Basil, from 'Hortus Eystettensis', by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand-coloured engraving)

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I Basilicum Indicum maculatum; II Basilicum Medium; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat.

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