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Botany. Poison. Belief. An illustrated cabinet of curiosities.

WITHIN THE HERBARIUM

Digitalis purpurea

Common foxglove, speckled tubular bells, cardiac glycosides, and William Withering's 1785 clinical treatise.

THE READING ROOM

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A NOTE FROM THE ARCHIVE

A darker leaf.
A closer look.

We trace the line between botanical evidence, historical remedies and plant lore. A beautiful specimen deserves a careful reading.

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