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Various stages in the formation of the fruit of different flowers. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819.Date: 31 December 1802Reference: 24244i- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: plants and flowers in the front and back garden and shops over the road (February-March 1992).
Date: 13/02/1992-05/03/1992Reference: PP/AMI/B/438Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: flowers and plants in Audrey's garden (January-March 1991)
Date: 24/01/1991-06/03/1991Reference: PP/AMI/B/398Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London street scenes and traffic, flowers, trees and bushes (March-April 1986).
Date: 27/03/1986-17/04/1986Reference: PP/AMI/B/233Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: fruit, kitchen table items, flowers, tree bole, rose bush, cardigan (January-February 2003)
Date: 25/01/2003-28/02/2003Reference: PP/AMI/B/815Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Digital Images
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Colchicum autumnale L., Colchicaceae. Autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked ladies. Distribution: Europe. Extremely toxic, containing colchicine which is effective in small doses in treating gout. It inhibits mitosis so is of interest in cancer treatment. It is used to treat Familial Mediterranean fever. It induces polyploidy in plant protocorms for the production of tetraploid forms which have bigger flowers and seeds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Ephemera
Le safran / Compagnie Liebig.
Date: [1907]- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: plants growing in the garden, bare trees in the Winter, multicoloured pepper (January 1991)
Date: 03/01/1991-17/01/1991Reference: PP/AMI/B/394Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Ephemera
Herbal medicine ephemera. Box 1.