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Petals : beautiful feminine young lady offers unhurried private massage service guaranteed...friendly discreet luxury ; visiting service, open early til late.
Date: [1993]- Digital Images
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Rose petal
Annie Cavanagh- Archives and manuscripts
'The petal constituents of Taraxacum officinale', MSc thesis, University of Durham, May 1936
Date: May 1936Reference: PP/MCI/C/1Part of: McIlwain, Henry- Pictures
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An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.Date: [1812-48]Reference: 26413i- Pictures
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An eight-petalled lotus with Vishnu in the center, and eight other deities in each petal representing the eight cardinal directions (?). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577121i- Pictures
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A bee with legs perches on the edge of a petal poised to pollinate the centre of a purple flower; an AIDS awareness initiative advertisement about by Ribe and Vjle Counties Health, Denmark. Colour lithograph by Jens Bach Andersen, 1992.
Date: 1992Reference: 676502i- Books
Gardens for the senses : gardening as therapy / by Hank Bruce.
Bruce, HankDate: 2013- Digital Images
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Orchid labellum (Phalaenopsis sp.)
Lauren Holden- Digital Images
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Dianthus caryophyllus L. Caryophyllaceae Carnation, clove-gilliflowers - Mediterranean Culpeper (1650) writes that ‘Clove-gilliflowers, resist the pestilence, strengthen the heart, liver and stomach, and provokes lust.’ They smell strongly of cloves, and an oil made from the petals is used in perfumery, soaps etc. The petals are sometimes used as a garnish for salads. In herbal medicine they are used to make a tonic. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Tear the petals off of you / by Julia Eff.
Eff, JuliaDate: [20--?]- Digital Images
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Orchid flower (Phalaenopsis sp.)
Lauren Holden- Digital Images
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Calendula officinalis L. Asteraceae. Pot marigold, common marigold, ruds or ruddles. Calendula, because it was said to flower most commonly at the first of each month - the 'calends' (Coles, 1657). officinalis indicates that it was used in the 'offices' - the clinics - of the monks in medieval times. Annual herb. Distribution: Southern Europe. The Doctrine of Signatures, indicated that as the flowers resembled the pupil of the eye (along with Arnica, Inula and the ox-eye daisy), it was good for eye disorders (Porta, 1588). Coles (1658) writes '... the distilled water ... helpeth red and watery eyes, being washed therewith, which it does by Signature, as Crollius saith'. Culpeper writes: [recommending the leaves] '... loosen the belly, the juice held in the mouth helps the toothache and takes away any inflammation, or hot swelling being bathed with it mixed with a little vinegar.' The petals are used as a saffron substitute - ‘formerly much employed as a carminative
Dr Henry Oakeley- Pictures
Actor as Sano Genzaemon with petals falling behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 35959i- Pictures
Actor as Genzaemon's wife, Shiratae, with petals falling behind. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 35960i- Digital Images
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Tiger Lily
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Tiger Lily
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Tiger Lily
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Tiger Lily
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Tiger Lily
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Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) sitting on a purple flower. Bees are important pollinators and play a crucial role in promoting the growth of crops and flowers. The aposematic yellow and black banding pattern on the bee acts as a warning to deter predators.
Lauren Holden- Digital Images
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Rose (Rosa sp.)
Lauren Holden- Pictures
Eight labelled petals of different varities of tulip (Tulipa sp.). Stipple engraving by H.Landseer, c.1799, after P.Reinagle.
Reinagle, Philipp, 1749-1833.Date: May 1, 1799Reference: 18324i- Pictures
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A bean plant, possibly a Phaseolus species: flowering and leafy stems with separate leaf and petals. Watercolour.
Reference: 23411i- Digital Images
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Asarum caudatum Lindl. Aristolochiaceae. British Columbia wild ginger. Asarum is the Latin name for wild ginger
Dr Henry Oakeley- Digital Images
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Sambucus nigra f porphyrophylla 'Gerda'
Dr Henry Oakeley