HISTORIA VENENORUM VEGETABILIUM &c. xG^ 



Gallis: Colchique, Mortauchien, Tue chien, Violettes,, 

 Bohemis: Ocun. 

 Ungaris: Kokorchiin. 



Germanis: Zeitlofen, Herbjlzeitlofen , Herbjlblume, Ucht- 

 blume, Spinnblume, JViefenfafran , wilde Safranblumen^ Matt- 

 fafran, nackende Hure, Hundshoden. 



In pratis noftris vulgatiflima ftirps fub finem aeftatis au- 

 chimnique initium floret. 



Radix globofa, unum duosve pollices aut ultra fub terra 

 latitans, aeftatis initio fucculenta & carnofa, altero laterecon- 

 vexa, altero plana, & crena, dimidium cylindri figura fua 

 jreferente, incifa, cuticula fufca obdu&a, ceterum alba, in 

 pagina inferiore paucas ex macula rotunda emittit fibrillas, & 

 ex memorata crena caulem, & au&umno fub terra adhuc re- 

 conditum fruftum cum foliorum rudimentis. 



Folia fatis lata, plana, inter lanceae figuram & ovatam 

 media, Majo & Junio prodeunt , & fru&um maturefcentem 

 includunt. 



Flores ex ipfa radice prognati, ex unica eaque cohaeren- 

 te membrana conflati, nullo extepiori tegumento, nifi exiguam 

 marcefcentem , tenuiflimam, albidam vaginam velis , inclufi, 

 albi, albidi, rubelli, aut albi lineis rubentibus pifti, longo 

 conftant, dodrantalinonraro, perangufto tubo, qui denique 

 dilatatus in fex ovata, alternatim majora&minorafegmenta 

 finditur. 



Stamina ex lato fegmentorum fine oriuntur, pollinemlu- 

 teum fpargunt; Tubae tres fili tenuitatem aemulantia, longif- 

 fima, folitario inildent ovario, & apiculis terminantur fingu- 

 lae recurvis. 



Fru&us oblongus, magnus, rugofus, pyri fpeciem ut- 

 cunque prae fe fert, & intus in ternos dividitur locuk>s-, qui 

 finguli magnam teretium ? rugoforum & ex atro fufcorum fe« 

 minum continent copiam. 



. Hujui 



