Rhubarb Collection (#3)

Rhubarb, 1823
Rhubarb, 19th century. Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) was used medicinally as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

WW2 poster, teacher and pupils on allotment
WW2 poster (For Freedom series before lettering is added), showing a teacher and her pupils on allotment with rhubarb leaves

Aloe and Rhubarb botanical engraving 1857
A History of the Vegetable Kingdom by Wlliiam Rhind 1855

Polygonaceae family :1. Polygonum fagopyrum, 2. Rheum officinale, 3. Rumex acetosella, 4. Piper nigrum

Rhubarb root (Rheum palmatum)
Rheum palmatum, commonly called Chinese rhubarb, ornamental rhubarb, Turkish rhubarb, Turkey rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, Russian rhubarb or rhubarb root

The street rhubarb and spice seller (engraving)
XJF1765622 The street rhubarb and spice seller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from London Labour and the London Poor); English, out of copyright

Six slices of toast with various jams, rhubarb jam, apricot jam, strawberry jam, orange marmalade, cherry jam and ginger marmalade

The Welfare Fruit and Vegetable Shop selling all the produce grown by the Army School of Horticulture for army families living in the garrison, Sidcup, Kent, England. 20 June 1950

Freshly picked rhubarb stems on tea towel on garden table credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Traditional steamed sponge pudding with walnits and rhubarb compote and custard, served in informal setting credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

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Valdivian Rainforest - dense roadside vegetation consisting of Chilean Gunnera / Chilean Rhubarb / Giant Rhubarb / Nalca / Panque ( Gunnera chilensis - Gunnera scabra)

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Valdivian Rainforest - dense roadside vegetation consisting of fern and Chilean Gunnera / Chilean Rhubarb / Giant Rhubarb / Nalca / Panque (Gunnera chilensis - Gunnera scabra)

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Monkճ RHUBARB (Rumex alpinus) Date:

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Rhubarb - unfolding leaf (Reum rhaponticum) Date:

Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) used as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. Hand coloured engraving from Simeon Shaw Nature Displayed, London, 1823

Turkey Rhubarb (Rheum officinate) widely used a a cathartic. Hand-coloured engraving London, 1798

Young rhubarb shoots in late winter as plant emerges from dormancy

Rhubarb (Rheum sp. ) close-up of backlit leaf, in garden, Norfolk, England, July
Rhubarb (Rheum sp.) close-up of backlit leaf, in garden, Norfolk, England, July

Rhubarb (Rheum sp. ) crop with terracotta forcer, in garden, Norfolk, England, May
Rhubarb (Rheum sp.) crop with terracotta forcer, in garden, Norfolk, England, May

Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum) flowering against red shed, Sweden

Rhubarb pie, cross-section

Rhubarb and rose petal syrup in two bottles

Hands chopping rhubarb stalks into small pieces, close-up, view from above

Hand holding rhubarb stem growing in composted soil

Boy removing rhubarb leaf from imprint on modelling clay

Lettuces and strawberries under chicken wire, rhubarb in foreground

Stalks and chopped rhubarb

Strawberry and rhubarb pie, baked in shortcrust pastry shell with lattice topping, with tea towel wrapped around it, close-up, view from above

Three stalks of Rhubarb Temperley Early

Bowl of blackberry and rhubarb crumble with cream

Rhubarb pies topped with mixed nuts, on a cooling rack

Rhubarb and strawberry pie

Rhubarb tart tatin served with cream on white plate

Rhubarab stalks

Rhubarb plants sprouting on organic mulch, close-up

Cup of home-made rhubarb ice cream, purple napkin and silver spoon

Tarte aux pommes, slice of apple tart served with vanilla ice cream, on a plate

Rhubarb, close-up

Rhubarb cultivation, 16th century
Rhubarb cultivation. 16th-century artwork of a Jewish merchant (left) supervising the cultivation and harvesting of a rhubarb plant

Rheum x rhbarbarum, rhubarb
Sketch 87 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Jungle Rhubarb
Jungle leaves are tremendous - this rhubarb leaf can reach a diameter of 10 feet. Date: 1930s

Growing rhubarb
A lady gardener pictured with an impressive harvest of rhubarb. The fruit bushes behind her look healthy too. c.1945

Rhubarb (Rheum sp. ) two terracotta forcers, in vegetable garden, Norfolk, England, april
Rhubarb (Rheum sp.) two terracotta forcers, in vegetable garden, Norfolk, England, april

Rhubarb (Rheum sp. ) young leaves, growing in garden, England, march
Rhubarb (Rheum sp.) young leaves, growing in garden, England, march

Rhubarb root, light micrograph
Rhubarb root. Light micrograph of a section through the root of a rhubarb (Rheum sp.) plant. The primary cortex has been shed by the formation of a circular meristem, the periderm

Rhubarb leaf, light micrograph
Rhubarb leaf. Polarised light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a rhubarb (Rheum sp.) leaf. The dark blue structure is a vascular bundle

Healing Plants 1904 Pl. 1
A selection of 11 healing plants & herbs including camomile and rhubarb

Rhubarb Gathering 1916
Women gathering rhubarb in a field

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