Accession No

5156

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting Prunus cerasus, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, George

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 723mm; height 528mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

Description Notes

Prunus cerasus. Maker G. Henslow

Colour printed botanical teaching diagram of Prunus cerasus, a cherry. 7 separate figures are present on the diagram marked a - i, omitting f and g. Figure a depicts a branch of the cherry in flower with blossom, figure b showing a close-up of a single blossom. C is a cross-section across a single flower, whilst d is a close-up cross section across the flower showing the lower section of the flower carpel and ovary. Figure e shows a branch of the cherry bearing fruit. Figures h and i depict the cherry stone, i being a cross-section of h.

Both the top and bottom left hand corners of the wallchart have been ripped off at some point.

Good/fair condition.

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