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Galeandra baueri, orchidIllustration from Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-43) by James Bateman. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echium pininana, tower of jewelsThe flower spikes of this plant can grow up to 3 metres and has hundreds of purple blue flowers in summer
Doryanthes excelsa, gymea lilyColoured engraving by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae (1816). Made from field sketches
Acrocinus longimanus, harlequin beetle and Citrus medica, et
Paeonia humilis. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Cultivated at Boxford Suffolk by Miss Jenny Robinson. Source probably South of France
Ceriops tagal, yellow mangrove treeOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
The Furze Platt Hand AxeThe Furze Platt hand axe from the Acheulian culture (Lower Palaeolithic) about 400, 000 years ago. Found in Britain in 1919 the hand axe weighs 2.8 kilos and is 30.6 cm long
Prunus padus L. XXV 95, bird cherryAn illustrative plate of a a bird cherry tree, flowers and fruit, taken from the 1913 botanical work Icones Florae Germanicae by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbachof
Turnera ulmifolia var. angustifolia, yellow alderDrawing by J.S. Miller [pl. 269]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 8
Syringa vulgaris, common lilacDrawing by Richard Lancake. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 2
Ensifera ensifera, sword-billed hummingbirdPlate 233, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould
Papilio panthous, swallowtailPlate 18 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Annona glabra, pond apple
Psidium pyriferum, red guavaIllustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Caryophyllus aromaticus, clovePlate 64 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. large common whiteheart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Gros bigarreau commun
Strix aluco, tawny owlPlate 68 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis, cape blue waterlilyDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 133
Artocarpus chaplasha, chapalishLeaves and fruit of the chapalish tree (Artocarpus chaplasha). Illutration from the John Fleming collection
Fran Kern with herbarium specimenFran Kern a botanist at the Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is Nymphaea candida C. Presl, candid water lily collected in Sweden
Eriocnemis vestita, glowing pufflegPlate 275, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould
Calamus rotang, rattan palm
Psidium, guavaPlate 929 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa centifolia anglica rubra, Cumberland rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Cumberland
Dieffenbachia seguine, dumb-caneWatercolour no.13 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
A ToadWatercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. A small specimen of a huge Toad that comes out to feed after a shower of rain
Magnolia grandifolra, southern magnoliaPlate 26 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Phasianus colchicus elegans, common pheasantPlate 58 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactusSketch 31 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Picture shows close up of flower
Phasianus colchicus shawii, common pheasantPlate 51 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Calestrina argolus, holly blue butterflyHolly blue butterflies probably with a coral bean plant (Erythrina herbacea) by John Abbot (1751-1840)
Prunus sp. plum (The Imperatrice Plum)Plate 4 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Balanites aegyptiaca, desert date or bito treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Porana oeningen, fossil flowerFossil flower from the late Miocene Tortonian rocks of Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Morning glory family - Convolvulaceae. Specimen from the Van Breda Collection
Mentha arvensis, mintIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, orange mangrove treeFinished 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
Barringtonia calyptrata, mango pine treeFinished 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
Rosa noisettiana purpurea, pink noisettePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier noisette a fleurs rouges
Rosa gallica regalis, Royal Highness provins rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier Grandeur Royale
Rosa damascena celsiana, Celss rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Cels
Papaver somniferum, opium poppyPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Viola tricolor, pansyPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Bouquet de Pensees
Jasminum grandiflorum, Spanish jasminePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Campanula rotundifolia, harebell
Replicas of the Koh-I-Noor diamondReplicas of the Kor-i-noor diamond created from cubic zirconia by John Nels Hatleberg
Angiosperm pollen - Pollen of various angiosperm species. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1800-1833. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library
Lilium tingrinum, pollen - Pollen grains exuding copious adhesive pollenkitt. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1800-1833. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library
Mesembryanthemum calamiforme L. VarPlate 4 from a bound volume of drawings (mostly on vellum) illustrating the genus Mesembryanthemum. Watercolour on vellum, 1776-1778 by Ann Lee (1753-1790)