Besler's Book of Flowers and Plants 73 Full-Color Plates from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613

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Pub. Date: 2007-09-19
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary

One of the great treasures of botanical literature, theHortus Eystettensisvividly illustrated and identified the plants, flowers, and trees that thrived in the remarkable German garden at Eichstauml;tt. This book presents intricately detailed plates from that original masterpiece, showcasing the garden's lush variety of plants.

Table of Contents

Alpine currant; Mountain currant, Red and Black currant
English violet; Sweet violet
Wildflower
Sea onion; Crocus; Blue anemone
Squill of Peru; Toothed orchid; Broad-leaved marsh orchid
Daffodil; Wild daffodil
Yellow tulip, flamed red and green; White tulip, yellow and carmine inside
Early yellow and red flamed tulip; Late red tulip
Late tulip with large red flower; Tulip with yellow-feathered petals
Multi-flowered red tulip; White botanical tulip, flower open
Multi-flowered crown imperial
Crown imperial with two crowns
Fire lily with bulb
Proliferation of fire lily; Common centaury
Provence rose; Rosa mundi; Apothecary's rose; Sulphur rose
Double common peony; Alpine houseleek
Single common peony; Asarabacca
Large-fruited strawberry; White-fruited strawberry; Small-fruited strawberry
Iris; Orris root; Dalmatian iris
German iris
Autumn mandrake; Lesser celandine
Red-yellow day lily
Groundsel
Rose bay; Oleander
Seville orange; bitter orange; Citron; Common or sweet orange
Pomegranate; Common plantain
Pomegranate with fruits; Cherry plum; Apricot
Mallow; Mayweed; Virginia stock
White-flowering mallow; Rose mallow
Winter cherry; Jerusalem cherry; Alpine toadflax
White foxglove; Red foxglove; Orange hawkweed
Canterbury bells; Bladder campion; Campion
Double pink gillyflower; Gillyflower
"Wallflower of Eichstätt"; Single wallflower
Turk's-cap lily
Scarlet turk's-cap lily; Autumn squill
Spanish iris; Scarlet turk's-cap lily; Dutch crocus; Saffron crocus
Dragon arum with rhizome
English iris; White iris with narrow leaves; Yellowish iris with narrow leaves
Sunflower
Double pink/blue hollyhock
Castor oil plant; Ground pine
Maltese cross with red/white/pink flowers
Common jasmine; Jasmine; Bear's breeches
Safflower; Chamomile
Cardoon
Double opium poppy; Corn poppy
Hartwort; Double opium poppy with bi-colored flowers
Nasturtium; Daisy
Bluebell; Common morning glory; Morning glory
African marigold; French marigold; Common basil
Wild carnation; Lavender
Tomato with orange-colored fruits; Melon; Watermelon
Tomato
Eggplant
Nightshade; Marjoram
Chili pepper
Red Indian shot; Tampala
Purple amaranth; Hawk's-beard; Spanish catchfly
Tobacco
Horn of plenty; Sea purslane; Lords-and-ladies
Sorghum
Potato; Broad-leaved thyme; Common thyme
Cocoyam; White-flowered gourd; Pumpkin
Sowbread
Houseleek; Autumn crocus; Bi-colored autumn crocus in leaf
Marvel of Peru; Fringed gentian; Chiltern gentian
Century plant
Globe artichoke
Indian fig; Indian fig, stem segment and fruits
 

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