafon,fcorodoprafon , canini tcfficuli, 

 loncbitis.Buxus,& lycium confimili comantur fronde. gitis alba amomofolijs correffondet, pyrethrum jyluefiri dauco, be* 

 mionitis dracunculo,coris ericce.Fceniculifolia emtttunt altilis afparagm,panaces _Afclepium,fefeli,daucum Crcticum ,_an* 

 ihemis, libanotis,buphthalmos,anethiim^hapfia. t Aneibifolijs aflurgit meon.Tlantagini non diffimiliafitnt folia candidi ue- 

 ratri_gentian<e,alif?natis,& clymeni.Thani^foliumgeranium exprimit. Filicemfolio cemulantur ftderitis fccundumgenus , 

 polypodium,dryopteris.Fcrula cicutamfoliorum imagine refert, b<ec ucrb myrrhidem. Bugloflum,& cirfium confimili modo 

 foliantur.Graminisfolium proferunt moly, holoftium,gramen,arundinaceum, coronopus. Huius uerbfolia habentxatawn 5 o 

 c c, pfyUium. cfchortum,chondryU<e utrunq.genus , & quod quibufdam dens caninus dicitur , confrmilifuntfolio . Cnicoa trq- 

 ciyljsfolio affmilatur, chamjleqni nigro crocodUium,cham<eleoni aibo filybum. Glaflo tripolium fimile cft.. Coriandrifo- 

 liis comantur parthenium,adiantbum,fideritis tertia,omnia ranuncutigenera(quorum tamen quddampropius , qu<edam lon 

 gius eiusffeciemfequuntnr) uterq; daucus, tbalitlrum, capnos. Helxinesfolia produnt anagaUis, alfine, mtiris auricula : 

 cannabis,autquinquefolijeupatorium,fedqu<equadripertitb diuidantur. Cotoneimalifrondem exbibent capparis ^fula- 

 numfomniferum . Smyrnijfolium pr<eftantphu, lauer. Cupreffi effigiem promit fabina : iuniperi cedrus minor qu<e phani 

 cia ducitur Hypericum , androfiemum , afcyrum ,folio non difcrepant . Ctflus , & ladanus ficuti inflccie, ita & in folifs 

 conueniunt* Cyclamini folium pandit aconitum^primum : ciceris ceucrium ,fecuridaca :cumini fylueflris ftratwtes 

 miUefolium : cucurbm perfonata : lolij pbcenix : iuglandis eentaurium maitts , pxonia nuts ,gentiana ;etfihuicma- 

 gis cum plantagine conueniat . Iridis foliareddttnt , acorum , medion ,fylueftris iris : item gladtolus ,nifi hicbreuiora, <5o 

 anguftioraq; foUafibiuendicaflet • IniundfleciecoUocandumcfletutrunq; equifetum , fed tnanicaule aflurgit. Lentia t-^ 

 U folium fimulant aphaca , onobrycbis , cham<efyce , helenhm alterum 3 anonis, trichomanes , polygala , glaux. Laurea 



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