[Trinity] Plant identification in Trinity College MS O.2.48 Apuleii Herbarium

[MarcoP]

It's really interesting that these images that look quite arbitrary are actually faithful to the text. Some passages from the plants Rene and Koen pointed out above:

208v ...the leaves are round and many, red in color, with green spots
211v ...with leaves similar to the new moon. At the top of the central stem it has a blue flower with the same shape as a lily
214v ...the leaves are similar to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. Closed flowers with long stalks hang from the stems.

I haven't spotted any astrological reference in the text yet. Adding to what Koen already pointed out, the structure of plant descriptions in this section seems to be:

• common, Greek, Hebraic names
  
• habitat
  
• description of the appearance the plant - leaves, flowers, fruits, roots
  
• smell of the plant (optional)
  
• uses of the plant
  
• recipes involving other ingredients (optional)
  
• when to pick the plant (month names, with no mention of zodiac signs)