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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Colocynths (Citrullus colocynthis) are known by a number of names, such as bitter apples, bitter cucumber, desert gourd. They are climbing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.
The caption reads in the original French: Coloquinte.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, Cucurbitaceae, fruit, reference book, vine
