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Four types of spurge (Euphorbia species): two succulent stems and two low-growing plants. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering and fruiting tree. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): entire flowering plant with separate fruit and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A spurge (Euphorbia species): flowering stem, leaves, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.

Four flowering plants, all types of spurge (Euphorbia species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Wood spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

A spurge plant (Euphorbia portlandica) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A plant (Euphorbia helioscopia L.): flowering plant with separate flowers and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

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Wood spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Four types of spurge (Euphorbia species): two succulent stems and two low-growing plants. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.

Four flowering plants, all types of spurge (Euphorbia species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.