About This Item
Title
Citrullus colocynthis
Subject
Plants, Medicinal
Citrullus
Book Illustrations
Description
Lithograph by J. H. Colen; color by T.R. Jones.
Citrullus colocynthis, commonly known as colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, or vine of Sodom.
Caption: Represents the plant in flower, and the pepo or fruit.
Creator
Colen, John H.
Jones, T. R.
Source
Original image in: Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876. Illustrations of medical botany (Philadelphia : Lloyd P. Smith, 19 St. James Street, 1847). ZQx 4 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Illustrations of Medical Botany, Joseph Carson's two-volume work of materia medica, was published in 1847. Intended for students, physicians, and pharmacists, Carson set out for his work to supplant two important works of medical botany, American Medical Botany by Jacob Bigelow and Vegetable materia medica of the United States by William Barton. Carson's work includes 100 color plates, with lithography by J. H. Colen.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1847
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZQx_4_v1.pl39
Original Format
1 print : color lithograph
Physical Dimensions
30 x 22 cm
Citation
Colen, John H. and Jones, T. R., “Citrullus colocynthis,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 22, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1579.