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  • Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl. Garryaceae. Coast silk tassel. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: California and southern Oregon. Named for Nicholas Garry, Secretary of the Hudson Bay Company (1820-1830) who assisted David Douglas in his exploration of the Pacific Northwest (Stearn, 1992). Used by Pomo and Kashaya as an abortifacient and to induce menstruation (Moerman, 1998). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. Mimosaceae. Australian Blackwood. Tree. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Tree. Invasive weed in South Africa, Portugal, California. Local uses: analgesic. Causes allergic contact dermatitis due to 2,6,dimethoxybenzoquinone. Pinnate leaves of young plant drop off and phylloclades are formed instead. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A no entry sign with the words 'AIDS with four feathers; advertisement by the Native American AIDS Advisory Board. Colour lithograph, 1988.
  • An opened condom packet representing an advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of AIDS by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.
  • A bare-chested man holding a red phone to his ear; advertisement for the AIDS hotline by the AIDS Project Los Angeles. Colour lithograph, 1993.
  • A condom packet and a syringe representing a warning about the dangers of sharing needles when taking drugs to reduce the risk of AIDS by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.
  • A silk night dress, boxer shorts, a pair of men's shoes, a man's watch, a rose, candles, a plate of strawberries, a condom and a tube of lubricant; advertisement for safe sex by the AIDS Project Los Angeles. Colour lithograph by Pete McArthur, 1993.
  • A condom incorporated within the words "True Love"; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.
  • A ring incorporating the words 'class of 90'; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.
  • A native American woman holding a baby over her shoulder against a graphic backdrop representing an advertisement for the Native American Women's Health Education Reource Center in South Dakota. Colour lithograph.
  • Acacia melanoxolon
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.