Species of plant in the Cucurbitaceae family

Marrows, cucumbers & pumpkins / Stork Margarine Cookery Service.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Cucumber, (Cucumis prophetarum): flowering and fruiting stems with sectioned fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Gundelsheimer Gurken : etwas ganz feines / Schwäbische Conservenfabrik Gundelsheim-Neckar K.G.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): flowering stem with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Gherkin (Cucumis anguria L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Still life of fruits, including gourds, cucumbers, figs and grapes. Engraving by J-B Haussard after Boisseau.

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.7 x 24.7 cm

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 28.2 x 34.2 cm

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 35 x 20.5 cm

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): fruiting stem with separate cross-section of fruit and floral segments, also a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.5 x 22.6 cm

1 folded sheet (6 pages) : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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Cucumis sativus

Images from the collections

Images referencing Cucumis sativus

Works from the collections

Cucumber, (Cucumis prophetarum): flowering and fruiting stems with sectioned fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): fruiting stem with separate cross-section of fruit and floral segments, also a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

Gherkin (Cucumis anguria L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Marrows, cucumbers & pumpkins / Stork Margarine Cookery Service.

Cucumis sativus

Images from the collections

Images referencing Cucumis sativus

Works from the collections

Cucumber, (Cucumis prophetarum): flowering and fruiting stems with sectioned fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): fruiting stem with separate cross-section of fruit and floral segments, also a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

Gherkin (Cucumis anguria L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Marrows, cucumbers & pumpkins / Stork Margarine Cookery Service.

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