A beautiful poster depicting a collection of plants, including bryony and lily of the valley, from the work “Historia Botanica Practica” by Giambattista Morandi, an Italian physician and botanist who lived in the 18th century. This exceptional herbarium was published in 1744 in Milan by Petri Francisci Malatestae. Morandi was known for his precise and realistic plant drawings, and his work was one of the most important botanical works of his time. Plants featured on the poster: • Rough Bindweed - Smilax aspera, fructu rubente • White Bryony - Bryonia alba • Black Bryony - Bryonia nigra • True Ipecacuanha - Ipecacoanha • Butcher's Broom - Ruscus Myrtifolius, aculeatus • Cherry Laurel - Hippoglossum Laurotaxa • Bay Laurel - Laurus Alexandrina • Broadleaf Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum latifolium, vulgare • Lily of the Valley - Lilium convallium album • Asparagus - Asparagus sativa

Bryony and Lily of the Valley

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