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

by Besler, Basilius

• ISBN13: 9780486460055
• ISBN10: 0486460053
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-19
• Publisher: Dover Publications

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