Holy thistle or milk thistle (Silybum marianum): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1903.

Date:
1903
Reference:
21096i
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Description

Holy thistle young leaves are eaten in salads and the older leaves used to treat dropsy, jaundice, coughs and spleen complaints

Publication/Creation

1903

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour

Lettering

Carduus marianus Clevedon/03

Notes

Possibly painted at an art class in the Severn region or Clevedon, Avon, 1902-1908

Reference

Wellcome Collection 21096i

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