Chrysantheum Indicum flore et semine maximum.
Sunflower.

“The sunflower is very tall with big and wide leaves; in France it grows to man’s height, and in Spain, sometimes to the height of twenty-four feet. When the flower is gone it leaves a miriad of seeds, which are usually bigger than watermelon seeds. Native of Peru, the sunflower can be found all over Europe and the Americas. It is used for baking bread and cooking soup for children. The seed contains much oil and moisture but not too much salt” (Weinmann, Phythanthoza).

WEINMANN, JOHANN WILHELM (1683-1741). PHYTANTHOZA ICONOGRAPHIA.
Regensburg: Hieronymus Lenz, 1737-45.
(Washington University, Becker Library)