Plant Stem, Nuphar Lutea, Early Photomicrograph

Transverse section of plant stem (Nuphar lutea). Magnification: 12x. Nuphar lutea (Yellow Water-lily, Brandy-Bottle) is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. This photomicrograph was made by Arthur E Smith in the early 1900s, using a combined microscope and camera. In 1904, the Royal Society in London exhibited a series of Smith's photomicrographs to the public. They were later published in 1909 in a book called Nature Through Microscope and Camera. They were the first examples of photomicroscopy many had ever seen

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Lutea Micrograph Microscope Nuphar Nymphaeaceae Stem Water-lily

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