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Black bryony (Tamus communis): fruiting stem. Partially coloured pen drawing.

Black bryony (Tamus communis L.): flowering and fruiting plant with part of tuberous root and separate fruit with seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Black bryony (Tamus communis): leaves. Watercolour and pen drawings.

Black bryony or murraim berry plant (Tamus communis): fruiting stem. Watercolour, 1904.

Four flowering and fruiting plants: black bryony, herb Paris, common asparagus and butchers broom. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

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Four flowering and fruiting plants: black bryony, herb Paris, common asparagus and butchers broom. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Black bryony (Tamus communis): fruiting stem. Partially coloured pen drawing.

Black bryony (Tamus communis): leaves. Watercolour and pen drawings.

Black bryony or murraim berry plant (Tamus communis): fruiting stem. Watercolour, 1904.