Edible Collection (page 10)

(1, 2) chayote (3) cantaloupe melon (4, 5) watermelon

Zea mais, maize
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus racemosa, cluster fig
An illustration from Watercolour Drawings of Indian Plants, part of the John Fleming Collection, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Dolichos soja, soybean
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Vegetables
Plate 5 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Tubercules alimentaires

Brassica alba, white mustard
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus carica, fig
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 1 (1817) by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Fico Regina

Artocarpus incisa, breadfruit tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Amygdalis communis, common almond
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus carica, common fig
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus tinctoria, dye fig
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut tree
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2, 1839 by Giorgio Galisio. Illustration entitled Castagna Marona

Glycyrrhiza echinata, liquorice
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Berry Fruit
Plate 46 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits en Baies (grangeur naturelle)

Glycyrrhiza glabra, liquorice
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dioscorea decaisneana, yam
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Garcinia mangostana, Mangosteen
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Thea chinensis, tea
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Olea europaea, olive
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Allium schoenoprasum, chive
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Garcinia hanburyi, Hanburys garcinia
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Theobroma cacao, cocoa
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Plants used as food
Illustration of arrowroot, manioc or cassava, yam and sweet potato. Plate 9 from Vegetable Kingdom 1872, by William Rhind

Plants for salads

Chicorium intybus, chicory
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Juglands regia, English walnut
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mandorla premice, almond tree
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2 (1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Morelle tomate, tomato
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Fruit
Plate 47 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits en Baies (grangeur naturelle)

Cola acuminata, cola nut
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Persea gratissima, avocado
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Various fungi
Plate 25 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Cryptogames alimentaires

Vitis sp. black muscadine grape
Plate 50 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. black Hamburg grape
Plate 59 from Pomona Britannica 1812, by George Brookshaw (1751-1823). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Asparagus officinalis, asparagus
From the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Four varieties of strawberry
Plate 2 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw.. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus limon, lemon
Tab 70 from Histoire Naturelle des Orangers (1818-1820) by Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Illustration entitled Limonier Sauvage

Zea mays, maize
This large cultivated grass called maize or sweet corn is an important cereal. Grain is ground for flour as well as forming a table vegetable, the husks are used as fuel & the leaves for cattle fodder

Citrus sinensis, orange
An illustration of an orange (Citrus sinensis) by Jean Theodore Descourtilz (d.1855), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Oranger Doux

Solanum sp. tomato
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a tomato (Solanum sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Vitis sp. grapes
Plate 65 from Le Jardin Fruitier (1821) by Louis Claude Noisette (1772-1849). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum. Illustration entitled Muscat d Alexandrie grapes

Table salt
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of table salt, artificially coloured by computer

Table salt
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of table salt, artificially coloured by computer

Pyrus moire, pear
Plate 248 from Le Jardin Fruitiers du Museum (1863) by Joseph Decaisne. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Amomum zingiber Linn. ginger
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. red grape
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a red grape (Vitis sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Prunus armenicaca, apricot
Illustration from Pomona Italiana volume 2 1817-39, by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Albicocca di Germania

Solanum sp. tomato seed
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a tomato seed (Solanum sp.), artificially coloured by computer

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