Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8380
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Greater meadow grass, common meadow grass and rough oat grass
Date
1689
Creator
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 380mm
width (painting): 240mm
width (painting): 240mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of greater meadow grass (Gramen pratense paniculatum major), common meadow grass (Gramen pratense minus seu vulgatissimu) and rough oat grass with more compact panicles (Festuca avenacea hirsuta paniculis minus sparsis). With flower details.
Transcription
Festuca avenacea hirsuta
Paniculis minus sparsis. Ray No3.p191
Rough oat grass with more compact panicles
Gramen Pratense minus seu vulgatissimu Ray
The most common meadow grass
Gram: Praten se Paniculatu minus CB No4. p187. R
Gramen Pratense Paniculatum majus CB
The greater meadow grass No5. p188. Ray
Ric: Waller Pinx
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Paniculis minus sparsis. Ray No3.p191
Rough oat grass with more compact panicles
Gramen Pratense minus seu vulgatissimu Ray
The most common meadow grass
Gram: Praten se Paniculatu minus CB No4. p187. R
Gramen Pratense Paniculatum majus CB
The greater meadow grass No5. p188. Ray
Ric: Waller Pinx
24
Object history
From a series of watercolours of English grasses and wild flowers by Richard Waller (MS/131). The paintings were possibly intended as illustrations for a catalogue of plants by John Ray (1627-1705).
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