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Aesculus hippocastanum, common horse chestnutA native of Albania and Greece, is planted as an ornamental tree. The large seeds, conkers, were used as narcotics in the 19th century when they were considered to have an effect equal to opium
Thryothorus ludovicianus, Carolina wrenPlate 78 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut treePhotographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) ViburnuSketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London