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Saltbush (Atriplex microsperma): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.

A saltbush plant (Atriplex portulacoides): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Four flowering plants, all types of goosefoot (Chenopodium species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Two species of seablite plant (Suaeda maritima and S. vera): leafy stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Four flowering plants, all types of orache (Atriplex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Two species of marsh samphire plant (Salicornia species): leafy stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Sea beet plant (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A plant (Salsola soda L.) related to saltwort: entire fruiting plant with separate segments of flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Three flowering plants: glasswort (Salicornia), barilla (Salsola) and a Samolus species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1826.

Two species of goosefoot plant (Chenopodium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

A species of the genus Salsola: entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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A plant (Salsola soda L.) related to saltwort: entire fruiting plant with separate segments of flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Three flowering plants: glasswort (Salicornia), barilla (Salsola) and a Samolus species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1826.

Two species of goosefoot plant (Chenopodium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Saltbush (Atriplex microsperma): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.

A species of the genus Salsola: entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.