Accession No

5159

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting Pyrus malus, 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 758mm; height 564mm

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

Pyrus Malus

Description Notes

Pyrus malus. Maker G. Henslow

Colour printed botanical teaching diagram of Pyrus malus, the apple. The wallchart consists of 7 separate diagrams depicting the blossom and fruit. Figure a depicts an apple branch laden with blossom whilst figure b is a close up of a single blossom. Figure c shows a cross section through a blossom minus the petals and figure d a horizontal cross section through the stigma, showing the ovaries that will develop into the fruit. Figure e shows the mature apple in situ on a branch with f showing a vertical cross section through the fruit and g a horizontal cross section.

Good condition.

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