Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
- Sowerby, John E. (John Edward), 1825-1870.
- Date:
- 1861
- Reference:
- 24539i
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Publication/Creation
1861
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; image 16 x 10 cm
Lettering
Water cress Rock rose Sweet violet Sundew Clove pink Red campion Flax Tree mallow Musk mallow Marsh mallow St. John's wort Grass of Parnassus
Lettering includes numbers for each flower
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24539i
Type/Technique
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Subjects
- BotanyEnglandHistory19th century
- Wild flowers
- PlantsGreat Britain
- Cruciferae
- Cistaceae
- Violaceae
- Violets
- Droseraceae
- Sundews
- Carnivorous plants
- Caryophyllaceae
- Flax
- Linum
- Linaceae
- Malvaceae
- Malva
- Guttiferae
- Hypericum
- Saxifragaceae
- Pinks (Plants)
- Rock plants
- Nasturtium (Genus)
- Watercress
- Aquatic plants
- Plants, Edible
- Wild flowersEngland
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