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the science of botany received its due share of attention. 

 Unfortunately, energy was chiefly employed in attempting to 

 identify the plants named by the Greek writers with those 

 of Western Europe and progress in the science was only 

 fitful. The compilation of herbals was the main occupation 



Fig. 1. Monastery of St. Gall. Physic Garden: 1, Fasiolo; 2, Sat- 

 aregia; 3, Rosas; It, Sisimbria; 5, Cumino; 6, Lubestico; 7, Feniculum; 

 8, Costo; 9, Lilium; 10, Salvia; 11, Ruta; i2, Gladiola; 13, Pulegium; 

 llf, Fenugraeca; 15, Mentha; IG, Rosmarino. The Cemetery contained 

 apples, pears, peaches, mulberries, plums, laurels, figs, hazelnuts, service, 

 chestnuts, medlars, quinces, almonds, and walnuts. 



of industrious botanists and many of these works, though of 

 little botanical value to-day, can be treasured by us as store- 

 houses of artistic beauty. 



With the real growth in the knowledge of plants and their 

 uses there grew up also a mass of superstitious infoi-mation, 



