Accession No

4903

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing the complementary society of an oakwood, by G. B. 'Herbert' Newham, English, early to mid-20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 796mm; height 1145mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘COMPLEMENTARY SOCIETY OF OAK WOOD. (AFTER WOODHEAD)’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Black line drawing of plants, showing subterranean as well as upper parts.
Soil is marked with small dashes, and undergrowth is drawn on the surface.
There are four or five plants of each species at different stages of development.
Holcus mollis is on left.
Pteridium aquilinum is in the centre.
Scilla nutans is on the right.
Main title is stencilled capitals, species names appear at top, in sentence case italic.

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