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A small man representing the press is holding a spoon with a gooseberry on it and feeding it to John Bull; representing worthless news stories in the British press during the summer. Process print after Ricardo Brook.

Four British wild flowers and fruit, including red currant (Ribes rubrum), black currant (Ribes nigrum) and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.

Five figures showing fruit, pericarps and seeds of a gooseberry, fir cone and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa): fruiting stem. Watercolour.

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Five figures showing fruit, pericarps and seeds of a gooseberry, fir cone and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa): fruiting stem. Watercolour.

Four British wild flowers and fruit, including red currant (Ribes rubrum), black currant (Ribes nigrum) and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.

A small man representing the press is holding a spoon with a gooseberry on it and feeding it to John Bull; representing worthless news stories in the British press during the summer. Process print after Ricardo Brook.