Images Dated 2019 February

War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Creator: Vanderhecht

War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Monuments on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on 8 June 1815 between Napoleon's forces and a coaltion of the British under the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blucher. The Hanoverian Monument (left), was erected in memory of the King's German Legion, a British military unit raised in 1803 on the order of King George III. The Lion's Mound, (centre), marks the place where William II of the Netherlands was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder. The Gordon Monument, (right), was erected in memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon (1786-1815), Aide de Camp to the Duke of Wellington, who was mortally wounded at the very end of the battle

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'Woody - Nightshade', 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme

'Woody - Nightshade', 1877. Woody - Nightshade or Bittersweet, (Solanum dulcamara) is a perennial vine considered an invasive species, the berry is poisonous to humans and livestock. The plant is valued by herbalists. From "Familiar Wild Flowers", figured and described by F. Edward Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A. [Cassell & Company, Limited; London, Paris & New York, 1877]

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'Bush-Vetch & Sweet-Scented Vernal Grass', 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme

'Bush-Vetch & Sweet-Scented Vernal Grass', 1877. Bush-Vetch, (Vicia sepium) - a perennial climbing wildflower and Sweet Vernal Grass, (Anthoxanthum odoratum) - a short-lived perennial. From "Familiar Wild Flowers", figured and described by F. Edward Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A. [Cassell & Company, Limited; London, Paris & New York, 1877]

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