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Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lilyDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 132
Dendrobium speciosum, rock orchidIllustration 48 from the Collection of Drawings by George Raper, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris tectorum Maxim. wild irisFrom The genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Bletia verecunda, tropical orchidIllustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lilium superbum, Turks cap lilyPlate 103 from Les liliacees Vol 2 (1812) by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Feuilles Nervation from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricolesPlate 34 from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 3. 1. Amaryllis vittata, 2. Blackea trinervia, 3. Melastoma tomentosum, 4. Hetre (Beech), 5. Ginkgo, 6. Figuier (Fig), 7. Capucine (Nasturtium)
Xanthorrhoea sp
Cannabis sativa, marijuanaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Alisma natansIllustration by Pierre Joesph Redoute, from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at Natural History Museum, London
Tropical FruitsPlate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits de Serre Temperee et Serre Chaude
Gladiolus sp. corn flagPlate 159 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Acrocomia spinosa, macca fat palmIllustration depicting the leaf of a macca fat palm from the verso on page 53, volume 7 of the Hans Sloane collection. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Arbor DraconisPlate 301 from J.G. Simula Flora Exotica
Iris setosa, blue flagPlate XXIII from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Narcissus sp. daffodilIllustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Saccharum officinarum, sugarcanePlate 635 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris kaempferi, Japanese irisPlate XIX from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth macawA hyacinth macaw (Anondorhynchus hyacinthinus) flight feather.Photograph used in Dr Anglea Milners Dino-Birds (2002)
Typhonium venosum, voodoo lilyPlate 917 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Arbor draconis, dragon treeIllustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tulip cultivar, tulipIllustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Urania speciosa, travellers treePlate 578 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lilium philadelphicum L. & Lilium pomponiumOrange cup lily & pompon lily, native of southern Europe. Drawing by Richard Lancake [pl. 165]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 6
Vulpes vulpes, red foxThe red fox is the largest of the Vulpes genus. It can be found all over Europe, North America, South America, Australia and in parts of Northern Asia
Chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigoldCorn marigold in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004
Cordyline liliaceous tree, peculiar to New ZealandA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Phoenix dactylifera, palm dateIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Fasciolaria tulipa, true tulipA pair of true tulips (Fasciolaria tulipa). The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch
Nymphaea stellata L. water lilyWatercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris pseudacorus, yellow irisYellow iris pods and seeds. Many seeds are produced in traingular pods and are dispersed by water
Lonchura punctulata, scaly-breasted muniaPlate 32, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Plate 64 from British OrchidsWatercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Acrocephalus caffer, long-billed reed warblerFf. 55. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Oriolus musa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Pentacrinites fossilis, crinoidCrinoids are ancient, marine organisms. Pentacrinites fossilis was unusual in that it lived suspended from floating driftwood (seen here attached to a log)
Plate 79 from British OrchidsWatercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pandanus atrocarpus, screw pinePhotograph of Pandanus atrocarpus
Tritonia aureaIllustration of Tritonia aurea, from volume 15 (1849) of Paxtons Magazine of Botany, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Arera catechu, figure from Descriptiones Fruticum et ArborumThis volume, by Georg Joseph Camel, was held in the library of Sir Hans Sloane
BluebellA bluebell from the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London
Phalaenopsis mariae, marias phalaenopsis. Taken from Burbiges sketch book
Phalaenopsis luteola, yellowish phalaenopsis. Taken from Burbidges sketch book
Sabal comanonis, fossil plant. This specimen is from Axe-en-Provence, France, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 33 from British OrchidsWatercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tulipa cultivar, tulipWatercolour by J. van der Vinne, from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1600s/early 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Caladium bicolor, caladiumWatercolour by Frederick Polydore Nodder, 1777. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pandanus sp. screw pinePlate 883 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Typhonium roxburghiiPlate 1116 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tulipa sp. tulipWatercolour 300 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1845
