Botanical dialogues, between Hortensia and her four children, Charles, Harriet, Juliette and Henry / Designed for the use of schools. By a lady [i.e. Miss M.E. Jacson].
- Henry, Mary Jackson
- Date:
- 1797
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Botanical dialogues, between Hortensia and her four children, Charles, Harriet, Juliette and Henry / Designed for the use of schools. By a lady [i.e. Miss M.E. Jacson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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