#6 Acacia, spinosa tenuifolia

London, 1770

16 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)

ID #FF29E-FL-06CB

The acacia plant is a dietary fiber and can be used in medication for throat and stomach treatments, or can be taken to help reduce cholesterol, among other medicinal benefits.

This hand-colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret.

Condition: Good.

100-250 1770 flower 250-500 garden Latin original poster plant poster size-16-x-10-5 vintage

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