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Sorbus

Genus of plants

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Images referencing Sorbus

2 images from works
  • Two fruiting tree branches, possibly a Sorbus and Prunus species. Watercolour.
  • Four flowering plants, including spurrey (Spergula), chickweed (Stellaria) and a rowan (Sorbus). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1827.

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    Four flowering plants, including spurrey (Spergula), chickweed (Stellaria) and a rowan (Sorbus). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1827.

    | Date: [1828] | Reference: 25506i
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    Service tree (Sorbus torminalis): fruiting branch held in a hand with diseased skin. Coloured etching by G. Edwards, c. 1756, after himself.

    Edwards, George, 1694-1773. | Date: 1756 | Reference: 25321i
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    Whitebeam (Sorbus aria): fruiting stem. Watercolour, 1905.

    | Date: 1905 | Reference: 21080i
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    Two fruiting tree branches, possibly a Sorbus and Prunus species. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22914i

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