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Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed

Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.

Dryopteris filix-mas (Male fern)

Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Tea (leaves of Camellia sinensis) 

Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)

Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

Narcissus Species, Daffodil

vicia faba, Broad Bean

Chemist dispensing tablets

Artemisia annua (Sweet wormwood)

Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet).

Taxus Baccata, English Yew

Fruit and Vegetables - Year 2000 prices

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Sue Snell

Images from the collections

Images by Sue Snell

Works from the collections

Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet).

Taxus Baccata, English Yew

Fruit and Vegetables - Year 2000 prices

Sue Snell

Images from the collections

Images by Sue Snell

Works from the collections

Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet).

Taxus Baccata, English Yew

Fruit and Vegetables - Year 2000 prices

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