Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis.

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Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's "British Phaenogamous Botany" 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854.

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Size: 3740px × 5040px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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