I. Pannonicum lati folium. II. Hyssopus flore albo. III. Hyssopus flore rubro. IIII. Hyssopus flore coeruleo. Art by Basil Besler. Plate 283.


Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental Hortus Eystettensis. He was curator of the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria.


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