Flora Collection (#25)

Iris setosa, blue flag
Plate XXIII from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Iris kaempferi, Japanese iris
Plate XIX from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Buchenavia oxycarpa
Plate 25 from C. Martius Flora Brasiliensis, Vol.14, p.2

Ricinus communis, castor bean
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Amicua melon
An illustration of a melon from Plate LXXII in a volume published by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Punica granatum, pomegranate
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Cinchona officianalis illustration, quinine
From the Plate Collection of 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

Nymphaea alba, white water lily
Illustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1907/8. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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

Rosa gallica, red rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Rosier La Duchesse d Orleans

Tulipa gesneriana, tulip
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Tulipe de Gesner

Nymphaea caerula, water lily
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Nenuphar bleu

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Pivoine odorante, moutan peony
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Lavatera phoenicea
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Casuarius casuarius, southern cassowary
A mounted specimen of the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) on display in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Magnolia soulangiana, Chinese magnolia
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Helleborus niger, Christmas rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Anemone coronaria, anemone or windflower
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Lonicera caprifolium, honeysuckle
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Callistephus chinensis, China aster
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Amaryllis bresilienne, amaryllis
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Medical plants. Poppy (Papaver somniferum). Engraving

Sontag and Flora Temple: at the Hale mile pole in 1: 13
Sontag and Flora Temple: at the Hale mile pole in 1:13!!. Date c1855

Flora Temple, park of Worlitz, Anhalt, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Flora Temple and her colt

Flora Temple and Princess: In their great match for $5000, over the Eclipse Course, L.I. June 23rd 1859. Date c1859

Flora Robson
(Dame) Flora Robson (1902 - 1984) English actress of stage and screen. Date: 1937

Charing X Road Jam
Traffic congestion on Charing Cross Road, central London. Date: late 1960s

STEAMSHIP FLORA 1862
Dudgeons new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora. Date: 1862

Charles Stuart / 2 Ladies
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie with Jenny Cameron and Flora Macdonald Date: 1720 - 1788

Aldenham House Gardens, Hertfordshire, in the snow
A view of Aldenham House Gardens, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with a scattering of snow. An ivy-covered bridge can be seen, crossing some water

Heather at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, Sussex
View of the gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, showing heather growing near trees. The gardens were developed by William Robinson

Gardens at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
View of the gardens at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with pink and white rhododendrons (a flowering plant of the Ericaceae family), growing on either side of a grassy pathway

Sunken garden, St Catherines Court, near Bath
A view of the sunken garden at St Catherines Court, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house near Bath. Seen here is a small octagonal pond, with paving around it

Fountain and Wisteria at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of a fountain in the garden at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

View of the grounds of St Catherines Court, near Bath
A view of the grounds of St Catherines Court, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house near Bath. Seen here are a series of steps going up a hillside, with an ornately designed stone wall on the left

The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Part of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges

Scots Pines at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Two tall Scots Pines (Pinus Sylvestris of the Pinaceae family) at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Part of the gardens can also be seen, with grass, shrubs, flowerbeds, a statue

Terrace at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of the terrace at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

Court Farm and garden
View of Court Farm (unidentified location) and garden, with a large pond, grass, trees and flowerbeds

Gardens at Sedgewick Park House, near Horsham, Sussex
View of the gardens at Sedgewick Park House, near Horsham, West Sussex. A stone bench can be seen in the foreground, with carefully shaped bushes behind, as well as grass, flowers and trees

View of Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks, Kent
A view of Ightham Mote, a moated medieval manor house dating from 1320, at Ivy Hatch, near Sevenoaks, Kent. It is now a National Trust property

Gardens of Earlham Hall, near Norwich, Norfolk
View of the gardens of Earlham Hall, near Norwich, Norfolk, showing steps, grass, flowers and shrubs, with the house in the background

Garden at Heronden, Tenterden, Kent
View of a garden at Heronden, Tenterden, Kent. An ornamental bird bath is at the centre, with paths, flowerbeds and grass surrounding it

RHS garden at Wisley, Woking, Surrey
Part of the Royal Horticultural Societys garden at Wisley, Woking, Surrey, showing pink and purple Erica (heather, of the Ericaceae family) in the middle of a large lawn

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