The Hero of the Decade Size:S: 60 x 45cm ' Figure 4: 'Solanum spinosum

' Figure 4: 'Solanum spinosum Novae Hollandiae Phylli foliis subrotundis

Cannons can be seen on the left with ships on the River Thames in the distance

one of whom is mopping his forehead

usually referred to as a 'polyp' was the subject of a major series of researches by the Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley (1710-1784) whose work is cited in the letter accompanying this illustration

The Hero of the Decade Size:S: 60 x 45cm ' Figure 4: 'Solanum spinosum'The Hero of the Decade', 1927. Charles A Lindbergh (1902 1974), American aviator who, on 20 May 1927, made the first non stop solo flight across the Atlantic, tinkering with the 'Spirit of St Louis' the plane in which he made the flight.