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Botany - Japan

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  • Three flowering plants, including coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), common rue (Ruta graveolens), and a legume. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Five plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • A climbing leguminous plant: leafy stem with pods. Watercolour.
  • Three leafy plant stems. Watercolour.
  • Japanese maple (Acer palmatum): branch with leaves. Watercolour.
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    A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23631i
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    Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

    | Date: 1870 | Reference: 3338943i.14
    Part of: Japanese watercolour paintings of flowers.
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    A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22842i
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    Two plants, one possibly in the Leguminosae family. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22841i
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    Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

    | Date: 1870 | Reference: 3338943i.46
    Part of: Japanese watercolour paintings of flowers.
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