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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descriptions of plates 233-236
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Illustration of Asphodelus verus luteus or hasta Regia. (Yellow Asphodel or Kings Spear) p233

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Illustration of Buglossum Sylvestre (Wild Bugloss) p234
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Illustration of Beta Rubra or Nigra (Red Beet) p235

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