Asterid Collection (#12)

Calceolaria fothergillii, William Aiton, 1789
Calceolaria fothergillii taken from Hortus Kewensis or A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew by William Aiton gardner of his majesty

Primula veris, cowslip
A cowslip in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Apocynum

Velleia pubescens, herb
Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Zonotrichia albicollis, white-throated sparrow
Plate 8 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London

Arbutus unedo rubra 123, strawberry tree
An illustrative plate depicting strawberry tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Archilocus colubris, ruby-throated hummingbird
Plate 47 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ilex aquifolium XLVI, holly
An illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Dendroica petechia, yellow warbler
Plate 35 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Dendroica cerulea, cerulean warbler
Plate 49 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Rhododendron moupinense, rhododendron
Illustration 2 from the Large Collection by L. Snelling, 1922. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentian
Illustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gentianella amarella, felwort
Watercolour no. 211 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe

Gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentian
Watercolour no. 210 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe

Merremia cf. umbellata, morning glory
Plate 1027 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrose
Plate 22 from Fifty Flowers Drawn from Nature at Halifax (1785-1787) by James Bolton. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Himalayan species of Jasmin
A type specimen is the material used to make the first scientific description of a species. From the botanical collection at the Natural Histroy Museum, London

Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower
Illustration No.1 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Impatiens wallerana, busy lizzie
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 214

Ilex aquifolium, English holly
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) Viburnu
Sketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lactuca sativa, lettuce
Plate 19 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Picture depicts a close-up on a lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Illustration entitled Plantes pour salades

Zinnia peruviana, Peruvian zinnia
Sketch 180 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Orbea variegata, toad cactus
Sketch 300 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Sarracenia flava, trumpets
Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller 1691-1771 by Hazel Le Rougetel (1990) page 194. Drawing from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bush
Sketch 215 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Convolvulus guinguelobus, binweed

Leptospermum scoparium, New Zealand tea tree
Painting by George Forster

Monarda punctata, horsemint (right) & Gleditsia tracanthos
Sketch 262 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin tree
Specimen by William Bartram, 1773-6. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sarracenia flava, trumpet leaf
Watercolour by William Young (1742- 1785), 1767. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Clinopodium vulgare, wild basil
Pen and ink illustration by Jane Colden, 1740-50 s. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Gardenia sp. gardenia
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum by William King, c. 1750. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Iris maxima, iris
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Camellia sp. camellia

Olivier, olive tree
Plate 30 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles Vol 30

Rhododendron sp. rhododendron
Plate 30 from The Rhododendrons (1818) by Joseph Hooker (1817-1911). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anthemis cotula, mayweed chamomile
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Strychnos ignatii, St. Ignatiuss bean
Plate 46 from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Leontice thalictroides, beechdrops
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Morning glory with butterflies
An illustration from John Reeves Collection of Entomological Drawings (Bound)

Morning Glory with butterflies & dragonfly
An illustration from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological Drawings (Bound)

Leptospermum squarrosum, pink tea tree
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Pittosporum ralphii, Ralphs desertwillow
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Diospyros lotus, date plum
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Helichrysum obconicum
Copper plate by Gabriel Smith from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Hoya cf. diversifolia
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Tournefortia paniculata
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Tournefortia scandens

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