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Snapdragons

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  • Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
  • Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.): entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Snapdragon flower (Antirrhinum majus) with five species of bee. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • A plant (Antirrhinum orontium) related to snapdragon: flowering stem, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1803.
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    Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.): entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

    | Date: [1775] | Reference: 17031i
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    A plant (Antirrhinum orontium) related to snapdragon: flowering stem, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1803.

    Sowerby, James, 1757-1822. | Date: 1 April 1803 | Reference: 25171i
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    Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

    Sowerby, John E. (John Edward), 1825-1870. | Date: 1861 | Reference: 24544i
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    Snapdragon flower (Antirrhinum majus) with five species of bee. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.

    Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814. | Date: 4 June 1808 | Reference: 25376i
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