Asterales Collection (page 3)

Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemum
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

Annual and biannual plants

Handwritten notes by John Abbot
Handwritten notes to accompany Plate 34, 7 from Volume 16 by John Abbot. Illustration of Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius

Helianthus tomentosus, Jerusalem artichoke
Watercolour 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, groundsel
Folio 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 ragwort
Sketch 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 daisy
Watercolour No. 52 by Gertrude Metz, 1777. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigold
Corn marigold in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot
Close-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

Helichrisum brachteatum, strawflower
Illustration of strawflower (Helichrisum brachteatum) by Sydney Parkinson

Velleia pubescens, herb
Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower
Illustration No.1 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Lactuca sativa, lettuce
Plate 19 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Picture depicts a close-up on a lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Illustration entitled Plantes pour salades

Zinnia peruviana, Peruvian zinnia
Sketch 180 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anthemis cotula, mayweed chamomile
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Helichrysum obconicum
Copper plate by Gabriel Smith from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Barrosoa apiculata
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Eupatorium succulentum

Baccharis pingraea
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Chrysocoma albiflora

Helianthus tubaeformis, southern sunflower
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Callistephus chinensis, China aster
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

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