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ulcera tangere, mei non eft inflicuci. Refero folum > qu^ ocu- 

 larismihihauc icapridem in porcioneramufcuiiab arbore Ci- 

 namomi defumpci, fuppedicavic, Habec ilia ramufculi por- 

 tio crairiciem digici medi^e magnicodinis , corcice invcfticur 

 mcmbranaceo cenui, in criplicem camenlamellam divifibili, 

 quarum excima fucie fua exceriore glabraj fufca, luceis variss 

 jmagnicudinis maculis infignica, ioceriore punicea obfcuriort 

 iilam excipiences binee fubjacences, armacis commode incer- 

 no&enda; ocuiis> nuilam coloris difcrepantiam exhibenc, (ua j 

 ucrasq; fu(cedine nori ineleganci confpicuae, Odorem de c^cero 

 concrecum hoc corcicaJej five deguflacum five manibus tri* 

 cum, exhibecfragrantiffimum, faporcm vero jucundifilmum, 

 mediocricer acrcmjaromacicum, linguam elcgancifiTime ticii« 

 lancem,. Decrado hoc membranaceo cortice, ccnuifiimum 

 oculis fifiicur velamentum cx gilvo nigricans, ligno immedia- 

 te fiiperinjeftum , extenerrimis filamentis per longitudinem 

 decurren cibus, conflatu, quo abrafo^ ipft bacillus ligncus com- 

 parec, facis firmusdurusq;, eo fere, quoLignum SafiSfras mo- 

 do fubrubicans, per cujus medium albicans fpumofa fpongio- j 

 fitq; excurric medulla, exigui ftraminis crafiicie. cquaSoIi ex- 

 poficaargencea quafi pundlula hinc indeemicanc. Lignofa 

 fubftancia levicer rafa odorem omnino gracifiTimum, qualis ab 

 ipfifiimo prodire foiec Cinamomo, fpargit. Guftus,OIfa(Slus- 

 que judicio fi fta ndum ex genuina Cinamomi Arbore defum- 

 ptum ilium fuilTe^ coHigere difficile non eft. Lignom vero 

 Cinamomi quis porro odoris expers efic, quod Scripcorum 

 pleriq; afierunc , fcriberec ? Propius quoq, Ligno Saflafras, 

 quam (alici accedere, ipfaocularis inlpcdio perfuadet. Cine- 

 rei vero a Val. Cordp,Rocheforcio, aliisq; memoraci corticis, 

 lubquo laudabile deHcefcerec Cinamomum^ nullahic veftigia 

 comparenc. Lucidiora de his dabunt alii. Addo folum, dif- 

 ferenciam Cinamorai & Cafiiae ligne^ fatis effe cviflam per 

 Scholium Cleyeriana: obJervacioai addicum» Ceu vero in 

 CYchendis Cinamomi laudibus occupacifiimos znyenio plc- 



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