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Amaranthaceae

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  • Celosia trigyna L.: two sections of the flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids and a celosia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Three flowering plants, one possibly a cone flower (Echinacea species). Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Allmania nodiflora R.Br.: flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
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    Celosia trigyna L.: two sections of the flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

    Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801. | Date: [1776] | Reference: 17979i
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    A plant, possibly Celosia argentea: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22911i
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    Amaranthus spinosus L.: flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

    | Reference: 17239i
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    A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.

    Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814. | Date: 28 January 1797 | Reference: 25381i
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    Eight plants, including two orchids and a celosia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27718i
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