S X o Florilm Vfrs Admiranda 
cap i, ca nobis prcTmonftrajQTe t eft , vc( quod fup ra mo- 
nui^ florum Itudiofi ad nobiliorem culturam ex- 
pergifcancur . Scio effe , qui liberalius quam verius 
doceac,ad arbicrium docili cereaque effe indole te- 
neros flores ; & , ficuc nacur^ arcificio infcripci no- 
minaregum nafcuncur ^ fc arcis magifterio pofTe 
in feminali cjrocinio erudiri, vc facile fianc e rudi* 
bus licceraci . Scio eciam effe, qui, poecica fcilicct 
^ iklc^ defeiiludaffirmec; u 
Vtdi ego cultoris , medicato femine > flores 
V erjtcolore coma nomina ferre fui . 
Verum li^c ifte fbmnia ipeciofa claufis , opinor, 
oculis vidicParnaJffijsinhorcuIis, quorum flofculi 
fabelk func . Nam .qui fieri pocuic, vc medicamine 
nacas floreas licceiias vnuspoeca , nififomnians, le- 
geric; cum vniuerfitum veteres , tum recentes co- 
loni fuper hac arte ca?cu;tiant? Nimirum nbui pr^-* 
co miraculi pro vero jfimile veri poecico verilo- 
quio , ideftcanoro mendacio^ pr^dicauic.Eft au- 
rem veroproximum.aufim fuifle imicacricem ar- 
tem, quod arcis magiftra nacura perfeceric . Vide- 
mus nos quidem conftanceriudencisnacur^ manu 
complures flofculos ijfdem femper difcoloribus 
nocis figurifque diftindos , eafque a varijs qualica- 
tibus.cerca Jege in femine ordinacis^exiftere incelli- 
gimus. Sed quanam ipias arcenacura in feminis 
perpufillo finu ordihec, acque in verficolores de- 
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