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Mega Square Herbarium is based on the work of Basilius Besler, the famous plant expert who, for the first time in history, described, painted and engraved over a thousand species of plants. His drawings are of great scientific as well as artistic value, and offer vivid insights into Europe's eclectic flora.
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Publish dateJul 1, 2011
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Table of contents
1Herbarium Herbarium
2© Parkstone Press International, New York, USA © Confidential Concepts, worldwide, USA
3Biography
4Besler marries Rosine Flock.
5(Naturalienkabinett).
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6Birth of his nephew Michel-Basile Besler.
7buyers of the work.
8Eystettensis.
9Hence, a good herbarium
10I. Ruscus aculeatus Butcher’s Broom Liliaceae-Asparagales
11II. Philadelphus coronarius Double-flowered Mock-orange Hydrangeaceae
12III. Philadelphus coronarius Single-flowered Mock-orange Hydrangeaceae
13the botanical institutions at the principal British
14I. Cercis siliquastrum Judas Tree Leguminosae-Caesalpinia
15II. Maianthemum bifolium False Lily of the Valley Liliaceae
16III. Botrychium lunaria Moonwort Ophioglossales-Pteridophyta
17IV. Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Golden Saxifrage Saxifragaceae
18the more important botanical gardens and
19I. Prunus specie Double-flowered Cherry Rosaceae
20II. Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae
21III. Picea abies Branch and cones of the Norway Spruce Conifer
22that
23I. Malus specie Double-flowered Apple Rosaceae
24II. Lychnis viscaria Sticky Catchfly Caryophyllaceae
25III. Campanula patula Spreading Bellflower Campanulaceae
26plants from the collections of Sir Joseph
27I. Staphylea pinnata Bladdernut Staphyleaceae
28II. Vinca minor White-flowered Lesser Periwinkle Apocynaceae
29III. Vinca minor Lesser Periwinkle Apocynaceae
30IV. Vinca minor Mauve-flowered Lesser Periwinkle Apocynaceae
31V. Vinca minor Double-flowered Lesser Periwinkle Apocynaceae
32The Kew herbarium, founded by Sir William
33I. Laburnum anagyroides Common Laburnum Papilionaceae
34II. Laburnum alpinum Alpine Laburnum Papilionaceae
35at Oxford, and that of Professor W. H.
36I. Viburnum opulus Snowball Bush [Guelder-rose] Caprifoliaceae
37II. Cytisus sessilifolius Stalkless-leafed Laburnum Papilionaceae
38III. Cytisus ciliatus Small Alpine Laburnum Papilionaceae
39his son Adrien and August de St. Hilaire
40I. Dorycnium hirsutum Hairy Canary Clover Papilionaceae
41II. Cytisus supinus / Cytisus hirsutus Clustered Broom [Hairy Broom] Papilionaceae
42III. Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Papilionaceae
43IV. Jasminum fruticans Shrubby Jasmine Oleaceae
44Prodromus, a large series of monographs
45I. Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant Grossulariaceae
46II. Ribes rubrum Common Redcurrant Grossulariaceae
47III. Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant Grossulariaceae
48IV. Ribes rubrum Redcurrant Grossulariaceae
49V. Ribes rubrum Whitecurrant Grossulariaceae
50Oriental plants. The largest collection ever
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