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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.3 x 41.4 cm

A plant (Justicia bicalyculata Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower and opened fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Oil from flowers of jasmine (Malatti oil) is used in perfumery

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.4 x 41.2 cm

Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 34.1 x 43.6 cm

A plant (Acalypha paniculata): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Flowers of Arabian jasmine contain oil (malatti oil) and are used to scent tea
The double-flowered form of Arabian jasmine is the "Grand Duke of Tuscany"

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.5 x 41.3 cm

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton): branch with double flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Flowers of China rose are used for shining shoes
Record no: 16214 shows the flowering shoot of this plant

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Pigeon pea is also known as Congo pea. Its edible seeds are used in dahl, red gram, catjang and ambrevade

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.1 x 41.5 cm

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth): branch with flowers and pods, separate flower, sectioned flower and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Oil from the flowers of Jasmine (Malatti oil) is used in perfumery

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.3 x 41.3 cm

Jasmine (Jasminum pubescens Roxb.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Oil from flowers of Cape jasmine is used in perfumery, the flowers are used to scent tea and the fruits give a yellow dye

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.4 x 41.4 cm

Garden Gardinia or Cape jasmine (Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Oil from seeds of the horse-radish tree is Ben Oil used in artist's paint, salad oil and soap. The roots smell of horse-radish, the pods are edible and timber used for pulp.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.3 x 41.7 cm

Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 34.2 x 43.1 cm

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A plant (Justicia bicalyculata Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower and opened fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.

A plant (Acalypha paniculata): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton): branch with double flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth): branch with flowers and pods, separate flower, sectioned flower and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Jasmine (Jasminum pubescens Roxb.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Garden Gardinia or Cape jasmine (Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Allophylus cobbe (L.) Räusch.: branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, sectioned fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.

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A plant (Justicia bicalyculata Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower and opened fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.

A plant (Acalypha paniculata): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton): branch with double flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth): branch with flowers and pods, separate flower, sectioned flower and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Jasmine (Jasminum pubescens Roxb.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Garden Gardinia or Cape jasmine (Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Allophylus cobbe (L.) Räusch.: branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, sectioned fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.

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