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Cinquefoils

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  • Eight British wild flowers, including wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca), cinquefoils (Potentilla species) and water avens (Geum rivale). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British garden plants, including a lily and delphinium: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Tormentil (Potentilla erecta): flowering stem, rhizome and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.
  • A plant (Potentilla rupestris): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1809.
  • Three flowering plants: a pink (Dianthus species), a Potentilla and an Anagallis species. Coloured aquatint by D. Hayes, c. 1849.
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    Seven garden plants, including a lupin and buffalo clover: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27495i
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    Potentilla pensylvanica: two sections of the flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

    Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801. | Date: [1772] | Reference: 17823i
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    Eight plants, including three orchids, a delphinium and an azalea: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

    | Date: 1837 | Reference: 27857i
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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: 24540i
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    Four British garden plants, including a lily and delphinium: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

    | Date: 1837 | Reference: 27367i
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