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works. Other excellent drawings are those of the Winter 

 Cherry (Text-fig. 78), Iris (Text-fig. 7), Lily, Chicory, 

 Comfrey and Peony. 



A pirated second edition of the ' Herbarius zu Teutsch ' 

 appeared at Augsburg only a few months after the publica- 

 tion of the first at Mainz. The figures, which are roughly 

 copied from those of the original edition, are very inferior 



Text-fig. 79. "Alkekengi " = Physatis, Winter Cherry 

 [Ortus Sanitatis, Mainz, 1491]. 



to them. In fact, the Mainz wood-cuts of 1485 excel those 

 of all subsequent issues. 



In the 'Ortus Sanitatis' of 149 1, about two-thirds of 

 the drawings of plants are copied from the ' Herbarius zu 

 Teutsch.' They are often much spoiled in the process, 

 and it is evident that the copyist frequently failed to grasp 



