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Asparagales Collection (page 4)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Watsonia meriana L. bulbillifera

Watsonia meriana L. bulbillifera
Drawing by John Miller, first published in Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary (1755-60) by Philip Miller

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Phlogophilus hemileucurus, Ecuadorian piedtail

Phlogophilus hemileucurus, Ecuadorian piedtail
Plate 360, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Aloe africana, spiny aloe

Aloe africana, spiny aloe
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Aloe serrata

Aloe serrata
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Aloe americana minor

Aloe americana minor
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris cf. germanica, bearded iris

Iris cf. germanica, bearded iris
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris sibirica, Siberian iris

Iris sibirica, Siberian iris
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris xiphium, Spanish iris

Iris xiphium, Spanish iris
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris ensata, Japanese iris

Iris ensata, Japanese iris
Watercolour by James Sowerby, c. 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Narcissus pseudonarcissus, daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus, daffodil
Drawing 743 by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Haworthia viscosa, haworthia

Haworthia viscosa, haworthia
Illustration from Prludia Botanica (1703) by Caspar Commelin, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Proiphys amboinense

Proiphys amboinense
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Sanseveria hyacinthoides, bowstring hemp

Sanseveria hyacinthoides, bowstring hemp
Illustration by Caspar Commelin (1667-1731) from Prludia Botanica of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Convallaria magalis, lily-of-the-valley

Convallaria magalis, lily-of-the-valley
Folio 28 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Laceolabinuin rubra, tree orchid

Laceolabinuin rubra, tree orchid
Plate 22 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Vanilla aromatica, vanilla

Vanilla aromatica, vanilla
Plate 34 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Crinum sp. lily

Crinum sp. lily
Plate 53 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Aerides iindleyanum, rock orchid

Aerides iindleyanum, rock orchid
Plate 65 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Habernaria logicalearata, orchid and Lilium neilgherrense, l

Habernaria logicalearata, orchid and Lilium neilgherrense, l

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Amaryllis hybrida miniata, amaryllis

Amaryllis hybrida miniata, amaryllis
Painting from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis (1842) by Stephan Endlicher. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris xiphioides, English Iris

Iris xiphioides, English Iris
Drawing 173/10 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937), published in 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Catasetum macrocarpum, monkshead orchid

Catasetum macrocarpum, monkshead orchid
Illustration 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

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Amaryllis brasiliensis, Hippeastrum rutilum, amaryllis

Amaryllis brasiliensis, Hippeastrum rutilum, amaryllis
Painting by Ignace Strenzel and engraved by Audery Weber. From Thesaurus botanicus Plate 43 (1805-1819) by Leopald Trattinick. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Orchideae

Orchideae
Plate 155 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Dendrobium speciosum, rock orchid

Dendrobium speciosum, rock orchid
Illustration 48 from the Collection of Drawings by George Raper, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris tectorum Maxim. wild iris

Iris tectorum Maxim. wild iris
From The genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Bletia verecunda, tropical orchid

Bletia verecunda, tropical orchid
Illustration 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

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Feuilles Nervation from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles

Feuilles Nervation from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles
Plate 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)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Xanthorrhoea sp

Xanthorrhoea sp

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Gladiolus sp. corn flag

Gladiolus sp. corn flag
Plate 159 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Arbor Draconis

Arbor Draconis
Plate 301 from J.G. Simula Flora Exotica

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris setosa, blue flag

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

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Babiana ringens, rats tail babiana

Babiana ringens, rats tail babiana
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Narcissus sp. daffodil

Narcissus sp. daffodil
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris kaempferi, Japanese iris

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

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth macaw
A hyacinth macaw (Anondorhynchus hyacinthinus) flight feather.Photograph used in Dr Anglea Milners Dino-Birds (2002)

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Arbor draconis, dragon tree

Arbor draconis, dragon tree
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Godfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Cordyline liliaceous tree, peculiar to New Zealand

Cordyline liliaceous tree, peculiar to New Zealand
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris

Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris
Yellow iris pods and seeds. Many seeds are produced in traingular pods and are dispersed by water

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Plate 64 from British Orchids

Plate 64 from British Orchids
Watercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Plate 79 from British Orchids

Plate 79 from British Orchids
Watercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Tritonia aurea

Tritonia aurea
Illustration of Tritonia aurea, from volume 15 (1849) of Paxtons Magazine of Botany, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Bluebell

Bluebell
A bluebell from the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Phalaenopsis mariae, marias phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis mariae, marias phalaenopsis. Taken from Burbiges sketch book

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Phalaenopsis luteola, yellowish phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis luteola, yellowish phalaenopsis. Taken from Burbidges sketch book

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Plate 33 from British Orchids

Plate 33 from British Orchids
Watercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Narcissus x odorus, daffodil

Narcissus x odorus, daffodil
Watercolour 313 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1950s

Background imageAsparagales Collection: Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrose

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



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