Borage (Borago officinalis L.): flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

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[1774]
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16785i
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Borage (Borago officinalis L.): flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Borage leaves were used as flavouring for claret cup and eaten with salads and the seeds, leaves and flowers are used medicinally

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1774]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 23.0 cm

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Borrago, floribus coeruleis. I.B.3.574. - T.133. Ital. Borragine. - Gall. Bourrache

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Wellcome Collection 16785i

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