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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.7 x 22.7 cm

A species of the genus Bupleurum: entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Leaves of Oxalis corniculata eaten locally as a vegetable

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.5 x 22.9 cm

Cape shamrock or yellow sorrel (Oxalis corniculata L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M.Bouchard, 1772.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.4 x 22.5 cm

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.6 x 22.8 cm

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 22.8 cm

A plant (Borago sp.) related to borage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 23.0 cm

Madwort (Asperugo procumbens L.): flowering and fruiting stem arising from earth mound with separate sectioned flower and fruit with seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Leaves of tutsan are used as a diuretic

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.9 x 22.7 cm

St. John's wort or tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum L.): flowering and fruiting stems, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Young shoots and leaves of comfrey are eaten as vegetables, the leaves are used as a styptic and the leaves and roots as a purgative

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

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.): flowering stem with separate leaf and rootstock. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Betony = Stachys officinalis
Stachys = (Betonica)
Stachys sp. are known as hedge nettles or woundworts

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.5 x 23.1 cm

A plant (Stachys sp.) related to betony: flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

Scrophularia auriculata L. = (Scrophularia aquatica L.)
A decoction of leaves of water figwort is used as a diuretic

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A species of the genus Bupleurum: entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Cape shamrock or yellow sorrel (Oxalis corniculata L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M.Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Borago sp.) related to borage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Madwort (Asperugo procumbens L.): flowering and fruiting stem arising from earth mound with separate sectioned flower and fruit with seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

St. John's wort or tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum L.): flowering and fruiting stems, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.): flowering stem with separate leaf and rootstock. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

A plant (Stachys sp.) related to betony: flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

Water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome, sectioned fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

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A species of the genus Bupleurum: entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Cape shamrock or yellow sorrel (Oxalis corniculata L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M.Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

A plant (Borago sp.) related to borage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Madwort (Asperugo procumbens L.): flowering and fruiting stem arising from earth mound with separate sectioned flower and fruit with seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

St. John's wort or tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum L.): flowering and fruiting stems, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.): flowering stem with separate leaf and rootstock. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

A plant (Stachys sp.) related to betony: flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

Water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome, sectioned fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

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