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LIB23 Theatrum botanicum

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Due to the popularity of Thomas Johnson's edition of Gerard's Herball, Parkinson's planned herbal did not appear until 1640. The herbal was a compilation of botanical writings including the unpublished work left by de l'Obel after his death. The Theatrum botanicum contains twenty-eight new species never previously mentioned before. Two of the more famous plants include the strawberry tree and the lady's slipper orchid. The leather binding of our 1640 edition is disintegrating and nearly coming apart.