Accession No

5161

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting Aesculus hippocastanum, by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 706mm; height 892mm

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

Hippocastanaceae.
Aesculus Hippocastanum L,
Horse Chestnut.
1. Short styled flowers
2. long styled flower
3. Bursting fruit
4. Seeding.

Description Notes

Aesculus hippocastanum. Maker Shrubbs

Colour printed botanical teaching diagram of Aesculus Hippocastanum L, the horse chestnut. The wallchart consists of 4 separate diagrams showing different flowering forms and seeding. The diagrams are labelled as follows:
1. Short styled flowers
2. Long styled flower
3. Bursting fruit
4. Seeding.

The paper has been backed onto cloth for support.

Good condition.

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