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Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Seven plants, including two orchids and a lobelia: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

A Lobelia plant (Lobelia urens): flowering and leafy stems. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

Eight British wild flowers, including teasel (Dipsacus sativa), devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.

Seven British garden plants: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Seven garden plants, including an amaryllis and a blanket flower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

A species of the genus Lobelia: flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Four British garden plants, including grape hyacinth: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Seven plants, including two orchids and a cactus: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Seven plants, including an orchid and a two slipper flowers: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

O fiziologicheskom i terapevticheskom dieistvii rasteniia Lobelia inflata na serdtse i krovoobrashchenie : materialy k voprosu o farmakologicheskom dieistvii rasteniia Lobelia inflata : dissertatsiia na stepen' doktora meditsiny / Spiridona Afanas'eva.

A practical treatise on the anti-asthmatic properties of the bladder-podded lobelia, (Lobelia inflata, Linn.) : with directions for the exhibition of the preparations of it, which have succeeded in the practice of the most eminent physicians of the United States, of Dr. Andrews, of Glasgow, of Surgeon Gordon, and of other practitioners of England, in the cure and prevention of asthma : with instructions as to diet, exercise, &c. and remarks on the supposed varieties of the disease : to which is added, an account of the chirayita herb, lately introduced as a remedy for nervous and gouty indigestion, morbid sensibility of the stomach, and obstructions of the liver, etc. etc. / by Richard Reece.

A plant (Lobelia debilis): flowering stem with roots. Coloured stipple engraving by W. Hooker, c. 1820, after R. Salisbury.

A practical treatise on the peculiar tonic & stomachic properties of the round-leaf cornel, (Cornus circinata) : particularly in cases of indigestion of weakly & elderly people, and for local and general debility, the consequences of excessive indulgence in spirituous or vinous liquors, savoury dishes, or a long residence in a tropical climate, and for the breaking up the system, termed the climacteric malady : with directions as to the choice of articles of diet, etc. etc. : to which is added, an account of the antispasmodic properties of the lobelia inflata, with directions for its exhibition in spasmodic asthma, hooping cough, St. Vitus's dance, etc. / by J.H. Robinson.

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O fiziologicheskom i terapevticheskom dieistvii rasteniia Lobelia inflata na serdtse i krovoobrashchenie : materialy k voprosu o farmakologicheskom dieistvii rasteniia Lobelia inflata : dissertatsiia na stepen' doktora meditsiny / Spiridona Afanas'eva.

A plant (Lobelia debilis): flowering stem with roots. Coloured stipple engraving by W. Hooker, c. 1820, after R. Salisbury.

A species of the genus Lobelia: flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.