Accession No

5416

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Psalliota campestris: development of fructifications.

Origin

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 918mm; height 1172mm

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

‘Psalliota campestris.’ (above diagrams)
‘A.mycelium giving rise to a number of young
fructifications.B.young mushroom in section.
C.slightly older;(l)the gills just appearing.
D.still older,(l)the gills.E.older again,(l)gills,(v)
velium.F.nearly ripe,(l)gills,(v)velium.’ (below diagrams)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting the development of fructifications of Psalliota campetris. Six diagrams, drawn in black. They are labelled A to F. Four also have various structures individually labelled with letters. The inscription beneath the diagrams is the key to this.
Inscriptions are above and below the diagrams.
Reference number is in the top left corner.

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