Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
- Sowerby, John E. (John Edward), 1825-1870.
- Date:
- 1861
- Reference:
- 24540i
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Publication/Creation
1861
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; image 16 x 10 cm
Lettering
Red crane's bill Wood sorrel Rest harrow Strawberry clover Yellow vetchling Creeping cinquefoil Willow herb Evening primrose Purple loosestrife Wild-bryony House leek Marsh saxifrage
Lettering includes numbers for each flower
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24540i
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
- BotanyEnglandHistory19th century
- Wild flowers
- PlantsGreat Britain
- Wild flowersEngland.
- Geraniaceae
- Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis
- Legumes
- Clover
- Lathyrus
- Rosaceae
- Cinquefoils
- Onagraceae
- Epilobium
- Oenothera
- Evening primrose
- Medicinal plants
- Lythraceae
- Lythrum
- Purple loosestrife
- Cucurbitaceae
- Crassulaceae
- Rock plants
- Saxifragaceae
- Saxifraga
- Sempervivum
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