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Tragacanth gum in specimen jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Specimen jar containing kola nuts

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1920

Specimen jar containing gum arabic

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1935

Specimen jar containing arum root

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Specimen jar containing waxy mace fat

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen jar containing box roots

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Specimen jar containing Moringa Pterygosperma pods

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Specimen jar of fruits of Mucuna pruriens

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1900

Clear glass specimen jar for turmeric root

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1899

Specimen jar containing strophanthus follicles

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Specimen jar containing Wormwood

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Specimen jar containing gosypium herbaceum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1900

Glass jar, contains gum resin from the Sudan, pres

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1886

Specimen jar of pilocarpus microphyllus leaves, Mo

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Clear glass specimen jar, paper lidded, containing strophanthus gratus seeds from Lagos, received April, 1910, in English jar, 1880-1920

Specimen jar containing strophanthus gratus seeds

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Glass jar, contains lump catechu

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Clear glass jar with push on glass lid containing

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920

Glass specimen jar, containing seeds (cajanus bicolor), Bengal, India, 1866

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Kola nuts in glass jar, Africa, 1880-1920

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Clear glass specimen jar, paper lid, containing fi

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Cylindrical jar with paper lid, contains gum from anacardium occidentali from Jamaica, jar European, 1900-1930

Specimen jar containing anarcadium occidentali gum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Specimen bottle of Kidney beans, Phaseolus vulgari

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1925

Specimen jar, containing follicles of strophanthus from Gambia, 1903

Specimen jar containing follicles of strophanthus

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Glass jar, contains long pod with section removed cotton-wool like substance inside

Glass jar containing large seed pod

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Glass stoppered specimen jar containing latex resin, from Morocco, probably bottled in England

Specimen jar containing latex resin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Glass specimen jar, containing groundnuts, some loose, other in pods, provenance unknown

Specimen jar containing groundnuts

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Glass specimen jar, containing areca nuts, possibly from China

Specimen jar containing areca nuts

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Glass jar, contains senegal gum supplied by Burrou

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen jar containing follicles and seeds of strophanthus from east Africa, 1881-1889

Follicles and seeds of strophanthus in jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Specimen jar, with glass stopper, full of lungwort from France, jar English, 1891-1930

Specimen jar containing lungwort

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Glass jar, contains tame poison roots from North America

Specimen jar containing tame poison roots

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen jar containing lumps of damara resin from Australia, 1845

Specimen jar containing damara resin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Specimen jar of oat seeds with Diss ergot, Egypt,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1940

Glass specimen jar, containing mugwort herbs from Great Britain

Mugwort herbs in specimen jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Clear glass specimen jar with lid, containing oseille raccine root from Europe, in English jar, 1880-1930

Specimen jar containing oseille raccine root

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Glass specimen jar, damaged, containing Irish moss a form of seaweed

Specimen jar containing Irish moss

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1940

Specimen jar of white mustard, no provenance, 1830-1900

Specimen jar containing white mustard

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1900

Glass jar, paper lid, containing anacardium occidentale, bark, with gum adhering, from Ceylon, jar English, 1831-1930

Jar containing anacardium occidentale bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Glass specimen jar holding fruit and stalk of chick-pea

Specimen jar containing chick-pea

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1935

Glass jar, containing carob pods, dated 1847, unknown provenance

Carob pods in specimen jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1920

Clear glass specimen jar with glass stopper, full of dried pieces of horseradish root, from Great Britain, 1880-1920

Clear glass specimen jar containing horseradish root

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Glass specimen jar, glass stoppered, containing armoise roots, French

Specimen jar containing armoise roots

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Specimen jar of Primula veris flower, Primevere, France, 1880-1930

Specimen jar of Primula veris flower

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Glass jar, containing flase (?) sarsaparilla rhizomes from Europe, jar English, 1840-1930

Specimen jar containing flase sarsaparilla rhizomes

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1930

Large glass jar, contains gum anime from Grenada, dated 1896

Specimen jar containing anime gum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Specimen jar containing 2 pieces of strophanthus wood from Rhodesia

Strophanthus wood in specimen jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Glass jar, contains australian gum possibly from A

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1842

Glass jar, contains Chinese insects used to treat

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Tall narrow glass jar with paper cover, contains globular yellow resin from Calcutta, originally on show at Great Exhibition in 1851, jar probably English, 1850-1851

Tall narrow glass jar with paper cover, contains g

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1851

Specimen jar of olibanum gum, unknown provenance, 1830-1900

Specimen jar of olibanum gum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1900