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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
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
The redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) is a shrub in the family Grossulariaceae. It can grow to about 5 ft (1.5 m) high and is frost hardy. It produces bunches of ten to twenty small berries that can be eaten raw or cooked and have a strong acid flavor.
The caption reads in the original French: Groseillier rouge (Ribes rubrum).
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, fruit, Grossulariaceae, reference book
