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A flowering orchid (Bletia verecunda) and a spinning slug (Limax species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1813.
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A flowering orchid (Bletia verecunda) and a spinning slug (Limax species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1813.

1813

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Limax and Limodorum. fig 1 to 4. the spinning slug 5. tall Limodorum; from Martyn's Hist. Plant. rar. J. Pass sc.

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