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MEDICAL BOTANY



W. CLARKE

THIS IS A RARE COLLECTION OF HERBAL PLANTS COMMONLY
USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES; PRINTED IN 1830 BY W. CLARKE
IN HIS EDITION TITLED 'MEDICAL BOTANY'.
THESE ARE HIGHLY FINISHED, HAND COLOURED
COPPER ENGRAVINGS. SOME ARE ACCENTED WITH GUM ARABIC
TO GIVE THE IMAGE A PERPETUAL WET LOOK.
THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE GLARE OF THE CAMERA FLASH ON
SOME OF THE PRINTS, SUCH AS WOODY NIGHTSHADE.

THE PIECES ARE MOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY
10" X 14" IN ACID FREE MAT BOARDS.
THE PRICES ARE AS NOTED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS.



 
 

NAME OF HERB PRICE IMAGE
MYROXYLON PERUIFERUM
PERUVIAN BALSAM TREE
SOLD
$125
CASSIA FISTULA
EGYPTIAN PURGING CASSIA
SOLD
$125
SACEHARUM OFFICINARUM
SUGAR CANE
SOLD
$150
MORUS NIGRA
COMMON MULBERRY
SOLD
$100
AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS
COMMON ALMOND

SOLD

$185
SOLANUM DULCAMARA
WOODY NIGHTSHADE
SOLD
$125

PIPER CUBELA
JAVA PEPPER

SOLD

 $125
TUSSILAGO FARFARA
COLT'S FOOT

SOLD

 $105
QUASSIA AMARA
BITTER QUASSIA		 $145
ORIGANUM VULGARE
COMMON MARJORAM 		$125
CURCUMA LEDOARIA
ZEDOARY
SOLD
$110
INULA HELENIUM
ELECAMPANE
SOLD
$95
AGARICUS BULBOSUS
(POISONOUS)
SOLD
$125
AGARICUS SEMIGLOBATUS
(POISONOUS)		 $95
DOLICOS PRURIENS
COW-ITCH DOLICHOS		 $175
EUPHORBIA OFFICINARUM
OFFICINAL SPURGE		 $150
ARNICA MONTANA
MOUNTAIN ARNICA
SOLD
$105
LEONTODON TARAXICUM
COMMON DANDELION
SOLD
$105
RHEUM PALMATUM
PALMATED RHUBARB
SOLD
$95
STYRAX OFFICINALE
STORAX TREE		 $100

HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS
HELLEBORUS

SOLD

 $125
HELMINTHOCORTOS VESICULOSUS
FUCUS SEAWEED		 $95
DATURA STRAMONIUM
THORN APPLE
SOLD
$125
SCILLA MARITIMA
SQUILL OR SEA ONION
SOLD
$125


 


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