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Hand-coloured botanical plate of about fourteen plant stems and cacti, including a barrel cactus, columnar cactus, and climbing vine with blue flowers, titled The different Kinds of Trunks and Stems.

Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

A hand-coloured botanical plate headed BOTANY shows many plant forms arranged in a grid against a pale ground: branching stems, a spiny columnar cactus, a barrel cactus, a flowering succulent, and a climbing vine with blue flowers. Each specimen is labelled with a number and the title reads 'The different Kinds of Trunks and Stems.'

Artist
Wilkes, John, -1810
Date
12 June 1799
Medium
Book illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3132 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Diferentes tipos de troncos y tallos de plantas, grabado coloreado, 1799

Una lámina botánica coloreada a mano, con el encabezado BOTANY, muestra numerosas formas vegetales dispuestas en cuadrícula sobre un fondo claro: tallos ramificados, un cactus columnar espinoso, un cactus globoso y una enredadera con flores azules. Cada ejemplar lleva un número y el título dice 'The different Kinds of Trunks and Stems'.

Português: Diferentes tipos de troncos e caules de plantas, gravura colorida, 1799

Uma prancha botânica colorida à mão, com o cabeçalho BOTANY, mostra diversas formas vegetais dispostas em grade sobre fundo claro: caules ramificados, um cacto colunar espinhoso, um cacto globoso e uma trepadeira com flores azuis. Cada espécime tem um número, e o título lê 'The different Kinds of Trunks and Stems'.