Massonlo, Salvatore 
Archidipno, ovvero dell'insalata, e dell’uso dl essa, 
Venezia, Appresso Marc. Antonio Brogiollo, I627. 426 p. 
(Bib. Nat. Paris; Surg* Gen. Lib.; Bib. Conununale, Pa¬ 
lermo, Indice (1855-57), p.887) 
Lastri, Bib. Georg., p.83, gives date I617, 
but 1627 is given elsewhere. Work noted as 
possibly interesting for history of garden 
vegetables. 
Mattioli, Pietro Andrea (1500-1577) 
Comraentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazar- 
bei de nedica materia, jam denuo ab ipso auctore recog- 
niti, et locis plus mille aucti. Adjectis magnis ac no- 
vis plantarum ac animalium ioonibus. Venetiis, ex of- 
ficina Valgrisiana, 1565» 1459 p. F*". (Bepti Agr.; 
Arn. Arb.; Crerar; Surg. Gen. Lib.; Bib. Nat. Paris) 
This ed. is greatly enlarged from the first 
of 1554* contains the original descriptions 
of many plants introduced into Europe about the 
middle of the l6th century. It was many times re¬ 
issued by Valgrisi, usually in two volumes, with 
separate pagination. (MFW) 
De plantis epitome utilissima, Petri Andreae Matthi- 
oli senensis ... novis iconibus et descriptionibus plu- 
ribus nunc primum diligenter aucta, h D, Joachimo Oame- 
rario. Francofurti ad Moenum, 1586. I003 P* (Dept. 
Agr.; Arn. Arb.; Mass. Hort. Soc.; Mo. Bot. Gard.; 
Bib. Nat. Paris) 
Contains valuable information on the food 
and other useful plants of the time, and ways 
and localities in which they were used. (MFW) 
