Penny cress or Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate segments of flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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17142i
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Seeds of penny cress were used as a diuretic, to treat rheumatism and as a general tonic

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[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 23.1 cm

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Thlaspi arvense, perfoliatum, maius. C.B.Pin.106. I.R.H.212 Ital. Tlaspi offic

Reference

Wellcome Collection 17142i

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