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Common meadow grass (Poa pratensis): seedhead and leafy stems. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum): seedhead and leafy stems. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Crested dog's-tail grass (Cynosurus cristatus): seedhead and leafy stem. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Meadow foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis): seedhead, leafy stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Hard fescue grass (Festuca duriuscula): seedhead and leafy stem. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Practical agriculture; or, a complete system of modern husbandry : with the methods of planting, and the management of live stock / By R.W. Dickson.

A complete dictionary of practical gardening: comprehending all the modern improvements. In the art; whether in the raising of the various esculent vegetables, or in the forcing and managing of different sorts of fruits and plants, and that of laying out, ornamenting, and planting, gardens and pleasure grounds: with correct engravings ... from original drawings by Sydenham Edwards / By Alexander McDonald [pseud].

The farmer's companion; being a complete system of modern husbandry. Including the latest improvements and discoveries, in theory and practice / By R.W. Dickson.

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Meadow foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis): seedhead, leafy stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Common meadow grass (Poa pratensis): seedhead and leafy stems. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

Practical agriculture; or, a complete system of modern husbandry : with the methods of planting, and the management of live stock / By R.W. Dickson.

The farmer's companion; being a complete system of modern husbandry. Including the latest improvements and discoveries, in theory and practice / By R.W. Dickson.