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A plant (Portulaca curassavica): entire flowering plant with separate flower and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Fame flower (Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.): two sections of the flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Four British garden plants, including a delphinium: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

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Four British garden plants, including a delphinium: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

A plant (Portulaca curassavica): entire flowering plant with separate flower and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Fame flower (Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.): two sections of the flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.