Plant with some or all parts usable by humans as food

Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.

Plum (Prunus species): fruiting branch with sectioned fruit. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli after D. Del Pino, 1822.

Elephant apple (Limonia acidissima L.): branch with flowers and fruit, leaf and seeds and cross-section of fruit.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum): leaves and fruits. Pen drawing, partially coloured.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Brassica adpressa Bois: flowering stem with separate leaf. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Grape vine with fruit and leaves. Pencil drawing.

Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Bugloss or alkanet (Anchusa officinalis L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate calyx, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Capers (Caparis spinosa): flowering stem. Watercolour by J. E. F.

volumes : illustrations (some colour), map ; 26 cm

The useful plants of west tropical Africa / H. M. Burkill.

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 42.3 x 22.2 cm

Wild carrot (Daucus carota L.): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 43.2 x 16.3 cm

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Apple (Malus species): fruiting branch with separate fruit. Colour aquatint by B. Rosaspina after D. del Pino, 1825.

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Plants, Edible

Images from the collections

Images referencing Plants, Edible

Works from the collections

The useful plants of west tropical Africa / H. M. Burkill.

Wild carrot (Daucus carota L.): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Apple (Malus species): fruiting branch with separate fruit. Colour aquatint by B. Rosaspina after D. del Pino, 1825.

Plants, Edible

Images from the collections

Images referencing Plants, Edible

Works from the collections

The useful plants of west tropical Africa / H. M. Burkill.

Wild carrot (Daucus carota L.): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Apple (Malus species): fruiting branch with separate fruit. Colour aquatint by B. Rosaspina after D. del Pino, 1825.

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