Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation

Virtues and Pleasures of Herbs through History

Physic, Flavor, Fragrance and Dye

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Figure 5. Bolen Papi[illegible] 1. Athalia, 2. Bombax neustria, 3. Bombax purpurea [Mentha Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae, with butterflies and moths], watercolor on paper by an unknown artist (?fl.1700s), 37 × 23.5 cm, HI Art accession no. 5299.