Genus Swertia
Pictures from Observations
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For Emanuel Sweert (rarely spelled Swert) (1552–1612), Dutch gardener, prefect of gardens for Kaiser Rudolf II (1552–1612), merchant and artist. He worked for Rudolf II as a florist, herbalist and bulb-grower in Haarlem, Holland, selling plants to other gardens. He also acted as a middleman, buying merchandise from ships arriving at Amsterdam (not only plants from botanists, but novelties such as crystals, stuffed birds, and sea shells) and selling from his shop in Frankfurt. He was a highly talented and accurate illustrator, who was one of the first artists to show the bulb distinct from the plant. His major work was an important Florilegium, published in Frankfurt in 1612, which provides a good indication of the flowering plants grown in European gardens in the 1600s.