Historical information

Clusius's early work relates to some of the plants in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens today, for example, tulips.

Significance

Carolus Clusius was a pioneering botanist and one of the most influential 16th century scientific horticulturists.

Physical description

2 pages with a photograph labelled Charles de l'Ecluse on the left of p.1 and a drawing of a Nymphaea on the lefthand side of the page. p.2 has a list of the works of Charles de l'Ecluse, bottom half of the page.

Inscriptions & markings

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