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Concept

Stachys

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  • Seven plants, including an orchid and a currant: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Betony (Stachys officinalis (L.) Trev.): flowering stem with separate leaves, floral segments and sections of root and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving after T. Sheldrake, c.1759.
  • A plant (Stachys maritima L.) related to betony: flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A clump of mushrooms and two Chinese artichokes (Stachys affinis). Watercolour.
  • Betony (Stachys officinalis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1903.
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    Seven plants, including an azalea and an orchid: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27579i
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    A plant (Stachys sp.) related to betony: flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

    | Date: [1775] | Reference: 17120i
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    A plant (Stachys maritima L.) related to betony: flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

    Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801. | Date: [1770] | Reference: 17662i
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    Woundwort or hedge nettle (Stachys arvensis): flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

    | Date: [1775] | Reference: 17104i
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    Two flowering plants, one possibly a Stachys species. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22909i
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