[Leaflet advertising "Homeostatic Herbs", spices and essential oils].

Prostanthera ovalifolia R.Br. Lamiaceae Alpine anise bush, Oval leaf Mintbush, Purple mintbush. Woody shrub. Distribution: Australia. Minty flavoured leaves used in jams and jellies. Various essential oils are produced from commercially grown P. ovalifolia (cis-dihydroagarofuran, kessane, 1,8-cineole which is also known as eucalyptol, p-cymene,) and P. cuneata also contains eucalyptol. Concentrations of essential oils in the plants vary according to the clonal variety, growing conditions and time of year. Aboriginal peoples used Prostanthera leaves in medicinal ointments and washes, but one species, P. striatiflora, was used to poison waterholes to kill visiting emu (Hegarty, 2001). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

We offer you the products of skilled chemistry in our own laboratories... /cManchester Chemical Co. Ltd.

Essence of anchovies of superior flavour made from the finest fish / by Caley & Corder.

[Leaflet advertising Neal's Yard natural remedies, cosmetics, herbal tinctures and medicinal herbs & powders].

Indian perfume sellers. Gouache drawing.

Rose flowers (5 varieties). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

Lavender leaf trichome (Lavandula sp.)

Yarrow (Achillea santolina): flowering plant with leaf and floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.

Peucedanum oreoselinum (L.) Munch.: flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Lavender leaf

Sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

'Kepler' cod liver oil with malt extract : rich in Vitamins A, B and D.

Colombia: a shed on the banks of a lagoon of the River Cienega. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Lavandula augustifolia (Lavender)

Confocal micrograph of chloroplasts

Calendula officinalis (Marigold)

Calendula officinalis (Marigold), flower harvesting

Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'

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