Seed Collection (#5)

Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper
5855623 Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper; (add.info.: Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper, Piper longum, hihatsu)

White flowers and leaves of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton. (Byakuzuku)
5855616 White flowers and leaves of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton. (Byakuzuku); (add.info.: White flowers and leaves of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton)

Red birch, Betula rubra
5855021 Red birch, Betula rubra; (add.info.: Leaves, ament and seed of the red birch, Betula nigra (Betula rubra). Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Henri Joseph Redoute

Common European white birch tree, Betula alba
5855019 Common European white birch tree, Betula alba; (add.info.: Leaves, fertile aments and seed of the common European white birch tree, Betula alba)

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Queen sago, Cycas circinalis
5855231 Queen sago, Cycas circinalis; (add.info.: Queen sago, Cycas circinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science)

Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum
5855060 Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum; (add.info.: Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum)

Tamarind, Tamarindus indica
5855082 Tamarind, Tamarindus indica; (add.info.: Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by Martha Carless Syms and engraved on steel from John Stephenson)

English plum, Prunus domestica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4987735 English plum, Prunus domestica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

(Seeds together), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5006738 (Seeds together), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: (Seeds together), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Cumin, Cuminum cyminum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4983131 Cumin, Cuminum cyminum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Dill, Anethum graveolens (Peucedanum graveolens). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4983104 Dill, Anethum graveolens (Peucedanum graveolens). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306925 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306906 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving)
5306900 Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving)
5306899 Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306885 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306877 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French agriculture. Sowing seed broadcast. Late 18th century (engraving from edition of La Fontaine Fables)
532325 French agriculture. Sowing seed broadcast. Late 18th century (engraving from edition of La Fontaine Fables); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630786 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bauer Am Pflug / Farmer at the Plow (colour litho)
8666211 Bauer Am Pflug / Farmer at the Plow (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bauer Am Pflug)

ERBARI Barley (hordeum); ears and seeds analysed and dissected
6202930 ERBARI Barley (hordeum); ears and seeds analysed and dissected; (add.info.: ERBARI Barley (hordeum); ears and seeds analyzed and dissected. Classis III, Triandria, gramina; tav. 7

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn (engraving)
5306910 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306896 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306887 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306932 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306924 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306909 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306892 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306890 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306882 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306881 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306875 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306869 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306844 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306842 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

engraving depicting Geddes turnip sowing machine. his machine made a simultaneous two-row sowing of seed
5311469 engraving depicting Geddes turnip sowing machine. his machine made a simultaneous two-row sowing of seed and distribution of bone meal

Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4990428 Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4982983 Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Caraway or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4990346 Caraway or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Almond tree, Prunus dulcis (Prunus amygdalus). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4987751 Almond tree, Prunus dulcis (Prunus amygdalus). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4987036 Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Pomegranate, Punica granatum, flower, leaf, ripe fruit and cross section of fruit
FLO4574224 Pomegranate, Punica granatum, flower, leaf, ripe fruit and cross section of fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Black mustard, Brassica nigra
FLO4995184 Black mustard, Brassica nigra.; (add.info.: Black mustard, Brassica nigra.); © Florilegius

Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608824 Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical

Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt
5855626 Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt.; (add.info.: Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt)

Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum. Ibukiseri
5855588 Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum. Ibukiseri; (add.info.: Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum)

Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum
5856578 Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum; (add.info.: Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

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