GESNER’s List or Aster-NAMES 859 
Gesner’s Botanical Writings.—Those published in his lifetime 
formed but a fragment of what he planned ; as Meyer remarks, 
“in comparison’ with what had been printed by Brunfels, Bock, 
Fuchs, and even by the early-dead Valerius Cordus, Gesner stands 
far behind, though really taking rank as the greatest among them.” 
These botanical writings actually published by Gesner still 
remained few at his death, though beginning so early as 1541, when 
his “ Exchiridion historiae plantarum” appeared at Basle, Paris and 
Venice, a work of nearly 300 pages, intended as a compend of 
the botanical knowledge of the ancients, but rare and not within 
my reach, 
In 1542 he published at Zurich his complete catalog of plant 
Names, under title “ Catalogus plantarum,’ * giving names in their 
Latin, Greek, French and German equivalents ; together with their 
names then in use among apothecaries ; and with addition of the 
Dioscoridean synonyms, 
Other botanical works of Gesner include his quarto ‘“ De raris 
eladmirandis herbis,” + 1555, itself now rare and practically unat- 
on the German language ; his ‘* Bié/iotheca universalis,”” Zur., 1545, and its continua- 
tion the “Pandectae,’’ Zur., 1548+; and his ‘‘ Historia Animalium,” 1550-1587 
(chiefly included in the great folio of 1554, ex /éris Bu.), which, as Cuvier remarked, 
€ solid ground for the newer zodlogy. ; 
Gesner’s linguistic work caused him to be termed the “ father of German phil- 
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ology ”; and man 
on the text in Gesner’s hand (ex “br, Bu, 
__ *I think Gesner’s catalog contained the fullest list of ancient aster names pub- 
jie Prior to the present issue, In 1 549 (not 1543 as Pritzel has it, no. 3594) 
_ “atalogus”? was republished ; or, rather, it formed the basis of Gesner’s /ndex see 
lished by Egenolph, Pages 541~554 of his 1549 edition of Rivius’ notes on Ruel’s 
Dioscorides. This Zn 
es, ‘ex consists of the Latin and Greek names only, : _ 
we French and German, and omitting all remarks. Its Aster names include (p. 
543, 1 wel. Colu.), besides Aster Atticus : 
Asterion — Aster Atticus.’’ 
. : = Sphondylion.”’ 
“ Asteriscus — Aster Atticus.’’ 
. Asterope of Aegineta — Marrubium,”’ 
| Astertiphen [among] Aphris == Chamaemelum.’’ 
i — [among] ‘Aphets == Solanum hortense.’ 
on == Coronopus. ‘ 
; as and 
‘arto of 86 pages, printed at Zurich by two of the Gesner grees , vey P 
€sner; and of which a copy bearing the autograph of the grea 
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