Sativa Collection

Spelt, buckwheat and rice
Cereals and grains: spelt or dinkled wheat, Triticum spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3

Black cumin, Nigella sativa, and love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Parsnip, vintage engraved illustration

Nuts with shells, Fruits en chaton. Filbert, Corylus maxima 1, chestnut, Castanea sativa 2, 6, hazelnut, Corylus avellana 3, almond, Prunus amygdalus 4, walnut, Juglans regia 5, 7, 8

Salad vegetables, plantes pour salades. Endives, Chicorium endivia, lettuce, Lactuca sativa, Romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, endive varieties, Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Common saffron crocus, Crocus sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by L.W. from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Cereal grains
Wheat, Triticum aestivum 1, rye, Secale cereale 2, barley, Hordeum distichon 3, and oats, Avena sativa 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Saffron crocus, Crocus sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Picture No. 10753374
Chestnut Tree - dead (Castanea sativa) Date:

Gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa
5855960 Gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa; (add.info.: Gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina, and corn spurry Spergula arvensis
5856580 Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina, and corn spurry Spergula arvensis; (add.info.: Alfalfa Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina)

Saffron crocus, yellow and purple flowers, Crocus sativa
5856571 Saffron crocus, yellow and purple flowers, Crocus sativa; (add.info.: Saffron crocus, yellow and purple flowers, scarlet stigma, Crocus sativa)

Common vetch or tare, Vicia sativa
5856074 Common vetch or tare, Vicia sativa; (add.info.: Common vetch or tare, Vicia sativa. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae
Crane flower or bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae, Strelitzia della Regina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

sainfoin
Antique illustration of a Medicinal and Herbal Plants

Species of oats (litho)
6013683 Species of oats (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Species of oats. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

False flax oil, Camelina sativa. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di P.A

Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Maize or corn, Zea mays, and oats, Avena sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common vetch, Vicia sativa, and cow vetch, Vicia cracca. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, and rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Sweetscented bedstraw, Galium odoratum, and dyers madder, Rubia tinctorum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Rocket or arugula, Eruca sativa, and dogmustard, Erucastrum nasturtiifolium. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Woad species, Isatis tinctoria. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Red clover, Trifolium pratense, mountain clover, T. montanum, and blue fenugreek, Trigonella caerulea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch

Black cumin, Nigella sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Salad plants, plantes pour salades. Dandelion, Taraxacum dens, corn salad, Valeriana locusta, lettuce, Lactuca sativa, chicory, Cichorium intybus, and endive, Cichorium endivia

Root vegetables, racines et tubercule alimentaires. Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolium, skirret, Sium sisarum, oca or New Zealand yam, Oxalis crenata, parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, and black salsify

Rocket or arugula, Eruca vesicaria, Eruca sativa, Roquette cultivee. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Camelina or false flax, Camelina sativa, Cameline cultivee. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, Castanea vesca, Chataignier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Jujube and Virginia stock
Jujube or Chinese date, Ziziphus jujuba 1, and Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima 2. Jujubier, Julienne. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil after an illustration by A

Fennel and black cumin
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare 1, and black cumin, Nigella sativa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

Sweet chestnut and almond tree
Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa 1, and almond, Prunus dulcis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants), Jena, 1876

Oats, Avena sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants), Jena, 1876

Curtis British Entomology Plate 687
Lepidoptera: Porrectaria albicosta = Coleophora albicosta (Testaceous White-back) [Plant: Medicago sativa (Lucerne)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 321
Hymenoptera: Microgaster alvearius = Protomicroplitis alvearius (Pretty Microgaster) [Plant: Vicia sativa ssp. sativa (Common Tare)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 221
Lepidoptera: Depressaria bluntii = Depressaria depressella (Blunt?s Flat-body) [Plant: Pastinaca sativa (Wild Parsnep)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 165
Lepidoptera: Agrotis cinerea (Light Feathered Rustic) [Plant: Vicia sativa ssp. angustifolia (Common Vetch)] Date: 1824-39

Common species of clover (litho)
6013490 Common species of clover (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common species of clover)

Rocket, plate 242 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving)
STC176420 Rocket, plate 242 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Megalomys desmarestii, antillean giant rice rat. Catalogue number NHM 1850.11.30.6

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

Picture No. 10899510
Lucerne / alfalfa / alphalpha (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Date:

Sweet Or Spanish Chestnut (Castanea Sativa) - a view of a cutting on a white background. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Illustration, Orthosiidae -- Cleophanidae -- Cucullidae etc
Illustration, Orthosiidae -- Cleophanidae -- Cucullidae -- Heliothidae -- Anartidae -- Acontiidae -- Scoliopteryx Libatrix, Calophasia Lunula, Cucullia Verbasci, Cucullia Umbratica

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"Sativa: A Versatile Plant with a Rich History" Sativa, not to be confused with the company, is a fascinating plant that has been cultivated for various purposes throughout history. From its use in culinary delights to its medicinal properties, it offers an array of benefits. In terms of nutrition, sativa encompasses several grains and vegetables that are essential components of our diet. Spelt, buckwheat, and rice are just a few cereal grains that provide us with energy and vital nutrients. These versatile grains can be used in countless recipes, from hearty breads to comforting porridges. But sativa's influence extends beyond the kitchen. The plant family also includes black cumin (Nigella sativa) and love-in-a-mist flowers which add beauty to gardens worldwide. Their delicate petals and vibrant colors make them popular choices for floral arrangements or simply as eye-catching additions to any landscape. When it comes to salad vegetables or "plantes pour salades, " sativa truly shines. Lettuce varieties like romaine or arugula offer refreshing flavors while providing essential vitamins and minerals necessary for maintaining good health. Pair these greens with other nutritious options such as tomatoes or cucumbers for a satisfying meal. Interestingly enough, even parsnips belong to the Pastinaca sativa family. These root vegetables have a distinct sweet flavor when cooked but can also be enjoyed raw in salads or as crunchy snacks. Moving on from vegetables, let's talk about nuts. Sativa brings us nuts with shells known as "fruits en chaton. " Whether you're cracking open walnuts or indulging in pistachios, these nutrient-dense treats offer healthy fats and proteins that contribute positively towards overall well-being. Another notable member of the sativa family is the common saffron crocus (Crocus sativa). This beautiful flower not only adds elegance to gardens but also provides one of the most expensive spices in the world.