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Four poisonous plants: hemlock (Conium maculatum), henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa) and autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.

A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and verses below. Etching by Matthäus Merian the elder ca. 1646.

Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and bulb and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

A cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), autumn crocus (Colchicum species) and saffron crocus (Crocus sativus): three flowers with a caterpillar and bee. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Crocus sativus, safran cultivé / par P.J. Redouté.

Specification of Joseph Collett : medicine.

Eight French wild plants, including saffron crocus, barley, pine species, juniper and bladder wrack. Chromolithograph, c. 1915.

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Specification of Joseph Collett : medicine.

Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and bulb and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and verses below. Etching by Matthäus Merian the elder ca. 1646.

Eight French wild plants, including saffron crocus, barley, pine species, juniper and bladder wrack. Chromolithograph, c. 1915.

Crocus sativus, safran cultivé / par P.J. Redouté.