Currently showing at The Museum of Economic Botany in the Adelaide Botanic until 25th February 2007, Temple of Flora : stories of botanical exploration is an exhibition of illustrated herbals and Botanical books dating from the 16th Century to the present with an emphasis on books from the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlights include Leonhard Fuchs De historia stirpium commentarrii insignes, published in 1542 which features 'the earliest picture of a maize plant to appear in print', Robert Thornton's Temple of Flora, (which you can view online at the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture) and John Gerard's Herball or Generall Historie of Plants edited by Thomas Johnson. Guided tours of the gardens to view some of the plants illustrated in the exhibition can be booked through the Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide. This is also a chance to view the garden's recently completed Schomburgk Pavillion.
Temple of Flora is open 10am-4pm daily and entry is free.
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