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Astrantia maxima Pall. Apiaceae. Large masterwort. The botanical name Astrantia is a corruption of the old apothecaries’ name for this plant, Magistrantia “masterwort”, implying its suitability for use only by adepts in herbalism. Probably mildly poisonous. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.
Reference: 44113i- Pictures
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Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea): flowering stem, flowers and leaves. Pen and watercolour drawings.
Reference: 22259i- Pictures
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Dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris Schott): leaf and base of stem with tuber. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16902i- Pictures
Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia L.): entire flowering plant with separate segments of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17238i- Pictures
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A plant (Aristolochia sp.) related to birthwort: part of twining, flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16910i- Pictures
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Hemlock (Conium maculatum): flowering plants growing by a river. Colour process print, c. 1924.
Date: 1 March 1924Reference: 25599i- Pictures
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Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24662i- Pictures
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Four types of hellebore (Helleborus species): flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 27179i- Pictures
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Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): flowering plant. Colour process print, c. 1924.
Date: 12 January 1924Reference: 25596i- Pictures
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Three flowering plants, including a lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) and an anemone (Anemone species). Nature print by F. Branson, 1854.
Branson, Ferguson, active 1850.Date: 1854Reference: 23765i- Pictures
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Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16590i- Digital Images
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Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
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Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
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Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake)
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Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
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Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23824i- Digital Images
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Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall Ranunculaceae. Yellow root. Distribution: North America, where it was discovered by the plant collector and explorer William Bartram in 1773. Austin (2004) reports that of the Native Americans, the Cherokee use the crushed plant to make a yellow dye
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Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall Ranunculaceae. Yellow root. Distribution: North America, where it was discovered by the plant collector and explorer William Bartram in 1773. Yellow-root. Austin (2004) reports that of the Native Americans, the Cherokee use the crushed plant to make a yellow dye
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A plant (Aristolochia rotunda L.) related to birthwort: entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16906i- Digital Images
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Skimmia japonica Thunb. Rutaceae 'Rubella' Distribution: China, Japan and E. Asia. The genus name is derived from the Japanese word shikimi (Stearn, 1994). All parts of the plant are poisonous, containing skimmianin. It is said to cause vomiting and, if eaten in large quantities, cardiac arrest. (Duke, 1985) Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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A plant related to birthwort, (Aristolochia longa L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome and sections of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16908i- Pictures
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Squill or sea onion (Drimia maritima): flowering stem, bulb, leaf and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23823i- Pictures
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Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea): flowering plants. Colour process print, c. 1924.
Date: [1924]Reference: 25608i- Pictures
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Water dropwort (Oenanthe sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17399i