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git novas plantas Africanas , quam Botanici omnes, 
qui umquam in mundo ante eum cxltitere. Mon- 
tes rupesque tegebantur fucculentis Mefemhryanthe^‘ 
miSy JloekuSy StapeliiSy Kleiniisy CraJfuUSy BulbiniSy Am» 
cdmpferotibuSy ^etragmiisy Aizois^ Nemora a Proteis 
Jucucadendris argento auroque nitebant» Campi 
veftiebantur BorboniiSy Pen^is^ Blisriis & Emis infi- 
nite ludentibus. Viae opertae erant mellifluis Meli» 
anthts^ Sylvas & Dumeta conftituebant Sideroxyla^ 
Royen^y Hermanni<e^ Hallena^ Mauro^ena^ Grewia^ Clu^ 
ti^y Cliffortiay Btumtay Galenia^ Brabeja^ MyrJineSy 
Philyc^y Celafiriy Pajfertn^ey Tarchomnthiy BaccharideSy 
Eriocephaliy Parthenia^ Anthofpermay MyrictSy Kiggela* 
Prata verq veftiebant Lobeliie^ Ixia^ Corymbia^ 
Ar^opiy RoelUay Lobeliaey Zygophylla^ Gethyllides^ Sela- 
gineSy Hebenftr-etiaey StoebeSy Gerberi^y Htemanthi & Ge* 
rmia miro modo diverfa. Inde mifit Hermannus 
in Florae caftra plures novas plfmtas quam antea uU 
Ius, quibus adhuc fuperbiunt Horti Europaei. Hinc 
femam fcmpiternam fibi comparavit fummus In- 
ventor. 
Poftquam fic in Africa auxerat Florae copias, 
continuat navigationem in Indiam, ubi cumZEYLO- 
NA novus orbis fe dominio Florae fubjicit. Inter 
omnes, quotquot antea in Europa viderat dodlifiimus 
Botanicus plantas, vix tres (22,. 120.) in Zcylona re* 
perit, fed novas omnes intuetur. Cinnamomece fylv^ 
Calophylis 201. 202.) & Palmeta Mufts mixta erant,. 
Omniaifta AROMATA, quae infinitis itineribus, peri- 
culis , impenfis ex India acquirunt & charo pretio 
divendunt Europaei, fua fponte hic luxuriantia obfer- 
vat, e. gr. Lignum Nephriticumy L. Colubrinum y Z. 
Campechianumy Nuces Vomicusy Piper longum ^ rotun-. 
dumy CaJJiam ligneamy Cinnamomumy Grana 'Pigliay Tur^ 
petuMy MyrobalanoSy Cafcariliamy Acmellamy Tamarin^ 
dosy CaJJiam Jiftulamy Curcumamy Coftumy Galangamy 
Zedoriamy Zingiber y CardamomuMy Anacardium orien^ 
uU «geidentaUy CathecUy Sang. Draconis^ Gummi 
i Gutr 
