Common box tree (Buxus sempervirens L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and 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.
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[1759]
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18221i
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Common box tree (Buxus sempervirens L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chips of box wood were used as Guaiacum and the oil for treating toothache

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[London], [1759]

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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 35 x 20.5 cm

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The common box tree ... T. Sheldrake delin. C.H. Hemerich sculpt. The name of the plant is listed in nine languages and a description of it and its uses are given in english

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Wellcome Collection 18221i

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