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examples, will be discussed more fully in Chapter VII. 

 From the botanical point of view, they represent a con- 

 siderable advance, since the details of floral structure are 

 often shown on an enlarged scale. Camerarius was a good 



Text fig. 35. "Palma" = Seedlings of Phcenix dactylifera L., 

 Date Palm [Camerarius, Hortus medicus, 1588]. 



observer, and his travels furnished him with much in- 

 formation regarding the localities for the plants which he 

 described. 



