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Linum Collection

Background imageLinum Collection: Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax
A watercolour commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks and sketched by Sydney Parkinson during the Endeavour Voyage. Parkinson died at sea before he could complete it

Background imageLinum Collection: Linum usitatissimum, flax

Linum usitatissimum, flax
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLinum Collection: French flax, Linum trigynum

French flax, Linum trigynum, Lino indiano. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Background imageLinum Collection: Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa

Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa, Salvia bella. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageLinum Collection: Pale flax, Linum angustifolium

Pale flax, Linum angustifolium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1797

Background imageLinum Collection: Perennial flax, Linum perenne

Perennial flax, Linum perenne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Background imageLinum Collection: Common flax, Linum usitatissimum

Common flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1804

Background imageLinum Collection: Flax or Linum species

Flax or Linum species
Clammy flax, Linum hypericifolium, one-styled flax, Linum monogynum, blue-and-white flax, Linum ascyrifolium, Siberian flax, Linum sibiricum, yellow flax, Linum flavum, alpine flax, Linum alpinum

Background imageLinum Collection: Mallow and flax species

Mallow and flax species
Umbellate globe-mallow, Malva umbellata, showy red-flowered mallow, Malva creeana, tree flax, Linum arboreum, and Indian flax, Linum trigynum

Background imageLinum Collection: Holosteon or white plantain, Plantago albicans

Holosteon or white plantain, Plantago albicans, and meadow flax, Linum pratense. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Background imageLinum Collection: Toadflax species, Linaria vulgaris

Toadflax species, Linaria vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageLinum Collection: Cannabis, Cannabis sativa, and flax, Linum usitatissimum

Cannabis, Cannabis sativa, and flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageLinum Collection: Common flax or linseed, Linum usitatissimum

Common flax or linseed, Linum usitatissimum. Lin cultive. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageLinum Collection: Wild flax, Linum lewisii

Wild flax, Linum lewisii
Le Lin sauvage. Wild flax, Linum lewisii. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imageLinum Collection: Tree flax, Linum arboreum

Tree flax, Linum arboreum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Background imageLinum Collection: Flax and cannabis

Flax and cannabis
Flax, Linum usitatissimum 1, and hemp or cannabis, Cannabis sativa, male 2, female 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageLinum Collection: Flax, Linum usitatissimum

Flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageLinum Collection: Flax or linseed, Linum usitatissimum

Flax or linseed, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageLinum Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 424

Curtis British Entomology Plate 424
Lepidoptera: *Psodos equestrata (Gold Four-spot Moth. Specimen ?from Mr. Plastead?s cabinet? - not British? Cf. the montane mainland-European P)

Background imageLinum Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 55

Curtis British Entomology Plate 55
Coleoptera: Melasis buprestoides (Buprestis-like Melasis) [Plant: Linum anglicum (Linum perenne, Perennial Flax)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageLinum Collection: Yellow flax or three-styled flax with vivid

Yellow flax or three-styled flax with vivid yellow flowers, native of India, Linum trigynum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Background imageLinum Collection: Blue and white flax with pale blue flowers

Blue and white flax with pale blue flowers, native of Europe, Linum ascyrifolium.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss Botanical

Background imageLinum Collection: Reinwardtia trigyna, yellow flax

Reinwardtia trigyna, yellow flax
Plate 1143 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLinum Collection: Grandville Flax 1847

Grandville Flax 1847
LIN flax (linum) Date: 1847

Background imageLinum Collection: Plants / Linum Usitatissim

Plants / Linum Usitatissim
FLAX

Background imageLinum Collection: Plants / Linum Sp

Plants / Linum Sp
FLAXWEED one of several species

Background imageLinum Collection: Linum Usitatissimum

Linum Usitatissimum
COMMON FLAX


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