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Nettle (Urtica nivea L.): flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Summer itches, bites & stings : their treatment and relief : Lanacane.

Four examples of thorny or hairy plant stems: a rose, barberry, plum and stinging nettle. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

Four new natural health supplements for dogs : Vitapet, the best for any pet / Seven Seas Veterinary Division.

Five flowering plants, including hornworts (Ceratophyllum species) and nettles (Urtica species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

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Nettles

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Works from the collections

Nettle (Urtica nivea L.): flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Summer itches, bites & stings : their treatment and relief : Lanacane.

Five flowering plants, including hornworts (Ceratophyllum species) and nettles (Urtica species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four new natural health supplements for dogs : Vitapet, the best for any pet / Seven Seas Veterinary Division.

Four examples of thorny or hairy plant stems: a rose, barberry, plum and stinging nettle. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

Nettles

Images from the collections

Images referencing Nettles

Works from the collections

Nettle (Urtica nivea L.): flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Summer itches, bites & stings : their treatment and relief : Lanacane.

Five flowering plants, including hornworts (Ceratophyllum species) and nettles (Urtica species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four new natural health supplements for dogs : Vitapet, the best for any pet / Seven Seas Veterinary Division.

Four examples of thorny or hairy plant stems: a rose, barberry, plum and stinging nettle. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

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