Accession No

4759

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing cystoliths in leaves of Cannabis indica, by J. Ethridge, English, 1850-1967

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Ethridge, J.

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 1270mm; height 1015mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘T. S. leaf showing cystoliths (CaCO3)’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Black ink line drawing, with some shading, of a cross-section through a leaf of Cannabis indica. There are long spikes coming out of the lower surface, and smaller ones on the upper surface. The spikes have crystals inside them.
Title at bottom.
Ref number on reverse.

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