Show ancient egypt egyptian lan herbarium cairo can b boast east of 0 the possession ct of the oldest herbarium in the world it 1 Is s in n the e m museum e u m a and n d consists t a raiona ot a e collection olie cetih 0 n olus of d dried r le d p plants I 1 a nt or p portions 0 s of plants taken from the vr achs and garlands found in mummy ases and from the edl edible ble plants which were set in earthenware vessels on the floor of the sepulchre many or these floral remains are so well preserved that after being treated with warm water they can be handled as it if they were modern modem specimens while their colors are also remarkably wall preserved |