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The Herball, Page 1339

John Gerard1633

Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

This plate illustrates Quercus (Oak) and its associates (Mistletoe, probably Viscum album). Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on trees or shrubs and absorbs water and nutrients the host plant gathers for itself. It cannot survive without a host.

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