Accession No

4839

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing germination and growth of Zea (maize?), by H. Marshall Ward, English, 19th to 20th century

Origin

Cambridge, England

Maker

Ward, H. Marshall

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1890

Latest Date

1906

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 975mm; height 1350mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge on 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge from 01/1994 until 06/2008.

Inscription

‘Zea’ (handpainted, bottom centre)
‘BOTANY SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE

Drawn by H. Marshall Ward (Professor of
Botany 1895-1906) and presented to the
Botany School by Mrs Marshall Ward.’ (on label, bottom right)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart showing germination and growth of Zea (maize?), by H. Marshall Ward, English, 19th to 20th century.
Watercolour in yellow and greens.
Main picture, left, is of section through mature plant.
Three pictures in the centre show stages in germination, while the picture on right shows the seed with mature roots and shoots.
Title at bottom centre.
Presentation sticker at bottom right.
Ref number at bottom right.

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