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Tea plant (Leptospermum): flowering stem. Engraving by B. Direx, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 1777Reference: 20873i
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Medicinal uses of plants by Indian tribes of Nevada / Percy Train, James R. Henrichs, W. Andrew Archer.
Train, Percy.Date: [1982?]
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Bhāratīya jaṛī-būṭiyoṃ kā itihāsa tathā prayoga / Narendra Śarmā.
Śarmā, Narendra.Date: 2001
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Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.
Reference: 22758i
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Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum L.): flowering stem, fruit clusters and floral segments, also a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.
Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770.Date: [1759]Reference: 18253i
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Withania somnifera : the Indian ginseng ashwagandha / Sandhya Singh, Sushil Kumar.
Siṃha, Sandhyā.Date: [1998], ©1998
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Kwei plant (Osmanthus fragrans): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Miller, c. 1771.
Miller, John, 1715-1790?Date: 1771Reference: 24553i
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Three species of bryony (Bryonia) plant: flowering stems with leaves. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1773, after himself.
Hill, John, active 1716-1720.Date: [1759-1775]Reference: 20742i
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An oleander plant (Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after A. Bétrérnieux (?).
Bétrérnieux, A.Date: 1850Reference: 27086i
Part of: Macédoines variées
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Oleander or rose-bay (?Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Watercolour.
Reference: 21982i
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Liquorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra): flowering stem with pod and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.
Schultz, Franz Johann.Date: [1792-1804]Reference: 20789i
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Applied ethnobotany : people, wild plant use and conservation / Anthony B. Cunningham.
Cunningham, A. B.Date: 2001
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Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
Date: 1 October 1804Reference: 20919i
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Succulent plants : description, cultivation and uses of succulent plants, other than cacti / Authorised translation by Vera Higgins, with 277 illus.
Jacobsen, Hermann.Date: [1946]
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Wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17315i
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Doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica (L.) C.Martius): leaf, sectioned stem, leaf stalk and whole plant. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Date: [1743-45]Reference: 18618i
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Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20306i
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Cuprea bark plant (Remijia pedunculata): flowering and fruiting stem. Lithograph, c. 1883.
Date: [1883]Reference: 24339i
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Dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24677i
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Cinchona plant (Cinchona officinalis): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1839-42]Reference: 23804i
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A plant (Saraca declinata Miq.) related to the asoka tree: flowering and fruiting shoot with separate numbered flowers, seeds and germinating seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
Hoola, Berthe van Nooten.Date: [1885]Reference: 16399i
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Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly / Lisa Offringa.
Offringa, LisaDate: [2015]
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Pflanzen der Liebe : Aphrodisiaka in Mythos, Geschichte und Gegenwart / Christian Rätsch ; Vorwort von Albert Hofmann.
Rätsch, Christian, 1957-Date: [1990], ©1990
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Osnovnye dikorastushchie poleznye rasteni︠︡ia Tadzhikistana / N.K. Eremina ; otvetstvennyĭ redaktor S. Kh. Chevrenidi.
Eremina, N. K. (Nadezhda Konstantinovna)Date: 1983
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A plant (Allium flexum) related to chives: entire flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.
Schütz, Johann.Date: [1802/12]Reference: 18479i

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Tea plant (Leptospermum): flowering stem. Engraving by B. Direx, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

Medicinal uses of plants by Indian tribes of Nevada / Percy Train, James R. Henrichs, W. Andrew Archer.

Bhāratīya jaṛī-būṭiyoṃ kā itihāsa tathā prayoga / Narendra Śarmā.

Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.

Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum L.): flowering stem, fruit clusters and floral segments, also a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

Withania somnifera : the Indian ginseng ashwagandha / Sandhya Singh, Sushil Kumar.

Kwei plant (Osmanthus fragrans): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Miller, c. 1771.

Three species of bryony (Bryonia) plant: flowering stems with leaves. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1773, after himself.

An oleander plant (Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after A. Bétrérnieux (?).

Oleander or rose-bay (?Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Liquorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra): flowering stem with pod and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.

Applied ethnobotany : people, wild plant use and conservation / Anthony B. Cunningham.

Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.

Succulent plants : description, cultivation and uses of succulent plants, other than cacti / Authorised translation by Vera Higgins, with 277 illus.

Wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica (L.) C.Martius): leaf, sectioned stem, leaf stalk and whole plant. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.

Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Cuprea bark plant (Remijia pedunculata): flowering and fruiting stem. Lithograph, c. 1883.

Dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Cinchona plant (Cinchona officinalis): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.

A plant (Saraca declinata Miq.) related to the asoka tree: flowering and fruiting shoot with separate numbered flowers, seeds and germinating seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

Medicinal plants of Northern Thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly / Lisa Offringa.

Pflanzen der Liebe : Aphrodisiaka in Mythos, Geschichte und Gegenwart / Christian Rätsch ; Vorwort von Albert Hofmann.

Osnovnye dikorastushchie poleznye rasteni︠︡ia Tadzhikistana / N.K. Eremina ; otvetstvennyĭ redaktor S. Kh. Chevrenidi.

A plant (Allium flexum) related to chives: entire flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.