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PR^FATIO, 
Guttam^ G, Laccam ^c. En plantas medicinales, 
ufitatiflimas, folis nominibus diu notasj non dum de- 
lineatas aut defcriptas ! In harum plantarum deligna- 
tione eo facilius verfabatur, quum vulgus Zeylanen* 
fe dodtiUlmo Botanico ofHcinalia nomina indicare va- 
leret j aft vero cum oculos ad reliquas verteret plan- 
tas, quam llupefiebat optimus Hermannus, plantas ibi 
VULGATISSIMAS ne quidem ad genera referre aut 
cum Europaeis conferre valens j nec mirum adeo, quum 
genera pleraque funt, etiam in hodierna luce, rarifli- 
ma atque talia, qu£e aciem acutiffimi Botanici facile 
fugerent: e. gr. Canna^ Amomum^ Kampferia^ Boer- 
havia^ Ny^antbes^ Chionanthus^ Eranthemum^ Jufiicia^ 
Commelina^ Xyris^ Eriocaulon^ Mollugo^ Gephalanthus^ 
Ixora^ Avicennia^ Ludwjgia^ Oldenlandia^ Rondeletia^ 
Morinda^ Chironia^ Ceanothus^ A,chyrmthes^ Cerbera^ 
Ceropegia^ Gbriofa^ Burmanma^ Pontederia^ Lawfoniaf 
Dodoma^ Michelia^ Bauhinia^ Guilandina^ C(£falpinct^ 
Poincianay Adenanthera^ Sophora^ Anaeardium^ Cynome^ 
txa^ JuJjiiea^ Melaftoma^ Schinus^ Bannifteria^ A^cer- 
rhoa^ Rhizophora^ Eugenia^ Calophyllum^ Mefua^ Xateria^ 
Gmeiina^ Clerodendron^ Barlma^ Hugoniay Sph^eranthus^ 
Nepenthes^ fragia^ Acalypha^ Croton^ Jatropha^ Curica^ 
Mufa^ 
Omnes itaque horas fucceflivas plantarum colle- 
ftioni, exliccationi, adglutinationi impendens, inco- 
larum fimul nomina inquirit, plantarum' vires feifd- 
tatur, principia earum cum Grmmio iioftrate (m) che- 
mice explorare ftudet, plurimasque plantas fpleildi-; 
diflime depingi curat. Sic colledo Herbario Zeyia- 
nico perfedlimmo, compingi Curat plantas Zeylaiii- 
cas in Pria volumina j in ^arto Veto Africanas Sc 
rariores xcylanicas mifcet; reliquas non adglutinatas 
fervat. Quintus demum tomus. Ut prie cedentes in- 
for- 
(m) Gnamiius GotlAndid-S^tcUiy tu)n ad fodinas Sitdidanas Afe- 
tallurgid PrafUius^ clarus cx LabbratoricO Ceylanico, quod. 
Fielat ^uidam^ jHpprejfo auSoris nomine-^ in latinam tranfluUt 
linguam. 
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