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Roots (Botany) - Anatomy

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  • Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
  • Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Two examples of different root systems: a denticulate primrose rootstock and a creeping couch grass root. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Botanical classification; 227 figures of plant anatomical segments with descriptive text. Colour process print (?).
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    An idea of a phytological history propounded : together with a continuation of the anatomy of vegetables, particularly prosecuted upon roots : and an account of the vegetation of roots grounded chiefly thereupon / by Nehemiah Grew.

    Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712 | Date: 1673
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    Botanical classification; 227 figures of plant anatomical segments with descriptive text. Colour process print (?).

    | Reference: 26771i
    Part of: Encyclopédie Bouasse-Lebel
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    Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

    | Date: 11 May 1799 | Reference: 25554i
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    Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

    Ruprecht, H. J. | Date: [1877] | Reference: 27043i
    Part of: Pflanzenreich
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    Two examples of different root systems: a denticulate primrose rootstock and a creeping couch grass root. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

    Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819. | Date: 30 June 1802 | Reference: 24238i
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