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Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.

Ivy leaves. Pen and pencil drawings.

Mandrake roots in the form of human figures, both naked and clothed; the mandrake plant itself (Mandragora officinarum L.); and a root of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.). Engraving.

A species of the genus Aralia: flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): flowering stem, root and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.

English ivy (Hedera helix): stem with flowers, fruit and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

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Ivy leaves. Pen and pencil drawings.

Mandrake roots in the form of human figures, both naked and clothed; the mandrake plant itself (Mandragora officinarum L.); and a root of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.). Engraving.

A species of the genus Aralia: flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): flowering stem, root and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.

English ivy (Hedera helix): stem with flowers, fruit and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.