Ohfervatio VL De CinMmomo ^ Cajjla lignea* 9 

 & regionibus Indias oriencalis ; quae Caffia camen nec ipfa unius 

 generis eft, (ed mulciplex , qu^dam eciam Cinnamomo excer- 

 na forma admodum fimilis \ 6c licec cadem non minus oleurft 

 bonum deftillandolargiacur, minimecamenaequiparariillud 

 poceft, odore (aporisvc fuavicace, olco e Cinnamomo vero 

 proledto. Eadem ubique ab incolis Ipecics Cinnamomi filve- 

 ftriseflecredicur, quod meo judiciopolorumdiverficaci indi- 

 Verfis Infulis poci/fimum adfcribendum \ fiquidem in Mala- 

 barico cra6lu, quamvis a Ceylonia non admodum & paucis 

 tancum gradibus remoco, jam mucacio illa invenicur, ica uc 

 arbores canellifer^ habicu,ftirpe & foliis invicem quidem fi- 

 miles deprehendancur, oleo camen cancopere difFeranc, uc Ma- 

 labaricaCanellaneque progcnuinoCinnamomo, nequc vc- 

 raCaftiaadmicci queac, oleo ejusdem mixcuram quafi ex oleo 

 Cinnamomi&oIeo Camphorse reference; cujusufijsexcernus 

 cftin archricidequidcm vaga, non veroinpodagraconfirma- 

 ta. Camphora ex ejus radicc proleda amoeno poUec odore, 

 vulgarem illam longe fuperans, quas tamen agencchac nuUo 

 modo cenlecurBorneenfi comparanda. 



SCHOLIUM. 



CAfliam ligneam , qualis quidem ad nos deportari fblet> 

 non ip(a (blum adcuracior inlpedio, corcice cenuiore& 

 glabro in can nulas minores convoluco, fed odor eciam , langui- 

 dus &nonnihiI a Cmnamomi difcrcpans, nec non fapor exi- 

 guaeacredinisparciceps, quin &cum fubadftringcncevi vifci- 

 dicacem aliquam incer mafticandum linguasexhibens, aCin- 

 namomo di(criminanc, cum hoc craflior corcex exfiftat, in am- 

 pliorcs &fcabras magis cannulas contraftus, odore validiorc 

 polleat , acriufculo dulcedini mixto (apore linguam vellicet , & 

 dentibus concricus Hgnofi quid poft fc relinquac. Ca:cerum 

 de Cinnamomo & Calfia lignea^praecer GarziamahHortOiCthm 

 Decdh^nnuslV B FhtL 



