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A double flowered poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1876.
- Date:
- [1876]
- Reference:
- 25886i
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Credit: A double flowered poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1876. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Latex from the poinsettia is used as a depilatory in its native country, Mexico
Publication/Creation
London (Office 37, Southampton Street, Covent Garden, W. C.), [1876]
Physical description
1 print : chromolithograph
Lettering
The "double" poinsettia P. pulcherrima plenissima. (half the natural size)
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25886i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores