Deciduous trees, wood engravings, published in 1884 - stock illustration

Deciduous trees, top: Manna ash (Fraxinus ornus), a-flowering branch, b-blossom, c+d-fruit; Field elm (Ulmus minor, or Ulmus campestris), a-fruit branch, b-flowering branch, c-blossom (enlarged), d-pistil, e-wing fruit; Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), a-flowering branch, b-blossom, c-fruit; European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), a+b-flowering branches, c-fruit branch, d+e-fully formed blossom, f-staminate blossom, g-fruit (cross section). Below: European oak (Quercus robur, or Quercus pedunculata), a-flowering branch, b-staminate blossom (enlarged), c-fruit blossoms, d-fruit branch, e+f-transverse and longitudinal sections of the acorn; Cornish oak (Quercus petraea, or Quercus sessiliflora), a-flowering branch, b-staminate blossom, c-pistillate blossom, d-fruit branch, e-general view and longitudinal section of the acorn; European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), a-fruit branch, b-flowering branch, c-staminate blossom (enlarged), d-pistillate blossom (enlarged); European beech (Fagus sylvatica), a-branch with pistillate and staminate (below) blossoms, b-staminate blossom (enlarged), c-involucre, d-beechnut, e-beechnut (cross section), f-seedling. Wood engravings, published in 1884.