Sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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[1778]
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17415i
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Sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The leaves of sweet cicely are used as an expectorant and the roots and fruits to flavour food

Sweet cicely is also known as garden myrrh

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1778]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.8 x 22.8 cm

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Myrrhis perennis lutea daucoides Morif.Umb.67. I.R.H.315 Ital. Mirride gialla perenne. Gall. Le Cerfeuil Musque

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Wellcome Collection 17415i

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