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Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby
FLO4701994 Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville

Liveche (Ligustium levistium) or mountain ache. Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby
FLO4702200 Liveche (Ligustium levistium) or mountain ache. Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby

Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby
FLO4702156 Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville

Botanical board: Cultivating garlic (Allium sativum) showing bulb, leaves and purple flowers
FLO4702132 Botanical board: Cultivating garlic (Allium sativum) showing bulb, leaves and purple flowers. Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby

Long pepper, Piper longum
5856760 Long pepper, Piper longum by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Long pepper, Piper longum, with green flowers and leaves)

White flowered fenugreek with seed pod, Trigonella foenum graecum
5856703 White flowered fenugreek with seed pod, Trigonella foenum graecum by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: White flowered fenugreek with seed pod, Trigonella foenum graecum)

Y: Y Stands for our Farm-yard, where Chicks Love to Feed On the Oats, and the Barley, and Other Good Seed
7309620 Y: Y Stands for our Farm-yard, where Chicks Love to Feed On the Oats, and the Barley, and Other Good Seed.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

King of the mountain
Igor Kopcev

Water droplets in dandelion
Lubomir Vladikov

Letter P: "Chicks", in Alphabet francais, 1887 (engraving)
DUV4205834 Letter P: " Chicks", in Alphabet francais, 1887 (engraving) by Beuzon, Joseph Charles (fl.1892) (after); 32.5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter P Chicks Pensee)

Altarpiece of St. Nicolas: miracle of the multiplication of the grains, predella
7294911 Altarpiece of St. Nicolas: miracle of the multiplication of the grains, predella by Cabrera, Jaume (fl.1394-1432); Santa Maria de la Seu, Manresa, Catalonia

Letter D: "Turkey", in L'ABC du Pepetit Poucet, 1928 (engraving)
DUV4205007 Letter D: " Turkey", in L ABC du Pepetit Poucet, 1928 (engraving) by Quatrefages, Armand de (1810-1892); 18 x 27.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter D: " Turkey)

Teasel
Jan Slotboom

Magnolia's Fall Texture
Matthew Berberich

Antique illustration of wild cherry tree

Seed and feed store, Lincoln, Nebr. 1942. Creator: John Vachon
Seed and feed store, Lincoln, Nebraska. [For sale: Best Sudan Grass - Texas Grown - Prices Low ; Better Loaf flour, potatoes, apples, chewing and smoking tobacco, soft drinks, oranges, grapefruit

The magnificent yellow flowering head of a Banksia shrub
Blue Lake National Park, Queensland, Australia

USA, Washington State, Eastern Washington fluffy seed head of Salsify dandelion

Red maple with whirlybird seeds, Kentucky

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Metate holes in rock along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Date: 08/10/2013

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Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) male eating thistle seeds, spring, Texas, USA. Date: 31/01/2013

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Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) adult at feeder Date: 19/11/2012

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Ramirez Ranch, Starr Co. Texas, USA, adult, Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) pair feeding, Date: 30/07/2010

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Mountain aven wildflower seeds Date: 14/05/2010

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Queen Anne's County, MD. A field of sunflowers and storm clouds at Chino Farms. Planted to provide food for birds, especially mourning doves. Date: 20/03/2007

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Queen Anne's County, MD. A field of sunflowers and storm clouds at Chino Farms. Planted to provide food for birds, especially mourning doves. Date: 20/03/2007

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Queen Anne's County, MD. A field of sunflowers and storm clouds at Chino Farms. Planted to provide food for birds, especially mourning doves. Date: 20/03/2007

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Queen Anne's County, MD. A field of sunflowers and storm clouds at Chino Farms. Planted to provide food for birds, especially mourning doves. Date: 20/03/2007

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Field of ripe oats in the Cotswolds of West-Central England. Date: 20/07/2005

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Finocchiona, Tuscan salami with wild fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare), Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Italian gastronomy Date: 10/07/2008

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Thistle flower in autumn, Tuscany, Italy Date: 09/02/2008

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Barley field in Provence, France. Date: 18/03/2010

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Barley field in Provence, France. Date: 18/03/2010

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South Africa, Pilanesburg Game Reserve, Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) feeds on seed pods while sitting on tree branch Date: 19/02/2005

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Landscape near the Escarpment of the Semien Mountains, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

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Landscape near the Escarpment of the Semien Mountains, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

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Pictufy Studio III

Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field in which mechanical potato planter is operating

Truck loaded with potato seed, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Truck loaded with potato seed

Single tobacco flower, Soofly, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Single tobacco flower. The tobacco plant is " topped" before it blooms in the field, with exception of a few plants which are saved out for seed. Shoofly, Granville County, North Carolina

Possibly: Single tobacco flower, Soofly, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Single tobacco flower. The tobacco plant is " topped" before it blooms in the field, with exception of a few plants which are saved out for seed

Hardware store, Silver City, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hardware store. Silver City, North Carolina

Possibly: Interior of farmers two-room log home, FSA borrower, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Interior of farmers two-room log home. FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. They have their alfalfa seed stored in corner waiting for a better price

French market sidewalk scene, Waterfront in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Waterfront in New Orleans. French market sidewalk scene. Louisiana

Spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) searching for seeds on forest floor, Finland. October

Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas
6338166 Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas, Sterculia balanga)

F. 20 Phormium tanax, c. 1790-95 (ink & w / c)
5671558 F.20 Phormium tanax, c.1790-95 (ink & w/c) by Doody, John (fl.1790-99) (attr. to); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Series 01: Flora of Norfolk Island, ca)

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