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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)
Ficus benghalensis and squirrelBodycolour and watercolour on board, c. 1779. Unknown artist commissined by Mrs Wheler (fl.1780s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1779
Nymphaea odorata var. minorPlate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901
Uvariastrum zenkeriPlate 52. Watercolour on paper, 1911 by Dorothy Talbot (1871-1916). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1911
Inula helenium, elecampanePage 27 from a volume of botanical drawings. Watercolour on paper, 1815 by Frances Anna M. Phillipps (1786-1863). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1815
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hibiscusBodycolour on board, 1847-51 by Isobel Drought (fl.1847-51). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1847
Lychnis coronataWatercolour on paper, 1777 by Getrude Metz (1746-1793). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1777
Sparmannia discolor by Matilda SmithGraphite on paper, 1880s by Matilda Smith (1854-1926). Held in the Library and Archives
Zephyranthes atamasco, amaryllisWatercolour on paper, c.1770-1796 by Mary Moser (1744-1819). Held in the Library and Archives
Theobroma cacao, cocoa treeWatercolour on paper by Evelyn M. Woolward (fl.1880-90s). Held in the Library and Archives
Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia, M. LawranceWatercolour on vellum, 1794 by Mary Lawrance (fl.1790-1830) Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1794
Serapias cordigera by Hilda Margaret GodferyWatercolour on paper, 1908 by Hilda Margaret Godfery (1871-1930). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1908
MesembryanthemumWatercolour on paper, late 17th C. by Alida Withoos (c.1660-1715). Held in the Library and Archives
Carduus nutans, musk thistleWatercolour and ink on paper, c. mid-19th century by Ellen Hawkins (fl.1821-1868).Held in the Library and Archives
Rose, primula, Narcissus, FritillariaInk & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise flowerWatercolour on card, 1880-1913 by Emily J. Balston (nee Whitehead) (1848-1914). Held in the Library and Archives
Salvia nutans, nodding sageWatercolour on vellum, c. mid-17th century by Madeleine Basseporte (1701-1780). Held in the Library and Archives
White poplarWatercolour on paper by Florence Helen Woolward (1854-1936). Held in the Library and Archives
Lantana camara by Adeline Frances Mary DuppaPlate 33 from a bound volume drawings of flowers from Italy and Madeira, and of fungi from Ringwood, Hants. drawn between 1870-85
Paeonia sp. by Clara PopePlate 2 from bound volume. Bodycolour on card, 1821 by Clara Pope (ca.1768-1838). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1821
Sticky Tailflower watercolour, Ferdinand BauerAnthocercis viscosa, Sticky Tailflower. Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)
Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis by Basil BeslerPseudocolocynthis pomiformis from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler
Chrysanthemum, CT scan imageCT Scan image of a Chrysanthemum
Tulip and small tortoiseshellGuache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives
Lacandonia schismaticaA member of the Triuridaceae, a family of saprophytes. Found only in the Lacandon rainforest in southeast Mexico
Purple-throated hummingbirds, femaleIn a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the female hummingbird with a smaller body and long
Rhododendron fulgensHand-coloured lithograph by Walter hood Fitch, 1849-1851, based on sketch by Joseph Hooker Date: 1849
Dianthus sp. CarnationsHand-coloured engraving, Robert Thorntons Temple of Flora, 1799-1807 Date: 1807
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
Pithecellobium circinaleWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeperWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Crocodylus palnotis, MuggersWatercolour by Olivia Tonge; c. 1912 Date: circa 1912
Soymida febrifuga, Rohan barkWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1800s Date: 1800
Markhamia stipulataWatercolour from the Nathaniel Wallich Collection, c.1830 Date: 1830
Allophylus racemosusWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1805 Date: 1805
OrchidWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Carica papaya, PapayaHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Cola sp. Kola nutWatercolour by Dorothy Talbot, c. 1911 Date: circa 1911
Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwortIllustration of Polygala amara from Flora Monacensis (1811) by Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835). Date: 1811
Sea knotgrass, Polygonum maritimumPlate 203, illustration of Sea knotgrass from Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae, vol 24 (1905) by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879). Date: 1905
Downy Woundwort, Stachys germanicaPlate 83/11, illustration of Downy Woundwort from Deutschlands Flora (1841) by Jacob Sturm (1771-1848). Date: 1841
Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumberStaurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England
Anacardium occidentale, CashewWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Hippeastrum, Dutch amaryllisIllustration by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Archimedes swallovanus, bryozoanFossil bryozoan dating from the Carboniferous rocks, Mississippian, Golconda Fm. Marigold, Illinois, U.S.A
Nothofagus betuloidesFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata