File:Tetratheca juncea (Sowerby).jpg

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This is an image of a print of a hand coloured engraving by James Sowerby (1757-1822), based on drawing nominally by John White but probably by the convict artist Thomas Watling. It appeared as Tab. II in James Edward Smith's 1793 A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. The plant depicted is Tetratheca juncea.

The accompanying text explains the figure thus:

1. Calyx and Footstalk. 2. Petal. 3. Stamina. 4. A Stamen magnified. 5. The same cut across. 6. Capsule. 7,7. Seeds.
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Source Originally from A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. This digital image was obtained from the digital collection of the National Library of Victoria here.
Author James Sowerby
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cleaned, color adjusted. The original can be viewed here: Tetratheca juncea (Sowerby)-original.jpgFile:Tetratheca juncea (Sowerby)-original.jpg. Modifications made by CarolSpears.

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