Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate calyx, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate calyx, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The leaves and stem of watercress are eaten in salads and the whole plant is used to treat scurvy and kidney complaints

Nasturtium officinale = (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)

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[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.3 x 22.9 cm

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Sisymbrium aquaticum, vulgo Crescian Cæsalpino. 362. - Nasturtium Aquaticum supinum. C.B.Pin.104. Ital. Crescione, e Nasturcio acquatico - Gall. Cresson de fontaine

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Wellcome Collection 17190i

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