Common elder (Sambucus nigra): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

  • Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.
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[1863-1880]
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24413i
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Common elder (Sambucus nigra): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Elderberries are used for making wine and were used by the Romans as hair-dye, the flowers were once used in medicine

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[London] : [publisher not identified], [1863-1880] ([London] 18 Hatton Garden : F. Waller imp.)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour

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Sambucus nigra - common elder. W. G. Smith del et lith

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Wellcome Collection 24413i

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