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Flowers - Morphology

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  • Fifteen examples of different types of flower calyx, including five types of pappus. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • Six flowering plants, all with a different type of compound inflorescence. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • Six plants, all with a different type of fruit or inflorescence. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • Two examples of flowering plant stems: a clary (Salvia sclarea) and lime (Tilia species). Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Twelve examples of different types of flower pistil. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
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    Eleven single flowers, all with a different shape or form. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.

    | Date: [c. 1850] | Reference: 28509i
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    Three different flowers and two fruit with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

    | Date: 4 August 1799 | Reference: 25568i
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    Four examples of single flowers: a deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

    Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819. | Date: 31 December 1802 | Reference: 24243i
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    Twelve examples of different types of flower pistil. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.

    | Date: [c. 1850] | Reference: 28521i
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    Entire flowers and floral segments of a paeony and a lily. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.

    | Date: [c. 1850] | Reference: 28487i
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