May apple or American mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum L.): flowering plant with separate segments of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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- 17244i
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About this work
Description
The ripe fruit of the mayapple is edible (toxic unripe) and the rhizome was used for warts and now against testicular cancer
Mayapple is also known as ground lemon
Publication/Creation
[Romae [Rome] : Bouchard et Gravier]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 23.0 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Anapodophyllon Canadense Morini. I.R.H.239. Ital. Ranuncolo peregrino con il fiore bianco campanulato
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17244i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores