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Campanula medium, Canterbury bellsPlate 63 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Macrophylla, Barbata, Punctata, Alpina and Sarmatica
Aricanis minor, marigoldPage 268 of Flora Exotica (1720) by Johanne Godfredo Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Telekia speciosa, telekiaPlate 44 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Solanum hystrix, Afghan thistlePlate 107 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistleOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Matricaria chusan, upas treeSpecimen from Sloane Herbarium Vol.330, Keuk hoa. Page 57 with Petivers printed label. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dahlia hybrid, dahliaA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Dahlia hybrid, dahlia from Mexico
Tagetes erecta L. marigold
Campanula sp. bellflowerAn illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chaptalia nutans, silverpuffChaptalia nutans specimen in the Sloane Herbarium taken from Jamaica
Carduelis carduelis, European goldfinchPlate 155 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album, butterflies
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, oxeye daisyOxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London
Helianthus californicus, sunflowerAn illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dedroica palmarum, palm warblerPlate 145 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Bellis perenis, daisy petalScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a daisy petal. Published in Close-Up (2004) by Chris Jones and Alex Ball (inside cover)
Composite Plant illustrationAn illustration of a composite plant - an imaginary plant created to demonstrate various plant parts - by PJF Turpin in Oeuvres d Histoire Naturelle de Goethe, by CF Martin, 1837
Helianthus ovatus lehm. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Collected 5th September 1835
Musschia auret dumort, Golden MusschiaA watercolour painting of the plant Musschia aurea dumort, from South Africa. Painted by Francis Masson
Asteraceae, daisyScanning electron microscope image of the fractured surface of an anther showing a developing pollen grain from a member of the daisy or Asteraceae family ( X 3000)
Taraxacum officinale, dandelionScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a dandelion (x 80)
Helianthus indicu, sunflowerAn illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gazania rigens, gazaniaDrawing by Richard Lancake [pl. 49]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 10
Edmondia sesamoides, everlastingWatercolour No. 18 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Centaurea glastifolia, yellow star thistleWatercolour No. 31 from Volume 2 by Simon Taylor, c. mid-1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Anacyclus valentina, anacyclusWatercolour No. 181 from Volume 1 by Simon Taylor, c. mid-1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural history Museum, London
Helianthus mollis, downy sunflowerIllustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, 1776. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Stemmacantha unifloraIllustration from Flora Sibirica (1747-1769) by Johann Georg Gmelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Digitalis purpurea, foxgloveOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Inula helenium, elfwortOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Tall blue astorFolio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemumsFolio 60 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lathyrus latifolius, everlasting peaFolio 42 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gelsemium empervirens, yellow jasmineCentaurea sp. cornflower. Folio 36 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Calogyne corrugataPlate 20 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Zinnia sp. zinniaPlate 35 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Zinnia verticilata, Elegans, Grandiflora, Sulphurea and Multiflora
Calotis lappulacea, bur daisyPlate 60 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemumIllustration 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
Annual and biannual plants
Handwritten notes by John AbbotHandwritten notes to accompany Plate 34, 7 from Volume 16 by John Abbot. Illustration of Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius
Helianthus tomentosus, Jerusalem artichokeWatercolour by Margaret Stones, 1982. Stones studied plants under the microscope as well as dried and living specimens. This drawing shows the full sized plant
Senecio vulgaris, groundselFolio 46 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Senecio pseudoarnica Less. seaside ragwortSketch 11, Newfoundland Volumes. 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
Arctotis sp. South African daisyWatercolour No. 52 by Gertrude Metz, 1777. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigoldCorn marigold in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004
Tussilago farfara, coltsfootClose-up of a coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, March 2003
Echinacea purpurea, purple coneflower