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Worthington George Smith

British botanist (1835-1917)

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Field of work
Mycology

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Images from the collections

Images by Worthington George Smith

43 images from works
  • Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Saint Christopher. Wood engraving by W.G. Smith.
  • Two species of hawk's beard plant (Crepis species): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • A saltbush plant (Atriplex portulacoides): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Two species of dock (Rumex species): flowering stems with leaf and rhizome. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) and sandleek (Allium scorodoprasum): flowerheads. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • English ivy (Hedera helix): stem with flowers, fruit and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Snowdon lily (Lloydia serotina): entire flowering plant. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Marsh ludwigia plant (Ludwigia palustris): flowering stem with roots. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Mistletoe (Viscum album): fruiting stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
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Works from the collections

46 works

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    Saint Christopher. Wood engraving by W.G. Smith.

    Worthington George Smith | Date: 1864 | Reference: 4633i
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    A Bath asparagus plant (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum): entire flowering plant in two sections. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

    Worthington George Smith | Date: [1863-1880] | Reference: 24485i
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    Field garlic (Allium oleraceum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

    Worthington George Smith | Date: [1863-1880] | Reference: 24407i
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    Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

    Worthington George Smith | Date: [1863-1880] | Reference: 24416i
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    Chalmers hospital, Banff, Scotland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1862 after W.G. Smith after W.L. Moffatt.

    Worthington George Smith | Date: 1862 | Reference: 15444i
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Frequent collaborators

Waller, F., active 1863
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son

Related topics

Botany
Wild flowers
Plants
Plants, Cultivated
Liliaceae
Bulbs (Plant anatomy)
Plants, Ornamental
Chenopodiaceae
Plants, Edible
Allium

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