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The Herbal in Switzerland 



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The ' Prodromos theatri botanici' of 1620 consisted of 

 descriptions of 600 species, which the author regarded as 

 new, although several had, as a matter of fact, been already 

 described by de l'licluse. Figures of about 140 species 



Text-fig. 49. " Solanum tuberosum esculentum" = Potato 

 [Bauhin, Prodromos, 1620]. 



are given, two of which are here reproduced (Text-figs. 49 

 and 62). One of these, the Potato (Text-fig. 49), still 

 retains the name of Solatium tuberosum which Bauhin 

 gave to it. He had previously published a description 



