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A galled tree (Mimosa cinerea), a Jamaica pepper tree (Pimenta dioica) and a Turkey rhubarb plant (Rheum palmatum). Coloured engraving, c. 1827.
Date: [1827]Reference: 27952i
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Bunium bulbocastanum L.: entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17383i
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Ammi (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague): flowering stem with separate root, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1772]Reference: 17832i
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Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and bulb 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: 18234i
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Caraway (Carum carvi L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17379i
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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller): flowering and fruiting stems with separate node and floral and fruiting segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17396i
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Plants, fish and a landscape from the East Indies, including pepper, cocoa, indigo and coffee plants. Line engraving after C. de Bruins, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20209i
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Clove plant (Syzygium aromaticum): stem with flower buds. Watercolour, c.1833.
Reference: 22155i
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Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.
Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672.Date: [1682]Reference: 20315i
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Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 18095i
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): rootstock with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral sections. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17713i
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Milk parsley (Peucedanum palustre (L.) Moench): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17459i
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Roots of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and of dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris). Watercolour.
Reference: 22090i
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A coffee tree (Coffea species), nutmeg plant (Myristica fragrans) and cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): flowers and fruit. Coloured engraving, c. 1827.
Date: [1827]Reference: 27942i
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Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum): flowering and fruiting stem with cloves and parasitic worm. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 21 May 1808Reference: 25395i
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Round-headed garlic (Allium sphaerocephalon) and crow garlic (Allium vineale): flowering stems and bulbs. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24494i
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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17444i
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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and a garlic plant (Allium triquetrum): flowering stems and bulbs. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24492i
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Pepper plant (Piper nigrum L.): fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20298i
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Oregano (Origanum vulgare) and ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24689i
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Marjoram (Origanum vulgare): flowering stem, rootstock and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23819i
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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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Calabash nutmeg plant (Monodora myristica): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 27202i
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Cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum): rootstock sprouting leafy and flowering stems, and separate flower. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23818i
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Hedge sison (Sison amomum L.): flowering stem with separate leaf, flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 17983i