Seed Collection (page 7)

Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast. In background is a postmill for grinding corn
531499 Ploughing and harrowing with horses and sowing seed broadcast. In background is a postmill for grinding corn. From French La Nouvelle Maison Rustique 8th edition Paris 1762

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Black birch tree, Betula lenta
5855023 Black birch tree, Betula lenta; (add.info.: Leaves, ament and seed of the Black birch tree, Betula lenta. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

White birch, Betula populifolia
5855020 White birch, Betula populifolia; (add.info.: Leaves, ament and seed of the White birch, Betula populifolia. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Canoe birch, Betula papyracea
5855018 Canoe birch, Betula papyracea; (add.info.: Leaves, fertile aments and seed of the Canoe birch tree, Betula papyrifera (Betula papyracea)

Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia
5855017 Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia)

Pink flowered achiote (Bixa orellana)
5856607 Pink flowered achiote (Bixa orellana); (add.info.: Pink flowered achiote (Bixa orellana) with seed pod and seeds. Food dye and additive

Cotton plant, with yellow flowers, cotton bolls, Gossipium herbaceum
5856600 Cotton plant, with yellow flowers, cotton bolls, Gossipium herbaceum; (add.info.: Cotton plant, with yellow flowers, cotton bolls, Gossipium herbaceum)

Brown flowers and leaves of wild Siamese cardamom
5855618 Brown flowers and leaves of wild Siamese cardamom; (add.info.: Brown flowers and green leaves of wild Siamese cardamom, Amomum xanthioides Wall)

Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum
5855034 Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum; (add.info.: Leaves, flowers, seed capsule and seeds of the Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, Sorel, Andromeda arborea)

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306921 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306913 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306849 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306845 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5305960 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG

Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4990671 Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4983101 Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Basard teak, parrot tree, palas or dhak, Butea monosperma (Butea frondosa)
FLO4986981 Basard teak, parrot tree, palas or dhak, Butea monosperma (Butea frondosa). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Indian liquorice or gunja, Abrus precatorius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4986979 Indian liquorice or gunja, Abrus precatorius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Malabar cardamom or ailum, Elettaria cardamomum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4985549 Malabar cardamom or ailum, Elettaria cardamomum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

St. Ignatius bean, Strychnos ignatii. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4983521 St. Ignatius bean, Strychnos ignatii. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Parakeet grass or wadding grass. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm
FLO4728217 Parakeet grass or wadding grass. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Genet has broom and blue lupin. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm
FLO4728191 Genet has broom and blue lupin. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Wild pine tree, Pinus sylvestris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his
FLO4618487 Wild pine tree, Pinus sylvestris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Mature female seed cone of the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana (Araucaria imbricata). Endangered
FLO4627768 Mature female seed cone of the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana (Araucaria imbricata). Endangered. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Caraway, Carum carvi or Carum carui (cumin) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for
FLO4700467 Caraway, Carum carvi or Carum carui (cumin) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1805.; (add.info.: Caraway)

Coriander, Coriandrum sativum (coriander) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4698158 Coriander, Coriandrum sativum (coriander) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1791.; (add.info.: Coriander)

Anise or aniseed (green anise), Pimpinella anisum 1, and cumin, Cuminum cyminum 2
FLO4573921 Anise or aniseed (green anise), Pimpinella anisum 1, and cumin, Cuminum cyminum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Coffee maker - Coffee tree with ripe fruit, Coffea arabica 1, and sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum 2
FLO4573247 Coffee maker - Coffee tree with ripe fruit, Coffea arabica 1, and sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's "

Nutmeg. Description of the wall fruit and details showing the spice and seed
FLO4581593 Nutmeg. Description of the wall fruit and details showing the spice and seed. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer

Mangosteen - Mangosteen and mangosteen - Garcinia mangostana, with fruit, bud, flower, leaf and section of ripe fruit
FLO4576415 Mangosteen - Mangosteen and mangosteen - Garcinia mangostana, with fruit, bud, flower, leaf and section of ripe fruit

Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra 1, and carob tree and St John s-bread (carob), Ceratonia siliqua 2
FLO4575037 Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra 1, and carob tree and St John s-bread (carob), Ceratonia siliqua 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Peach tree (pecher), Prunus persica 1, and apricot (apricot), Prunus armeniaca 2, with fruit, blossom, leaf and stone
FLO4574852 Peach tree (pecher), Prunus persica 1, and apricot (apricot), Prunus armeniaca 2, with fruit, blossom, leaf and stone

Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher
FLO4563433 Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Sowing seed broadcast. Early 19th century engraving
865458 Sowing seed broadcast. Early 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Persimmon, Dispiros virginiana
5855042 Persimmon, Dispiros virginiana; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit and seed of the persimmon tree, Dispyros virginiana. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Redoute)

Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph
FLO4990474 Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Climbing hops (Humulus lupulus). Description of a female plant, stem, leaf, flowers. Details of flowers and seeds
FLO4598393 Climbing hops (Humulus lupulus). Description of a female plant, stem, leaf, flowers. Details of flowers and seeds

Cayenne Pepper plant (Capsicum) native to tropical America. Seed pods dried and ground to produce pungent spice
531668 Cayenne Pepper plant (Capsicum) native to tropical America. Seed pods dried and ground to produce pungent spice. 16th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Common beech tree - Common beech tree - Fagus sylvatica, and field elm - elm - Ulmus minor
FLO4576039 Common beech tree - Common beech tree - Fagus sylvatica, and field elm - elm - Ulmus minor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Poplar or tulip tree, Liriodendrum tulipifera
5855010 Poplar or tulip tree, Liriodendrum tulipifera; (add.info.: Leaves, flower, cone and seed of the Poplar or tulip tree, Liriodendrum tulipifera)

Papaya or papaw tree, Carica papaya, with ripe fruit in section. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration
FLO4992909 Papaya or papaw tree, Carica papaya, with ripe fruit in section. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4)
531497 Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4). Fig1 is type of plough invented by Jethro Tull

Feeding the Pheasants, (pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour heightened with bodyco)
651423 Feeding the Pheasants, (pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour heightened with bodyco) by Sonrel, Elisabeth (1874-1953); 31.7x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Feeding the Pheasants)

Senna, Senna alexandrina. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale
FLO4674662 Senna, Senna alexandrina. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A

Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563502 Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

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