Rare Books

The following are digitized images or plates from Special Collections' Rare Book Collection. This collection is strong in a number of agricultural sciences and includes works by many great herbalists, as well as renowned works on flowers and fruits from both the 18th and 19th centuries. Each image is a digital reproduction of the original artwork or written text.

Plate from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 43, depicting a Single-flowered Common Peony