Reg.lat.1352

The nymphs offer these flowers to the gods of lovers, flowers which are themselves similar to lovers. Truly, the poppy and the Narcissus; for Narcissus had been a most beautiful boy who was transformed into the flower of his own name. By offering this, he [Corydon] gives a reminder, as if to say that something of this nature should be given to this one [Alexis] for the sake of a single love. Then there is cassia, a herb of the sweetest scent, and the things that follow which indicate what some call cassia. And as it is said, "then cassia and other sweet herbs are intermingled," just as one reads in Sallust The commentator is comparing Virgil's use of "cassia" with other Roman authors like Sallust to establish botanical or poetic consistency that it brings other things.

He paints the soft hyacinths with yellow marigold original: "Mollia luteola pingit vaccinia caltha"; Virgil, Eclogue 2.50

They compose the "painting" of soft hyacinths original: "vaccinia"; often interpreted as blueberries or dark hyacinths from the yellow marigold. For if "yellow" original: "luteola" were in a different grammatical case to the observer, they might not understand the verse. He says "soft" or "yellow" for many reasons, of course. And he says this: he seeks adornment from the diversity of colors.

Hoary... with downy... fruit original: "Cana .l. lani. mala"; referring to Virgil's "cana legam tenera lanugine mala," meaning quinces he says, that is, quinces original: "cydonia" which are full of downy fuzz; but this is not because of their length. For even in a corrected version, it is more worthy among those residing [in the text]. In the past, it was rumored that those who were lovers were not loved in return. And regarding the shameful thing, which the Rhetorician mentions as an apothegm original: "apote"; likely "apophthegma," a concise saying or maxim.

And chestnuts original: "Castaneas q; nuces" I hope for well. He added "two chestnuts." For "nuts" includes all kinds of fruit enclosed in a harder shell, such as hazelnuts, almonds, and acorns. Chestnuts, like all of these, are the softest among them.

Which my Amaryllis used to love original: "Mea quā Amaryllis amabat". He would not want it to seem he only chose chestnuts because he loved them himself, but because they were favored by her [Amaryllis]. He deemed that they should flourish in her honor. And from the plum or toward the scent of these two soft things; you, the laurel, praise the branches, and it shall be an honor.