Accession No

5670

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Apical meristem of stem.

Origin

Maker

Frank Tschirch

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 835mm; height 674mm

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

‘Pflanzenphysiologische Wandtafeln von Frank und Tschirch. Taf. XIII
Der Vegetationspunkt und das Wachsen des Stengels.
(Phaseolus multiflorus.)’ (across top)
‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin. Lith.Anst.v.Ebenhusen & Eckstein, Stuttgart’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Apical meristem of stem. There are five diagrams. They are printed, one is in colour. They are numbered from 1 to 5 and labelled so:
‘1.Langsschnitt durch die Stengelspitze.’
‘2.Vegetationspunkt des Stengelscheitels bei a, (Fig. 1.)’
‘3.Meristemxellenbei a, (Fig. 1.)’
‘4.Wachsende Zellen mit transitorischer Starke bei b, (Fig. 1.)’
‘5.Fast errvachsene Zelle bei c, (Fig. 1,)’.
Diagrams one and two also have individual structures labelled. Diagram one has areas labelled a to c, as referred to above.
All labels and inscriptions are printed. The inscriptions run across the top and bottom of the chart.
Reference number is in the bottom left corner.

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