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Plant morphology

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  • Five roots of different forms: spindle-shaped (carrot), fibrous (grass), beet-shaped (radish), tuberous (water hemlock), and onion-shaped (onion). Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
  • Twenty seven compound plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Various leaf forms, leaf venation, bud arrangements and woody stems. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.
  • Fifteen plant leaves, all of different shapes. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • A fern, a moss, a fungus and an alga: all with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
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    The structure & development of the mosses & ferns (Archegoniatae) / by Douglas Houghton Campbell.

    Campbell, Douglas Houghton, 1859-1953. | Date: 1895
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    Three different flowers and two fruit with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

    | Date: 4 August 1799 | Reference: 25568i
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    Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

    | Date: 12 June 1799 | Reference: 25558i
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    Seven leaves of different forms, including dandelion, rose, poppy, nasturtium and potato. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

    Ruprecht, H. J. | Date: [1877] | Reference: 27048i
    Part of: Pflanzenreich
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    Ten seedlings with different types of cotyledon or seed leaves. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.

    | Date: [c. 1850] | Reference: 28434i
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