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Calceolaria fothergillii, William Aiton, 1789Calceolaria fothergillii taken from Hortus Kewensis or A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew by William Aiton gardner of his majesty
Primula veris, cowslipA cowslip in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London
Apocynum
Velleia pubescens, herbWatercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Zonotrichia albicollis, white-throated sparrowPlate 8 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London
Arbutus unedo rubra 123, strawberry treeAn illustrative plate depicting strawberry tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Archilocus colubris, ruby-throated hummingbirdPlate 47 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ilex aquifolium XLVI, hollyAn illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Dendroica petechia, yellow warblerPlate 35 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Dendroica cerulea, cerulean warblerPlate 49 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Rhododendron moupinense, rhododendronIllustration 2 from the Large Collection by L. Snelling, 1922. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentianIllustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentianella amarella, felwortWatercolour no. 211 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe
Gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentianWatercolour no. 210 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe
Merremia cf. umbellata, morning gloryPlate 1027 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrosePlate 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
Himalayan species of JasminA type specimen is the material used to make the first scientific description of a species. From the botanical collection at the Natural Histroy Museum, London
Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flowerIllustration No.1 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum
Impatiens wallerana, busy lizzieDrawing by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 214
Ilex aquifolium, English hollyIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) ViburnuSketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lactuca sativa, lettucePlate 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 zinniaSketch 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
Orbea variegata, toad cactusSketch 300 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sarracenia flava, trumpetsImage used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller 1691-1771 by Hazel Le Rougetel (1990) page 194. Drawing from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)
Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bushSketch 215 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Convolvulus guinguelobus, binweed
Leptospermum scoparium, New Zealand tea treePainting by George Forster
Monarda punctata, horsemint (right) & Gleditsia tracanthosSketch 262 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin treeSpecimen by William Bartram, 1773-6. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Sarracenia flava, trumpet leafWatercolour by William Young (1742- 1785), 1767. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London
Clinopodium vulgare, wild basilPen and ink illustration by Jane Colden, 1740-50 s. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gardenia sp. gardeniaWatercolour and bodycolour on vellum by William King, c. 1750. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris maxima, irisIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Camellia sp. camellia
Olivier, olive treePlate 30 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles Vol 30
Rhododendron sp. rhododendronPlate 30 from The Rhododendrons (1818) by Joseph Hooker (1817-1911). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Anthemis cotula, mayweed chamomileIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Strychnos ignatii, St. Ignatiuss beanPlate 46 from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Leontice thalictroides, beechdropsIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Morning glory with butterfliesAn illustration from John Reeves Collection of Entomological Drawings (Bound)
Morning Glory with butterflies & dragonflyAn illustration from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological Drawings (Bound)
Leptospermum squarrosum, pink tea 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
Pittosporum ralphii, Ralphs desertwillowFinished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Diospyros lotus, date plumFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Helichrysum obconicumCopper plate by Gabriel Smith from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Hoya cf. diversifoliaFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Tournefortia paniculataFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Tournefortia scandens