Citrullus anguria

Botanical study of a watermelon plant, Citrullus lanatus [listed here as Citrullus Anguria]. The plant originates from Africa, south of the equator.

Plate 157 from Elizabeth Blackwell's Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Krauter-Buch..., volume two; the German version of her A Curious Herbal (1737-1739), a reference work on medicinal plants.

Inscribed below: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. Bliithe [?] 2. Frucht 3. 4. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. unknown [?] 2. Fruit 3. 4. Seeds]'