Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, pub. 1836. Creator: Panacre Bessa (1772-1846).


Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, illustration from 'Flore des jardiniers, amateurs et manufacturiers: D'après les dessins de Bessa. Extraits de l'Herbier de l'amateur.', pub. 1836 (hand coloured engraving). Also called Devil's Apples or Love Apple, native to Northern Italy, Balkans and Turkey.


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