Accession No

4713

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing heterophylly in Proserpinaca palustris, ie showing three alternate forms of growth, by G. B. 'Herbert' Newham, 19th to 20th century

Origin

Cambridge, England

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 1331mm; height 865mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Heterophylly in Proserpinaca palustris (McCallum)’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart showing heterophylly in Proserpinaca palustris, ie showing three alternate forms of growth, by Newham, 19th to 20th century.
Line drawing in black ink of three different forms of Proserpinaca, all showing the upper part of the plant, ie shoot and leaves.
Left is ‘normal growth’.
Centre is ‘aerial shoot submerged’.
Right is ‘alternate submergence & emergence’
Text is in an italic hand.

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