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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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Araliaceae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Araliaceae

Works from the collections

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.

Araliaceae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Araliaceae

Works from the collections

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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