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Asparagus

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  • An asparagus plant (Asparagus aphyllus): plant with floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
  • Four flowering and fruiting plants: black bryony, herb Paris, common asparagus and butchers broom. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
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    An asparagus plant (Asparagus aphyllus): plant with floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.

    Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742. | Date: [1718] | Reference: 20847i
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    Four flowering and fruiting plants: black bryony, herb Paris, common asparagus and butchers broom. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

    W. Dickes & Co. | Date: [1855] | Reference: 24823i
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    Seasonal press : asparagus : May's the month ... / Compass Group Holdings plc.

    | Date: 2013
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    Generis asparagi historia naturalis atque medica. Dissertatio inauguralis botanico-medica / auctor Mauritius Bresler.

    Bresler, Moritz, 1802-1851. | Date: [1826?]
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    Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.): rootstock, shoot, flower and fruit and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

    Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770. | Date: [1759] | Reference: 18161i
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