Fragment of frontispiece by jan wandelaar (1690-1759) of linnaeus, c. (1738), hortus cliffortianus. Mother earth holds the keys to the garden. A young god apollo, with the head of linnaeus, steps forward, bringing light in his left hand and with his right hand casting aside the shroud of darkness around the goddess. (desription summarized from stearn, w. T. , (1957), in ray society, species plantarum, a facsimile of the first edition: 46).
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