Seed Collection (page 6)

Locust tree, Robinia pseudo acacia (engraving)
5855025 Locust tree, Robinia pseudo acacia (engraving); (add.info.: Leaves, flower, pod and seed of the Locust tree, Robinia pseudo acacia)

Cardamon (Cardamom), Elettaria cardamomum 1, and caper bush (spinous or common caprier), Capparis spinosa 2
FLO4577019 Cardamon (Cardamom), Elettaria cardamomum 1, and caper bush (spinous or common caprier), Capparis spinosa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Glycine variete - Piule, Rhynchosia phaseoloides (Lesser red-bead glycine, Glycine phaseoloides)
FLO4580170 Glycine variete - Piule, Rhynchosia phaseoloides (Lesser red-bead glycine, Glycine phaseoloides). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis

Middle East: farmer sowing seeds for agriculture. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4862443 Middle East: farmer sowing seeds for agriculture. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Middle East: farmer sowing seeds for agriculture)

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Farmers sowing seeds to grow cereal in
NWI4888434 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Farmers sowing seeds to grow cereal in the Great Plains in the United States, 1800s

Asafetida, gum resin from the Ferula assa-foetida. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's
FLO4638310 Asafetida, gum resin from the Ferula assa-foetida. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852.; (add.info.: Asafetida)

Seed and fruit plants including cocoa, calabash nutmeg, pawpaw, sugar apple, durian, tea (the), camellia, cotton
FLO4684711 Seed and fruit plants including cocoa, calabash nutmeg, pawpaw, sugar apple, durian, tea (the), camellia, cotton, magnolia, peony, geranium, nasturtium (capucin), etc

Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus
FLO4684679 Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus, sugar (sugar), sorghum (sorghum), bamboo (bamboo), waterlily (nenuphar)

Fennel (Fennel), Foeniculum vulgare 1, and black cumin (Nigelle cultivee), Nigella sativa 2
FLO4573909 Fennel (Fennel), Foeniculum vulgare 1, and black cumin (Nigelle cultivee), Nigella sativa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Brassicacees (or crucifere), large pasture or broad-leaved pasture. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac
FLO4566918 Brassicacees (or crucifere), large pasture or broad-leaved pasture. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's book "English Botanical

Meridian fennel or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4564369 Meridian fennel or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Signs of spring: flowering and fruit on a branch (species not specified). Coloured copper engraving
FLO4728461 Signs of spring: flowering and fruit on a branch (species not specified). Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Indigotier. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4728359 Indigotier. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816

Dwarf buckthorn. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4728290 Dwarf buckthorn. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816

Varieties of Graminees: giant fetuque, prep pasture and aquatic pasture. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4728108 Varieties of Graminees: giant fetuque, prep pasture and aquatic pasture. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Varieties of grass grass: aquatic hay (water hay) and millet etale. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4728083 Varieties of grass grass: aquatic hay (water hay) and millet etale. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

History. France. La Semeuse (the sower). Marianne, national emblem of France sowing
3433917 History. France. La Semeuse (the sower). Marianne, national emblem of France sowing. Allegory inspired by Oscar Roty, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: France)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630713 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

"And some Fell among Thorns" (colour litho)
8670318 "And some Fell among Thorns" (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tobacco Grown for seed Purposes in Sumatra (b/w photo)
8674239 Tobacco Grown for seed Purposes in Sumatra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobacco Grown for seed Purposes in Sumatra)

Abraham beholding the Promised Land, Genesis, XII, 7 (coloured engraving)
8651520 Abraham beholding the Promised Land, Genesis, XII, 7 (coloured engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pine cone, needle, branch, Pinus pinea
5856558 Pine cone, needle, branch, Pinus pinea; (add.info.: Pine cone, needle, branch, Pinus pinea. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Peru balsam tree, Myroxylon peruiferum
5855089 Peru balsam tree, Myroxylon peruiferum; (add.info.: Peru balsam tree, Myroxylon peruiferum. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Caraway, Carum carvi
5855058 Caraway, Carum carvi; (add.info.: Caraway, Carum carvi. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Yellow birch, Betula lutea
5855022 Yellow birch, Betula lutea; (add.info.: Leaves, aments and seed of the Yellow birch, Betula lutea. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis
5855012 Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis; (add.info.: Leaf, fruit, flower and seed of the Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis)

Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper, Piper longum
5855622 Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper, Piper longum; (add.info.: Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper, Piper longum, hihatsu)

Allspice, pimento or Jamaica pepper, Myrtus pimenta, Pimenta dioica
5856562 Allspice, pimento or Jamaica pepper, Myrtus pimenta, Pimenta dioica; (add.info.: Allspice, pimento or Jamaica pepper, Myrtus pimenta, Pimenta dioica)

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306916 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving)
5306901 Ears of corn French 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306879 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 19th century illustration of ears of corn
5306840 French 19th century illustration of ears of corn; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diospyros varians (Fossil Seeds), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4987863 Diospyros varians (Fossil Seeds), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Diospyros varians (Fossil Seeds), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4982881 Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Settlers drawing grain from a reserve in the form of wells
NWI4886659 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Settlers drawing grain from a reserve in the form of wells

Wood fruit poop, canarium nuts and badamier fruit. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4726586 Wood fruit poop, canarium nuts and badamier fruit. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Linaigrette has sheaths and broadleaf linaigrette. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4728231 Linaigrette has sheaths and broadleaf linaigrette. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

A plough 9, wheat kernel 10, magnified kernel 11, and magnified mildewed kernel 12
FLO4728895 A plough 9, wheat kernel 10, magnified kernel 11, and magnified mildewed kernel 12. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434927 Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Cafeier, cafe - Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica
FLO4688307 Cafeier, cafe - Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Copperplate engraving from Abbe Antoine Francois Prevost's Histoire generale des voyages, Paris

Common fennel. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's book "English
FLO4566392 Common fennel. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's book "English Botanical Phenomenes", 1834

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

Fresh Olives
Treechild

Fluffy Flowers
Treechild

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Sally Ann Moss

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)

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