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Primulaceae

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  • A species of the genus Lysimachia: flowering stem with separate root and floral sections. Coloured etchings by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • A plant (a species of Primulaceae): entire flowering plant with separate flower sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
  • A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.
  • Four flowering plants, including a cowslip (Primula veris), comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and a bulrush (Scirpus species). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Eight flowering plants, possibly including species of Hosta, Primula, and a daylily. Watercolour, c. 1870.
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    Four British garden plants, including a phlox: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

    | Date: 1835 | Reference: 27341i
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    Two flowering plants: primroses (Primula species) and saxifrages (Saxifraga species). Coloured lithographs by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

    Champin, Elisa-Honorine, -1871. | Date: 1850 | Reference: 27097i
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    Brookweed (Samolus valerandi L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

    | Date: [1774] | Reference: 16847i
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    Common or scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis f. caerulea (Schreber) Baumg.): flowering and fruiting stems with root and separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

    | Date: [1774] | Reference: 16846i
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    Seven plants, including two orchids and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27792i
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