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Communis Collection

"Exploring the Fascinating World of Communis: From Juniper Trees to Ancient Botany Illustrations" 1️⃣ Nestled among lush landscapes

Background imageCommunis Collection: Juniper tree, Juniperus communis

Juniper tree, Juniperus communis. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageCommunis Collection: Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis

Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageCommunis Collection: Picture No. 10893745

Picture No. 10893745
Whitethroat - with food in beak approaching its nest - May (Sylvia communis) Date:

Background imageCommunis Collection: castor bean leaf

castor bean leaf

Background imageCommunis Collection: Nuts with shells, Fruits en chaton

Nuts with shells, Fruits en chaton. Filbert, Corylus maxima 1, chestnut, Castanea sativa 2, 6, hazelnut, Corylus avellana 3, almond, Prunus amygdalus 4, walnut, Juglans regia 5, 7, 8

Background imageCommunis Collection: Blue flowered castor oil plant, Ricinus communis

Blue flowered castor oil plant, Ricinus communis
5856575 Blue flowered castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; (add.info.: Blue flowered castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Juniper, Juniperus communis

Juniper, Juniperus communis
5855114 Juniper, Juniperus communis; (add.info.: Juniper, Juniperus communis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food

Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food, and common whitethroat
FLO4597977 Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food, and common whitethroat. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Pardinel after a drawing by Edouard Travies

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Blood and Madame pears

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Blood and Madame pears
5856512 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Blood and Madame pears; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Blood and Madame pears)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: small Pfalzgrafin pear, Demoiselle and Windsor

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: small Pfalzgrafin pear, Demoiselle and Windsor
5856511 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: small Pfalzgrafin pear, Demoiselle and Windsor.; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: small Pfalzgrafin pear, Demoiselle and Windsor)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Muscat 92, Muscat 93, Sommerkonigbirn 94

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Muscat 92, Muscat 93, Sommerkonigbirn 94
5856509 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Muscat 92, Muscat 93, Sommerkonigbirn 94.; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Muscat 92, Muscat 93, Sommerkonigbirn 94)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis

Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis
5855051 Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; (add.info.: Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum

Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum
5856539 Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum.; (add.info.: Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Prunus amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Apple-pear and egg-pear, Pyrus communis

Apple-pear and egg-pear, Pyrus communis
5856507 Apple-pear and egg-pear, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Apple pear and egg pear, Pyrus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis

Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis
5856505 Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis

Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis
5856266 Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Bergamot 105, Grey Butter 106, and long mouth-water pear 107

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Bergamot 105, Grey Butter 106, and long mouth-water pear 107
5856514 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Bergamot 105, Grey Butter 106, and long mouth-water pear 107; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: summer Bergamot 105, grey butter 106)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz, Bell pear and Virgouleuse

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz, Bell pear and Virgouleuse
5856513 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz, Bell pear and Virgouleuse; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz pear 102, Bell pear 103 and Virgouleuse 104)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Nipplewort, Lapsana communis

Nipplewort, Lapsana communis
5855810 Nipplewort, Lapsana communis; (add.info.: Nipplewort, Lapsana communis. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Background imageCommunis Collection: Fruit tree trunks, with apples and pears, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis

Fruit tree trunks, with apples and pears, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis
5856504 Fruit tree trunks, with apples and pears, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Fruit tree trunks, with apples and pears, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Ripe fruit and leaves of the Bon Louis Pear, Pyrus communis

Ripe fruit and leaves of the Bon Louis Pear, Pyrus communis
5856241 Ripe fruit and leaves of the Bon Louis Pear, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of the Bon Louis Pear, Pyrus communis. Hand-colored illustration by E.D)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Bon Chretien or William's Good Christian pear, fruit, blossom, leaves, Pyrus communis

Bon Chretien or William's Good Christian pear, fruit, blossom, leaves, Pyrus communis
5856515 Bon Chretien or William's Good Christian pear, fruit, blossom, leaves, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Sommer-gute Christbirn, Bon Chretien or William's Good Christian pear, ripe fruit)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Ripe fruit and leaves of Gansel's Bergamot pear, Pyrus communis

Ripe fruit and leaves of Gansel's Bergamot pear, Pyrus communis
5856261 Ripe fruit and leaves of Gansel's Bergamot pear, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of Gansel's Bergamot pear, Pyrus communis)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Decorative botanical print with juniper, cedar and spruce

Decorative botanical print with juniper, cedar and spruce
5855560 Decorative botanical print with juniper, cedar and spruce; (add.info.: Five evergreen trees, including juniper tree with berries (Juniperus communis), Lebanon cedar (Cidri lebani)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Winterbirn 95 and Martin sec 96

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Winterbirn 95 and Martin sec 96
5856510 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Winterbirn 95 and Martin sec 96; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Winterbirn 95 and Martin sec 96)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pears: Bonne de Soulers (91), Bergamot (90), Winterkonigsbirn (89)

Pears: Bonne de Soulers (91), Bergamot (90), Winterkonigsbirn (89)
5856508 Pears: Bonne de Soulers (91), Bergamot (90), Winterkonigsbirn (89); (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Bonne de Soulers (91), Bergamot (90), Winterkonigsbirn (89)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Juniper, Juniperus communis

Juniper, Juniperus communis
5856184 Juniper, Juniperus communis; (add.info.: Juniper, Juniperus communis. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Background imageCommunis Collection: Herbsts bloodleaf varieties, Iresine herbstii

Herbsts bloodleaf varieties, Iresine herbstii a) var. acuminata, b) var. aureo-reticulata. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden

Background imageCommunis Collection: Antique botany illustration: Reed, Phragmites communis

Antique botany illustration: Reed, Phragmites communis

Background imageCommunis Collection: Antique botany illustration: Black Bryony, Tamus communis

Antique botany illustration: Black Bryony, Tamus communis

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pink flowered almond tree, Amygdalus communis

Pink flowered almond tree, Amygdalus communis
5856718 Pink flowered almond tree, Amygdalus communis by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Pink flowered almond tree, Amygdalus communis)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis

Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis
5856612 Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis)

Background imageCommunis Collection: Larch-leaf or tree triggerplant, Stylidium laricifolium

Larch-leaf or tree triggerplant, Stylidium laricifolium. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageCommunis Collection: Common scorpionfly, Panorpa communis

Common scorpionfly, Panorpa communis
Common scorpionfly or common panorpa, Panorpa communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan

Background imageCommunis Collection: Nipplewort, Lapsana communis

Nipplewort, Lapsana communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Background imageCommunis Collection: Spear lily or gladiolus, Gladiolus communis

Spear lily or gladiolus, Gladiolus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageCommunis Collection: Black bryony, Tamus communis

Black bryony, Tamus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageCommunis Collection: Wall painting showing Bacchus, Venus and Apollo

Wall painting showing Bacchus, Venus and Apollo from a secluded seated area in a corner of a garden in the Domus M. Herenulli Communis or House of Apollo, Reg. VI, Ins. VII, No. 23

Background imageCommunis Collection: Myrtle and Melaleuca species

Myrtle and Melaleuca species
Splended fringe myrtle, Verticordia insignia, twiggy calythrix, Calythrix virgata, oleander-leaved melaleuca, Melaleuca neriifolia, scaly-branched melaleuca, Melaleuca squamea, and common myrtle

Background imageCommunis Collection: Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa

Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa, and giant fennel, Ferula communis. A herb with leaves like fennel called Thapsia. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam

Background imageCommunis Collection: Gladiolus, German iris and Florentine iris

Gladiolus, German iris and Florentine iris
Gladiolus, Gladiolus communis, German iris, Iris germanica, and Florentine iris, Iris florentina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch

Background imageCommunis Collection: Ragwort or St. James wort and castor oil plant

Ragwort or St. James wort and castor oil plant
Ragwort or St. James wort, Jacobaea vulgaris, and castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Background imageCommunis Collection: Almond tree, Amygdalus communis

Almond tree, Amygdalus communis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageCommunis Collection: Castor bean or castor oil plant, Ricinus communis

Castor bean or castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, Ricin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageCommunis Collection: Sunda pangolin, leopard, horse fly and scorpion fly

Sunda pangolin, leopard, horse fly and scorpion fly
Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica, critically endangered 1, leopard, Panthera pardus 4, horse fly, Tabanus rostratus 3, scorpion fly, Panorpa communis 3

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear variety, Duchesse de Mouchy, Pyrus communis

Pear variety, Duchesse de Mouchy, Pyrus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear variety, Jules d Airoles, Pyrus communis

Pear variety, Jules d Airoles, Pyrus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCommunis Collection: Pear varieties

Pear varieties
Varieties of pear, Pyrus communis: Helene Gregoire, Colmar d Arenberg, Colmar Kennes, President Muller and Premices d Ecully




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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Communis: From Juniper Trees to Ancient Botany Illustrations" 1️⃣ Nestled among lush landscapes, the resilient Juniperus communis stands tall, its branches reaching for the sky like nature's guardians. 2️⃣ A delicate castor bean leaf dances in the breeze, showcasing its intricate patterns and reminding us of nature's artistry. 3️⃣ Behold the bounty of Mother Earth - ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear (Pyrus communis) offer a tantalizing feast for both our eyes and taste buds. 4️⃣ Picture No. 10893745 captures a moment frozen in time, inviting us to ponder its hidden stories and secrets waiting to be unraveled. 5️⃣ Nuts with shells, known as Fruits en chaton, remind us that within every protective layer lies potential waiting to be unleashed. 6️⃣ Antique botany illustrations take us on a journey through time. Reed (Phragmites communis) whispers tales from ancient marshlands while Black Bryony (Tamus communis) enchants with its mysterious allure. 7️⃣ Herbsts bloodleaf varieties (Iresine herbstii) paint an autumnal masterpiece with their vibrant hues, reminding us that even in transition lies beauty worth celebrating. 8️⃣ Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), philosopher and theologian extraordinaire, left an indelible mark on history through his profound wisdom and intellectual contributions. 9️⃣ The skeleton of Ichthyosaurus communis reveals remnants of a prehistoric world where fish lizards roamed ancient seas - a testament to evolution's wonders. 🔟 Amidst springtime blooms, the pink-flowered almond tree (Amygdalus communis) graces our gardens with delicate petals, a gentle reminder of nature's delicate balance.