Cereal Plant Collection (#3)

Cereals engraving 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Corn
Antique illustration of corn with leafs on white background

Sprat Barley (Hordeum zeocriton)
Antique illustration of Sprat Barley (Hordeum zeocriton)

Kneading machine
Antique illustration of kneading machine

Rye (Secale cereale)
Antique illustration of Rye (Secale cereale)

Wheat (Triticum vulgare)

Spelt (Triticum spelta), also known as dinkel wheat, or hulled wheat, is a species of wheat cultivated since 5000 BC

Wheat (triticum compactum aristatum)

Spelt (Triticum spelta muticum)
Antique illustration of a Spelt (Triticum spelta muticum)

Finishing Steam Thrashing machine
19th century engraving of a Finishing Steam Thrashing machine

Plowing, trailer equipment
Illustration of a plowing, trailer equipment for horse carriage

Thrashing machine
19th century engraving of a Finishing Thrashing machine

Caraway (Carum carvi)
Caraway, also known as meridian fennel or Persian cumin, (Carum carvi) is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa

Oat (Avena sativa)
Antique illustration of oat (Avena sativa)

Cross section of threshing machine
Antique illustration of a cross section of threshing machine

Threshing machine beater
Antique illustration of a threshing machine beater

Sorghum vulgare
Illustration engraving of a Sorghum vulgare

Mill
Antique engraving illustration of a mill

Cereal crops
Illustration of a bunch of cereal crops

Cross section of a grain mill
Antique illustration of a cross section of a grain mill

Old Roman mill
Illustration of a old Roman mill

Feather Grass on a Russian Steppe
Illustration of a Feather Grass on a Russian Steppe

Mill, sugar production
Antique illustration of a Mill, sugar production

Ancient Egypt agriculture
illustration of a Ancient Egypt agriculture

Linen industry maschine
Antique illustration of a linen industry machine: rolling flax (coarse short fiber parts) into flax tapes

Painted clay slabs
Antique illustration of Etruscan architecture and art, painted clay slabs

Maize, also known as corn
Illustration of a maize, also known as corn

Wheat fields with hill background in Gerrans, Roseland Cornwall

Farmers Harvest Indian Corn
American farmers bundle stalks of Indian corn during autumn harvest in a cornfield, 1863. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Farmer Husks Corn On Cornfield
An American farmer sits on an overturned basket in a cornfield and husks corn during harvest season, 1850s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Killiecrankie Golden Hour
December brings a perpetual golden houra with the sun hanging low in the Winter Solstice sky. Lined with imperial forests, lush heather hillsides

A pathway through Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore near Chapel Falls. Along the way you pass through this enchanting forest

Sable Meadows
A pathway leads from Sable Falls to the Ghost Forest near Lake Superiors coast. Along the way you pass through this enchanting meadow

Red combine harvester

Zea zaccharata, Corn on the cob

Chicken run, group of hens with rooster pecking grains, enclosed by hedges and fences, with eggs laid in nesting boxes, fresh water tub supplied through pipe, view from above

Illustration, sheaf of wheat standing upright

Cereal plants

Illustration of combine harvester harvesting grain crop

Illustration of Hordeum vulgare (Barley) on stem, close-up

Illustration of Avena sativa (Oat) stem with seeds

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