The reason I am reluctant to suggest that the VMS drawings are combination drawings (e.g., regular water lily rhizome with Nymphoides flower) is because then we can't identify any of them. If they are combinations, there's no way to know, without labels, what has been combined with what. We would be stuck, so it should only be a last resort.
Plus, the Viola and Tragopogon and several other plant drawings appear to be individual species, so we know at least some of them are intended to be a specific plant.
If the illustrator confused a water lily root (pulled one out) with Nymphoides flowers that were in the same pond (they do grow together), then we are also stuck. There's no way to account for mistakes without being able to read the text.
Some of the Nymphoides species have rhizomes, so I think locating those should be a first step and anything else... should be another process entirely.
Plus, the Viola and Tragopogon and several other plant drawings appear to be individual species, so we know at least some of them are intended to be a specific plant.
If the illustrator confused a water lily root (pulled one out) with Nymphoides flowers that were in the same pond (they do grow together), then we are also stuck. There's no way to account for mistakes without being able to read the text.
Some of the Nymphoides species have rhizomes, so I think locating those should be a first step and anything else... should be another process entirely.