Edible Collection (page 7)

Pasture mushroom, Macrolepiota procera (Agaricus procerus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

Fools mushroom, Amanita verna
Deadly amanita, fools mushroom, destroying angel or the mushroom fool, Amanita verna (Amanita vernus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our

Edible dormouse, Glis glis (Fat dormouse, Myoxus glis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor
La Tricolor. Edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

European lobster, edible crab and Atlantic horseshoe crab
European lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, edible crab, Cancer pagurus 2, and Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, dorsal 3, ventral 4

Chufa or tigernut sedge, Cyperus esculentus 1, tuberous roots 2, and earth almonds a, b. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Leaves and blossom of edible chestnut, Fagus castanea
Leaves and blossom of the edible chestnut, Fagus castanea. Date: 1842

Edible chestnut tree, Fagus castanea, in Greenwich Park, south-east London. Date: 1842

Edible Centerpieces Date: 1935

Shaggy inkcap, Coprinus comatus, and mica cap, Coprinellus micaceus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Prunus sp. plum
Plate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau

Sorghum bicolor, sorghum
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Medicago sativa, alfalfa
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Callinectes sapidus, blue crab

Hungarian Wedding Cake
These Hungarian peasant women in traditional headscarves are decorating a wedding cake with painted gingerbread swords, hearts and edible babies. Date: 1930s

Hygroscopic earthstar, Geastrum hygrometricum, and brown puffball, Bovista nigrescens, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Black morel, Morchella conica, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Morel mushrooms: Morchella lutescens, Morchella abietina, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum, and scaly hedgehog mushroom, Sarcodon imbricatus, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Red-capped scaber stalk, Leccinum aurantiacum, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Penny bun or porcino mushroom, Boletus edulis, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Yellow-gilled russula, Russula alutacea, edible, and the sickener, Russula emetica, poisonous.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, Agaricus muscarius, poisonous.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Edible mushroom, Russula virescens, and suspect green Russula furcata and brown Russula nigricans.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Honey fungus, Armillaria bulbigera and A robusta
Honey fungus, Armillaria bulbigera and A. robusta.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Eringi mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii, and tree oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Diospyros sp. ebony tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Oryza sativa, rice
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lens esculenta, lentil
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus bergamia, bergamia orange
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Allium sativum, garlic
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Cephaelis ipecacuanha, ipecac

Achras zapota, chicle tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pleurotus ostreatus, oyster mushroom
Shown here is the fan-shaped oyster mushroom fungus. This specimen originates from the Natural History Museum, London

Acrocinus longimanus, harlequin beetle and Citrus medica, et

Psidium pyriferum, red guava
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. plum (The Imperatrice Plum)
Plate 4 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Blueberry. (Vaccinium oxycoccos). 19th century engraving

Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card
Father Christmas awful apparition on a Christmas card -- he appears to be terrorising three edible birds with strings of sausages and onions. Date: circa 1890s

Edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Spiny puffball, Lycoperdon echinatum, and earthball, Scleroderma verrucosum, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Peziza mushrooms: P aurantia, coccinea, fulgens
Peziza mushrooms: P. aurantia, coccinea, fulgens, splendens, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

White saddle, Helvella crispa, and Palamino cup, Peziza repanda, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Yellow morel, Morchella esculenta, and green morel, Morchella viridis, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Coral fungus, Clavaria dichotoma, suspect, white coral fungus, Clavulina cinerea, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Clavaria umbraticola, clavaire de l ombre, suspect.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Golden coral fungus, Ramaria aurea, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Pigs ears mushroom, Gomphus clavatus, Craterellus clavatus, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

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