Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller): flowering and fruiting stems with separate node and floral and fruiting segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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[1778]
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17396i
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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller): flowering and fruiting stems with separate node and floral and fruiting segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Foeniculum vulgare = (Foeniculum officinale)

Fennel seeds yield Oil of Fennel used medicinally to relive stomach upsets, to flavour foods and in perfumery

Publication/Creation

[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1778]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.4 x 23.0 cm

Lettering

Foeniculum dulce major et albo Semine I.B.3.part.2.4. Ital. Finocchio dolce. Gall. Fenouil commun

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Wellcome Collection 17396i

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