Compound plants in the VMS ?

[davidjackson]

In fact, many of the plants ( in the VMS ) seem to be composite: the roots of one species have been fastened to the leaves of another, with flowers from a third. Each page displays one plant (sometimes two) and a few paragraphs of text - a format typical of European herbals of the time. ...

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In fact, many of the plants ( in the VMS ) seem to be composite: the roots of one species have been fastened to the leaves of another, with flowers from a third.

Each page displays one plant (sometimes two) and a few paragraphs of text - a format typical of European herbals of the time. ...

This way, it makes perfect sense, because many herbals of the period were laid out in that format, one or two plants and a few paragraphs of text with each of them. I don't think the original author meant for the composite bit to be interpreted in that way.