Foliorum in 
coloribus di- 
fcrimen . 
Caulifi in pia 
tis differetia. 
10 And. Matthioii Comm. 
folio afimilantur telephium , cepaa,crithamutfemfirb tribulus, tithymalus heUoJcopius. Trifolio correfyondent lotus (yl 
ucttris, medica, cytifus,fertula Campeina.Tbymum,fi<£chadm s fatureiam fmilc comat folium. .Acuta fina,& metyilipri 
mum genus fmili uirent folio . Nec difjimili pulegio dittamnum & calamintha comatur . Myrica fabina , & cuprcjfus: 
ferpylli clinopodiurnfaluia fideritis prima, hommim,uerbaj 'cum fyluejirefolijs ucSliuntur.Ticece folium ferunt polygo- 
num, & pityufiuquercus ucro chamadris,teucrium,f 'cor dium , betonica fideritis prima . Neque d ruta foliis diffident aca- 
cia altcra,cfrauriumirimus,ferpylltmfylueflre.ambrofia,polygo7umprmum,androfamu77i,polmoiiia,pcplus,parony- 
chia,bypericum,apios.^loa,&fcilla fimilia tributa funt folia. Sampfuci folium oflendmt marum, & panaces cbironiu. 
Solani folio germinat circ£a,balicacabus.py.micis folia a nudantur arum, phy llitis, britanica,& qua vulgo bifiorta dicit, 
foliorum jmditudine inter fe certant rufius, bippogloffim, laurus „ Alexandrina , ^Aspleni imaginem probent muris auri- 
cula altera, & altera lonchitis xficuti fiemperuim minoris tertia aiuga Fpccies,ariflolochia clematis , Salicis fronde pro- » 
uenit ly fimachia,fertula Campante liguflicum. Silybus,chamaleo albus, carduus, alba spina,fefe folijs imitantur . Sx his 
igitur facili quifque herbarum germanitatem , cognationem , fimililudineq t perdifeere poterit . qute omnia in dignofeen- 
dis ftirpibus non paruam adferunt vtilitatem. Caterum plantarum omnium folia non modicam in coloribus differen- 
tiam habent , tametfi folia ipfit coloribus adeo perspicuis, uti flores haudquaquam fplendeant . N iger fani color in nullis 
reperitur herbis, neq, arboribus ,quanuis nonnulla atro quodam uiroreflnt fuftifi , ita ut paululum nigricent, fleut 
pbillyrea,buxHS,liguflrum,bortenfe folanum, nigra uiola, ofyris,hyoJ damus , utraque clematis . Contra nec folia haben- 
tur, qua niueum candorem exprimant . uerum pleraque, qua incana funtfubalhicant , ut crithamo , echio , ranuncu- 
lo, abrotono , abfmthio , faluia , calamintha, maro , periclirneno, corniculato pap aueri,flachy ,mcnthaJlro,altbae, 
polio , uerbafco , utrique lychinidi, & mandragora mari : qua omnibus fuperne candicant, quemadmodum inferni ro- 
fmarino coronario, bechio , olea, populo , artemifla , & alijs multis . T\ubent pmica malo , amygdalo , lentifco , te- 
rebintho, rhoi, cyclamino, botry, cori , androfimo , afcyro , lonchiti , ofyri , blito , amaranto , phyco marino , fefiama, zo 
irioni , atriplici , alypo , Celtico nardo , & cuidam beta generi . folia , qua lanugine pubent , infunt diSamno , uerba- 
fco , lychnidi , gnaphalio , acanthio , altbax , rnenthaClro . <-A fera funt fymphito alteri, marrubio ,fico , faluia , bal- 
lo ta , & bormino. Mculeis horrent folia bugloffl , echij , urtica, eryngij , rii fici, attrady lis, fonchi, chamaleonis utriufque, 
dipfaci,quinetiam cardui omne genus aquifoHj. Et iltds.Humi iacentpanacis folia, coronopi,anchufa,mandragora,vtriuf- 
que anagallidis, cynogloffl, : glauci, catanaca fecundi generis. T\eptant etiam humi lithoffermi, gramims,onoftnatis, canis te- 
fticuli, albique chamaleonis. fn vniuerfum planta omnes, qua caule & floribus orbantur,, foliaper terram Fpargunt.^tcu- 
ta folia, ut qua olfailu nares feriat , data funt allio, capis, naflurtio utrique tam aquatico, quam t erresiriflinapi, eruca, Icpi- 
dio.ginf lio, hydropiperi,cry fimo, clematidi fecunda, thlasl>i,ferpyllo,thymo, thymbra, fi fymbrio, pulegio, calamintha, di 
ffamno, dracunculo, aro, flammula, origano. qua ommanon modo olfa£lu,fed magis etiamguflu acrimoniam p rabent . ^ it 
amaritidincmpoffident cbondrylla, cichorium, gentiana,ruta,abfmthiim,apbaca, abrotonum, partbcnium,fcandix, aloe 3° 
fan:onicum,jeripbum,chamadris, marrubium, fcordium,glaucimi s cbamelaa,empetru,& qua vulgo gratia Dei deiebloria 
facultatis herba dicitur . Odorata folia funt afaro,fio,fifymbrio , mentha , menthaflro , calamintha ,pulegio, faluia , la- 
dano, hyffopo, [amo fuco ,ongano, thymo, ferpyllo,fatureia,fymphytopetrao,rofmarino,liguflichofllachy,maUibathro. Nec 
infuauem efflant odorem betonica, chamadrys , baccaris, artemifla minor, & herba illa, qua aliqui fclarea, nonnulli herba. 
Jan£li loannis,& plerique matri faluiam nuncupant. Nec defiunt flir pium folia, qua ab alijs tumplantis,tu liquoribus odo- 
rem emendicaffe uidentur,ut fcoridui ab allio, trifoliu d ruta,& bitumine, cytifus ab eruca, apiaftru d citreo malo, choma 
pius d pino , xanthium d nafiunionta denique hydropiper dpipere mutuatur odorem.Grauiter olent abfnthium,abroto 
num, feriphum, ballote,polimi, ebulus, botrys.ariftolocbia, cannabis, anagiris,galiop fis, cicuta, mandragoras , apocynum; 
glaucium.Nonparum quoque diferiminis in plantarum tum caulibus, tum ftolonibits, repentur. quando quidem cx cis qua 
dam fmgularem,fimplicemque caulem proferunt-.alia numerojos cauliculos edu nt.quibufdam craffi caules infuntialip te d 
nues ajfkrgunUalijs mancs,<& uacui eriguntur ,fifitdarum,& arundinum inflar: alijs pleni conciduntur: quibufdd itd' lo- 
gus profilit caulis ^uibufda uero breuiar, nonnullis caules geniculati funtialij enodes exeunt,alij lauore,alij fcabritia, ali} 
duritia , ali] lentore notantur SNec defunt,qui lanugine uesliantur,& qui fpinis , & aculeis rigeant . Qmbufdam plantis 
teretes funt, nonnullis quadranguli, & aliquibus fhriati . .Ahj denique furfiim eriguntur, alp per terram ferpimi , ac ro 
pmt -Diffident pr ater ea inter fe Stirpium caules color c,r ettitudinc , & cunutateitata fuit nature in piatis formandis na- 
nctas, atque folertia.Tlures igitur caules ab una tantum ra dice exi liuntglafiofy lue firi, ptarmica, plantagini, muris auri- 
culx,tclepbio,ariftolocbiautrique,rntxfyluefiri,bypcrico r elatina,plmiici,trago,(blanofornnifcro, et manico, minori fcdo, 
chamaciflojgUucfofyri^ithymaloparafiOtbcliqf :opio,& thymclaa .farno fo, ac pariter furculofo caule fruticat faluia, fit 
tureia,thymum maius, origanum, byffopum,abfinthiu?n,abrotomm,ri{ta,flacbas,oci}m, amaracum, fympbytumpetrxu, - 0 
& utfummatim rem complcBar , omnes denique planta, qua fu frutices appellantur. Craflu caulemmittunt dracunculus 5 
chamdco niger ,anantbe,h elenium, fympbitum alterum, byofcyamus,pcrfondta,fedummaius.cbtrdproditur tenuis orni- 
thogalo, thlaSffpolemonia, ranunculo, limonio,anemona,liguflico,panaci^ifclepio, peucedano, artemifte,phyllo,cynocrd- 
ha, buphthalmo, ali f nati, betonica, echio, eupatoria, plantagini, chelidonia maiori, m uris auricula, arikolo chia utrique, feri 
pho,tragorigano,metha,fifymbrio, lyflmachk,rutafylueflri,delphinio,meldthio,agreflimmino,aparinx,chamedri,fcor- 
dio, tcucrio, trifolio, bypn ico,fideriti fecMp,elatinc,petaphy!lo,y eneris umbilico, cbamcdapbne,tithymalo,belioJcopio,thy 
melea,alipo. Inanes in vniuersu,ac flflulofos caules habet frmnSta, legumina, & olera. Tarticulathn ucro cauis emicat coi 
liculisphu,apiumontanu,foncbus,ueratru albu,gentiana,equifetum,7iarcifl'us, ricinus, cicuta, lathyris, hieraciu maius, fyrft 
phitumfectmdu,fbina dlba,cape,porru, hypofelinu,thapfia, ferula omne genus, omnes f planta ferulacea , qualis cicuta, 
panaces, laferpitimnfefeh Teloponnenfe,& quxguttatimjhllant fagapcnu,& galbanu, & ammomacmn.Gcniculatu cui' 6° 
mum gerunt cerealia omniaiquin & ebulus, fambucus,phu,cyclaminus feamdus,gentiana,pamccs^tfclepiu,polycnemon, 
cmeogonum,polygo7ium,equifetum,fcruU/icuta,rncon,odoratusimcus,pityufa,amndinu omne genus hydropiper, ligu- 
flicum, xyphiu, & omnes denifi planta, qua faniculaceo caule ajfurgimt ,ut elaphobofcim,ancthm,fefefi Mafiiienfe,py- 
retrum , fhondiliim, peucedanum. Laui conflant caule dracunculus,haflula regia, tympha,nyphea, fidentis tcrtiu gemis, 
chryfanthemum, aconitum lyco&onum,gentiana.acanthm,aloc,iberis, hyacintIm,millefolihm,chamadaplme.Dodrdta- 
11 caule exeunt charnaleo niger, tripoliu, hyacinthus, aru, fefamoidcs,daucu Cretidi, caucalis, caninus tcfliculus,sphneditt> 
hypericum, fideritis tertiumgenus,centaurium minus ^onisfylueflrecimim, tu f\lago,ananthe,mthylhs,anthemis, coris, 
ocmmdes,achillea,elatine,pentaphillum, tragus, ageratum, pap auer tyumeum,pfyUiur}i,aco 7 utumprimurn,colchicu,se- 
peruiunm minus, umbilicus uenerisjratiotcs millefolium, cbamaciffos,glaux, poligala, laurus .Alcxandriria,titbymalus 
myrfinites, par alius, heliofcopius & cyparifias:itechamalea,& ucrbenaca.Duu vero palmoru logitudine caules cxtollut 
