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Indian almond (Terminalia catappa L.): leaves, tree, fruit, flowers, seed and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1683]Reference: 15805i
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Japanese clover (Lespedeza sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 18144i
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A dictionary of plants used by man / George Usher.
Usher, GeorgeDate: 1974
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A date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) and segments of the fruit bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.
Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 28051i
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Pendo tree (Jatropha urens L.): flowering stem and separate fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17495i
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Scotch thistle (Carduus nutans): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1903.
Date: 1903Reference: 21098i
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Fever bark (a species of Croton): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower, fruit and seeds and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1685]Reference: 16017i
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Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16590i
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Tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum): flowering and fruiting stem with caterpillar. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after M. Merian.
Maria Sibylla MerianDate: 20 June 1807Reference: 25551i
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An old dragon tree (Dracaena draco) with a gash in its stem releasing its "dragon's blood" resin and a door in its trunk. Aquatint with etching by R. G. Reeve after J. J. Williams, c.1819.
Williams, J. J.Date: 1819Reference: 21027i
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False dittany (Ballota acetabulosa (L.) Benth.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
Date: [1775]Reference: 17059i
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Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.
Reference: 22758i
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Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flower and fruit with a purple-eyed butterfly (Papilio sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1768.
James ForbesDate: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20065i
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Tumeric (Curcuma longa L.): rhizome with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 17957i
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Dill (Anethum graveolens L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17451i
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A plant (Barringtonia speciosa): flowering stem. Engraving, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.
William HodgesDate: 1 February 1777Reference: 20880i
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A plant (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and pods and separate pod and seed. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16190i
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Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.
Cornelis de BruijnDate: [1718]Reference: 20306i
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Especies utiles de la flora Salvadorena médico-industrial : con aplicación a la medicina, farmacia, agricultura, artes, industria y comercio / [David Joaquin Guzman].
David Joaquín GuzmánDate: 1924-[26]
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Bromelia karatas L.: flowering stem with roots and separate sections of fruit with seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17592i
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Rockrose (Cistus ladanifer L.): flowering stem and separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.
Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770.Date: [1759]Reference: 18224i
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Five hundred Indian plants, their use in medicine and the arts = Sahasrārdha v rkṣādigaḷa varṇane.
Date: 1881
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Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17605i
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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.
Kawano, S.Reference: 22568i
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A talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) with two people and other plants at its base. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.
Cordiner, James, the rev., 1775-1836.Date: 4 June 1807Reference: 20997i

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Indian almond (Terminalia catappa L.): leaves, tree, fruit, flowers, seed and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Japanese clover (Lespedeza sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

A dictionary of plants used by man / George Usher.

A date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) and segments of the fruit bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

Pendo tree (Jatropha urens L.): flowering stem and separate fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Scotch thistle (Carduus nutans): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1903.

Fever bark (a species of Croton): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower, fruit and seeds and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum): flowering and fruiting stem with caterpillar. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after M. Merian.

An old dragon tree (Dracaena draco) with a gash in its stem releasing its "dragon's blood" resin and a door in its trunk. Aquatint with etching by R. G. Reeve after J. J. Williams, c.1819.

False dittany (Ballota acetabulosa (L.) Benth.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flower and fruit with a purple-eyed butterfly (Papilio sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1768.

Tumeric (Curcuma longa L.): rhizome with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Dill (Anethum graveolens L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

A plant (Barringtonia speciosa): flowering stem. Engraving, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

A plant (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and pods and separate pod and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Especies utiles de la flora Salvadorena médico-industrial : con aplicación a la medicina, farmacia, agricultura, artes, industria y comercio / [David Joaquin Guzman].

Bromelia karatas L.: flowering stem with roots and separate sections of fruit with seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Rockrose (Cistus ladanifer L.): flowering stem and separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

Five hundred Indian plants, their use in medicine and the arts = Sahasrārdha v rkṣādigaḷa varṇane.

Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) with two people and other plants at its base. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.