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  Wednesday  January 8  2003    01: 05 AM

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Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen

In Gera, an east-central German city south of Leipzig, Hermann A. Köhler's magnum opus, Medizinal Pflanzen, was published in 1887, eight years after his death. The set of three volumes was a noteworthy achievement and included plants of medicinal interest from several European nations. It was described by Sitwell and Blunt as "From the botanical standpoint the finest and most useful series of illustrations of medicinal plants."


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