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Common box tree (Buxus sempervirens L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

Leaves and twigs of lilac (Syringa), box (Buxus) and alder (Alnus). Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.

Japanese box (Buxus microphylla): branch with leaves. Coloured pen drawing by S. Kawano.

Four flowering plants, three types of spurge (Euphorbia species) and box (Buxus sempervirens). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Common box twig (Buxus sempervirens) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

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Common box tree (Buxus sempervirens L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

Leaves and twigs of lilac (Syringa), box (Buxus) and alder (Alnus). Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.

Common box twig (Buxus sempervirens) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Four flowering plants, three types of spurge (Euphorbia species) and box (Buxus sempervirens). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Japanese box (Buxus microphylla): branch with leaves. Coloured pen drawing by S. Kawano.