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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 40.6 x 27 cm

Itea virginica L.: flowering stem with separate, labelled floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 45.5 x 29.6 cm

Cedar (Cedrus sp.): tree with separate segments of cones and leaves. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D.Ehret.

Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after [F. X.?] Span, 1759.

Johann Heinrich Rahn. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid.

Goat's rue = Galega officinalis L.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 23.9 cm

A plant (Galega cinerea) related to goat's rue: flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by J.J. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

The plant depicted is possibly a species of sassafras

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 40.2 x 26.5 cm

A plant (Laurus sp.) related to laurel: flowering, fruiting and leafy stems with detailed segments of flower and fruit. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Fruit of the common fig is eaten raw or dried. A syrup from the fruit is used as a laxative

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 45.2 x 30 cm

Fig (Ficus carica L.): 57 segments of flowers and fruits at different stages of maturity with detailed description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 31.2 x 19.6 cm

A plant (Sophora tinctoria) related to the pagoda tree: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

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Itea virginica L.: flowering stem with separate, labelled floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Cedar (Cedrus sp.): tree with separate segments of cones and leaves. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D.Ehret.

Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after [F. X.?] Span, 1759.

Johann Heinrich Rahn. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid.

A plant (Galega cinerea) related to goat's rue: flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by J.J. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

A plant (Laurus sp.) related to laurel: flowering, fruiting and leafy stems with detailed segments of flower and fruit. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Fig (Ficus carica L.): 57 segments of flowers and fruits at different stages of maturity with detailed description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

A plant (Sophora tinctoria) related to the pagoda tree: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1777, after J. J. Kleeman, 1776.

Karl Kaspar von Siebold. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid after L.H. Hessel.

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Itea virginica L.: flowering stem with separate, labelled floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Cedar (Cedrus sp.): tree with separate segments of cones and leaves. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D.Ehret.

Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1775, after [F. X.?] Span, 1759.

Johann Heinrich Rahn. Mezzotint by J.E. Haid.

A plant (Galega cinerea) related to goat's rue: flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by J.J. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

A plant (Laurus sp.) related to laurel: flowering, fruiting and leafy stems with detailed segments of flower and fruit. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Fig (Ficus carica L.): 57 segments of flowers and fruits at different stages of maturity with detailed description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

A plant (Sophora tinctoria) related to the pagoda tree: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1777, after J. J. Kleeman, 1776.

Karl Kaspar von Siebold. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid after L.H. Hessel.

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