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*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924014480887#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Bibliography of the Botany of British India and Ceylon''] by E Blatter, S J 1911 Archive.org. Includes references to various plantation crops such as [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924014480887#page/n22/mode/1up/search/Cinnamon page xcv]
*[https://archive.org/details/colloquiesonsimp00orta ''Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India''] by Garcia da Orta. First published in 1563 in Goa, in Portuguese, the third ever book printed in India. 1903 translation by Sir Clements Markham from an 1895 new edition of the original. Archive.org.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eS1ZcAHb3xgC&pg=PR1 ''Tractado de las drogas, y medicinas de las Indias Orientales''] by Cristóbal Acosta with illustrations 1578. Google Books. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VwvqjrNFsRoC&printsec=frontcover 2nd file] Google Books. Same files [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_eS1ZcAHb3xgC/page/n1/mode/2up Archive.org 1], [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_VwvqjrNFsRoC/page/n5/mode/2up Archive.org 2]. In Spanish. A translation is being undertaken at NSBS Bangalore, as detailed [https://www.ncbs.res.in/HistoryScienceSociety/content/ongoing-translation-tractado-des-las-drogas-y-medicinas-de-lasindiasorientalis here].
:Other books by Cristobal Acosta [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=v0hgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 1582] Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/trattatodichrist00acos 1585] Archive.org. Include illustrations.
*[http://archive.org/stream/catalogueofindia00flem#page/n3/mode/2up ''A catalogue of Indian medicinal plants and drugs : with their names in the Hindustani and Sanscrit languages''] by John Fleming, Surgeon of the Bengal Establishment 1810 Archive.org
