Arborum aduerfaria, concifaqile recenjiones. ^55 
Lua, ruiraerora,qiiadatcnus yJloes aut Scylla:& fuperne in ligulas prstenucs,mucrona- 
tas'definentia;purpureuni,ftriatum, concauum,alis donatum Scapum Haftuls Regie* 
aut Aloes duorum & trium cubitorum ambientia, que multis glumofis filiquulis fpicai 
rur,Auene litumiagnitudine verb,& {ericco tomento candido, Apocinum vcl ^fclepia- 
dem reprefentant,& femine,fed Conife exili,guftu falfo,ingrato,nitrofo; forte, quia in 
aura mantim;'. adoleuic,vt Aloes illic in Sabuletis. 
Coniecerunt iidem Naucleri in eafdem fportulas,furculos effraftos arboris, Alno qui¬ 
dem fimilis,fronde & ligno.-fed tamediuerfos,racemofo,mufcofo aore,glomerulosc6- 
flanteiforte duntaxat coelo & agro vatiat. 
Sed iiec,tametli Petafitidem adumbrct,ortu & ambitu exafle circinato,vegradis foli/ 
galerum fere squaus.-ell nihilominus cefpite radicis implexD,mulca fobole latcratim re- 
pullulate,& caules fundete aut potius folioru pediculos bicubitalcs,culmofos,medullo- 
fos,fingulisfingulo folioherente-mecanfraftuofum, lunatum finura,pedicu!usfulcit, 
vtimBardana. Fungofo,ftrumofocefpite,cariofo:&fupernedenfe,circum caules vti 
Meum,comante,maxinam Ofmundam equante,lorulis vimineis,fubtus late fufis,guftu 
ficco aftringente,auulfam hanc ex annofa arbore,ni fallat memoria,dicebant. 
CEREXVS, 
'VIV s peneportentofa e- 
■"■legantia. Nature Genius 
omnem prouocauit in noftra- 
tibusplatisadmirattone- nara 
mirabilitatis oppletfpeflan- 
tis animum & oculosjhuius ra 
riffimx vcnuftatis piante Ipe- 
ftaculiim.Eam plebecula elff- 
giei argumento. Cereum ver¬ 
nacule vocauit : haftasenim 
furrigit quaternas & quinas * 
noucmdecim & vicenum cU-^ 
bitorunij virgatis & ad nor¬ 
ma direftis ftrijs,canulatas: in 
externis extantibus ftriarum 
angulis obtulis exeruntur 
ftcllalSjCoriTeisllihS radiatinl 
e fuo centro quoquoiierfum 
minacibus,vno duntaxat pro¬ 
minulo horfum,eque direfto 
longiilsitota qiiandain effigia¬ 
turam, & concolorem fiipcrfi- 
ciemEchinomelocaifti prat- 
fert, fed brachium xquabili 
anratim,anguftiore ccruice,cucumeris ventre, furriguntur brachia tcrna,quafi folia terea 
tia craira,eundc comenfum proportionis & figuram fortita. Intus torulus ligneus,pradU 
rus,carpi craffitie,obdu£i:usefl:,callofa cariic,&fucco Aloes; gummeo enim turget,per- 
quam amaro lentore:flores in faftigio furarao promit,referete qui attulit,Digitalis pur- 
pUresffiruRns hilari purpura miniata rubet,ficus fere effigie,guftu non infipido. 
(f Ifdem mavis Peruniani infuUSjHifpaniola* & ali/s,mirificu & cognate faciei iftud fpi- IndorUm 
1 nolumfoliujturi, ac fponte,abundearborefcitperbel!a folioru annuoru fuccretione, NEFictfmi 
& connexutfed inde permultis inlocis Hifpanis Gallij & /talig fatura,flores nec fruftus 
