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
None
Subjects
- doctor john garner,
- john garner,
- ballarat botanical gardens,
- friends of ballarat botanical gardens,
- 16th century,
- carolus clusius,
- charles de lecluse,
- l'escluse,
- pioneering botanist,
- scientific hoticulturist,
- tulips,
- alpine plants,
- genus clusia,
- european flora,
- john garner collection,
- gardens,
- ballarat
