#68 Borrago Constantino heron Image: A family of three

Image: A family of three looks on in terror as men are shot and killed in war

Duilio Coletti

Joan Benham

Starring - Nando Angelini

#68 Borrago Constantino heron Image: A family of threeThis plant is known as the borage plant. It can serve as both a diuretic and a sedative, and its leaves can be consumed in teas or as garnish, for instance. This hand colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret. Condition: Good.