#68 Borrago Constantino heron January 21 to January 29

January 21 to January 29

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

The yellow-faded background of crowds at a race track with bold red

the water that sings and dances

#68 Borrago Constantino heron January 21 to January 29This 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.