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Solanaceae

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  • Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna): flowering plants growing in woodland. Colour process print, c. 1924.
  • Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.
  • Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.
  • Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.
  • Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.
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    A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

    Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770. | Date: [spring 1736] | Reference: 28364i
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    Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22084i
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    Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

    | Date: [1774] | Reference: 16859i
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    Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

    Briscoe, H. | Date: [1870] | Reference: 26150i
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    Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27334i
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