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Elaeagnaceae

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  • An oleaster plant (Elaeagnus species): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Sea buckthorn plant (Hippophae rhamnoides) and nine types of leech (Hirudo species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.
  • Olive (Olea europaea) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia): flowering branches and floral segments. Colour and coloured mezzotint, c. 1741.
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    Sea buckthorn plant (Hippophae rhamnoides) and nine types of leech (Hirudo species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.

    | Date: 30 March 1811 | Reference: 25546i
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    An oleaster plant (Elaeagnus species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22460i
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    Olive (Olea europaea) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia): flowering branches and floral segments. Colour and coloured mezzotint, c. 1741.

    Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740. | Date: [1741] | Reference: 25312i
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