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Oleaceae

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  • Jasmine (Jasminum angustifolium Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate inflorescence, flower and fruits. Coloured line engraving.
  • Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • Kwei plant (Osmanthus fragrans): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum hirsutum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1815, after S. Edwards.
  • An olive plant (Olea europea): fruiting branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.
  • A tree, possibly an ash tree (Fraxinus species), with surrounding vegetation. Lithograph, c. 1822.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum officinale L.): flowering stem with floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.
  • A bunch of flowering lilacs (Syringa vulgaris). Lithograph by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.
  • Seven British garden plants, including a fig: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.
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    Kwei plant (Osmanthus fragrans): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Miller, c. 1771.

    Miller, John, 1715-1790? | Date: 1771 | Reference: 24553i
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    Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior): leaves, flowers and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.

    Schultz, Franz Johann. | Date: [1792-1804] | Reference: 20783i
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    Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.

    | Date: [1686] | Reference: 16282i
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    Leaves and twigs of lilac (Syringa), box (Buxus) and alder (Alnus). Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.

    | Reference: 22388i
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    An olive plant (Olea europea): fruiting branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.

    Chirat, Benoit, 1795-1870. | Date: 1850 | Reference: 27084i
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