Accession No

4805

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing structure of gemmae on specialised stems, by S. Bishop, English, mid-20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Bishop, S.

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 1016mm; height 1481mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘GEMMAE ON SPECIALISED STEMS’ (top)

Description Notes

Black ink line drawings,
Left bottom is whole plant of Calypogeia muellerana, with a cross-section through its gemma in top left.
Right bottom is whole plant of Aulacomnium androgynum, with a cross-section above.
Title at top, species names below drawings. All text stencilled capitals.
Ref number on reverse.

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