Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

  • Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.
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[1730]
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20537i
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The manna sugar or syrup which comes from flowering ash branches is a mild laxative

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[London], [1730]

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1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 37 x 25.5 cm

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Faxinus florifera bolvyoides flowering ash

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Wellcome Collection 20537i

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