MBG Rare Books: Structure of A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick : engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life / by Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick.

A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick : engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life / by Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick. Volume 1 of 2

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Illustration of Scabiosa vulgaris pratensis (Field Scabious) p185
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Illustration of Flex coccigera (The Scarlet Oak) p186

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Illustration of Juniperus (the Juniper Tree) p187
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Illustration of Hedera arborea (The Ivy Tree) p188

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