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A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Two plants, Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and gorse (Ulex europaeus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Two plants: spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and broom (Genista species). Woodcut.

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Two plants, Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and gorse (Ulex europaeus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Two plants: spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and broom (Genista species). Woodcut.