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LIB. III. SECT. I. 
RAPHANVS. 
P'A<poui^ (ijuaji ri^Jix ferjphua) Diojcoridi 1.2. c. 137. Pejlerihus dicimr pci(pou)(^ , Tmi^ 
Tz jietdiooq (pcuvsS-cti, ^^i^ fatum Jiatim oriatur. Theophrajlmutra^ voce ujks quidem 
eB,fed quem Raphanum vocamut , ipfe pc(.<ptx/H^ct appellavtt : at pa,(pou>ov , ipfamBraficam 
nominavit : quat caufa errorts fuit Plinioy dum l.ig. c.is.firibit) GrMOs Rapham genera tria 
fecij^e , foltorum dijferentia , (^c. qu& de Braftca mtelligenda , cum ex T heoph. 7. htjl. 4. de^ 
fumpta fmt. Latinisradix Cpt^et Theophr.) quod cateras amplitudine corporis Jiiperet, vel 
quam paucifimis magnitudine cedat : Jr^quidemin frigidis lociSyquihus gaudet^ficutimGer^ 
mania, infantium puerorum magnitudinem diquet. l.ig. c.s. tefe. Sic in regno Congiano, craf 
fitudine humanx tihi£,gratia^ faporis Jponte provenire, Pigafettus in ejt44 regni defcript. l. & 
cap.i. teflatur: alias copiofijlime inlndia provenire, ajjerit Linfc.part.4. Ind. Orient.io.par. 
j.cap.ig.^part.S. 
Genera duo Diofcoridi, fativum fjlveflre : at Theoph.Jex,Corinthium,Cleonaum^Lio~ 
thalafium^ B^ottum^ genus quod foltjs erucx. fimiliconftat : hac Theophrafli^Plin.l.ig. c.s, 
IS^aporumnomine recenfet,pofleriu6 genus Jylveftre flatuens: at ibidem, ex Romanorum fen- 
tentia, inquit^ noflri Raphani alia fecere genera, Algidenfi a loco, longum at^ translucidum : 
alterum Rapi figura,quodvocant Syriacum, fuavtjjimum fere ac tenerrimum,d/'C. etiamnum 
fiihjungit , unum Jjlveflre , Gr<zci agrion vocant^ nofiri Armoraciam. 
^uare obfervavimpts alium prdicocem,ferotinum alium : pr£Cox,corpor€ eli ohlongo,gra~ 
ciliifemine majore, in quod facile abit. Serotinus alhtts, qui vel oblongus, vcl orbicularis : ni'. 
ger,quirotundtis,rariitsohlongm,filiquis quidemmajorihus,fed Jemtne minore : ruher,ohlon- 
gus^cortice rubro,fihris nonnullis ruhentihtu,per Juhfiantiam dijperfis. Radice lutea Camera- 
rius notavit : meminit dr Bjzantini,femine Confiantinopoli accepto,qui pofiea in communem 
degenerarit, radice pemtus languefientCt 
I. Raphanus major orbicularis, vel ro- 
tundus. 
RaphanuSjBrunf.Trag. Ang.Cord.in Diofc. 
Raphanus vulgariSjGeH hort. primus,Matth. 
Raphanus magnus, Ad. &Lob. fiveRadicula 
fativa,Dod. 
Raphanus fativusj Fuch. Lac. Caft.Lugd. 
Raphanus rotundus, Lon.Tab. & orbicuiatus, 
Tab. Ger. & pyriformis. 
Radix vulgo, quibus RadicuIa,Caef. 
Floribus purpureis aut candidis, & radice 
lotunda, vel orbiculata, variat. Inlndiafre- 
quentes funt : & licet brachi j humani crafsitu- 
dineproveniant, tamen fubftantise tenerae & 
fuavis faporis funt , quibus pro vulgari cibo u- 
tuntur: Jofeph.Acofta.1.4. C.18. 
II. Raphanusniger. 
Raphanuscorticenigricante,Gef hort. 
Raphanus niger } Lobel. icon. radice nigra, 
Camer. 
Raphanus fylveftris, Caft.ico. 
Radix&: parva&craiTajprofationisremporc. 
III. Raphanusminor oblongus. 
Raphanus Cleonaeus,Theophraft. Algidenfis, 
Plinij. 
Raphanus longus, Trag. Matth» Lon. 
Raphanus praelongus, Gef.hort. 
Raphanusfecundus,Matth. Lugd. 
Raphanus minor purpureus , Ad. Lobel. 
Lugd. 
Radicula fativa minof, Dod. 
Cortice eft albo,rubello, pr^fertim parte qu4 
extra terram eminet. 
I V. Raphanus Creticus : de quo in Pro- 
dromo. 
V. Raphanusrufticanus. 
Thlafpi alterum, Diofc. \.z. cig^. 
Raphanis fylv. Diofcorid. I.i. c.ij8. & 
Raphanus fylv. feu Armoracia Plinij , quibus 
Armoraciaaut Raphanus major, Brunf. 
Rapha- 
