Texture of plants

Commentary
Texture of plants

Image: Plate 14 (Schem. XIV), between pp 140-141 (Observation 23 Of the curious texture of Sea-weeds and Of the surfaces of Rosemary, and other leaves.) in Robert Hooke, Micrographia: or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. London: J. Martyn and J. Allestry, 1665. Dimensions (print): 305mm x 202mm. Fig. 1 shows the surface of a piece of seaweed; Fig. 2 underside of a rosemary leaf. Source: National Library of Wales via Wikimedia (public domain).