By Klaus H. Carl
Mega sq. Herbarium is predicated at the paintings of Basilius Besler, the well-known plant specialist who, for the 1st time in historical past, defined, painted and engraved over 1000 species of crops. His drawings are of serious medical in addition to inventive price, and provide vibrant insights into Europe's eclectic plant life. This Mega sq. variation stands out as the excellent reward, featuring a fascinating and weird topic in a small and functional structure.
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Tulipa specie Variegated gold and brickred Tulip Liliaceae 50 IV. Tulipa specie Tulip with petals streaked white and crimson Liliaceae V. Tulipa specie Yellow Tulip with crimson highlights Liliaceae shelves made of a network of stout galvanised iron wire. The use of corrosive sublimate is not recommended, however, as on drying it forms a fine powder which when the plants are handled will rub off and, I. Tulipa specie Wild Tulip, flamed yellow Liliaceae IV. Tulipa specie Tulip with petals streaked II.
Other details as to habit, local abundance, soil and claim to be indigenous may be written on the back of the sheet or on a slip of writing paper attached to its edge. I. Tulipa specie Late White-flowered Tulip Liliaceae II. Allium moly Golden Garlic [Lily Leek] Liliaceae III. Allium victorialis Victory Onion [Alpine Leek] Liliaceae 56 It is convenient to place a small envelope gummed to an upper corner of the sheet containing any flowers, seeds or leaves needed microscopical for dissection examination, or especially where the fixation of the specimen means it is impossible to examine the leaves for oil-receptacles and where seed is apt to escape from ripe capsules and be lost.
Narcissus specie White one-flowered Daffodil Amaryllidaceae 54 After mounting, the designation of each species, the date and place of gathering and the name of the collector are written on the sheet, either on a label or directly onto the paper, usually in the right-hand corner. Other details as to habit, local abundance, soil and claim to be indigenous may be written on the back of the sheet or on a slip of writing paper attached to its edge. I. Tulipa specie Late White-flowered Tulip Liliaceae II.