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Asterid Collection (page 9)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Fraxinus excelsior, weeping ash pollen

Fraxinus excelsior, weeping ash pollen
Scanning electron microscope picture (x 1500) of ash pollen grains from above, with three furrowed apertures (trizonocolporate)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kinglet

Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kinglet
Plate 195 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Spizella pusilla, field sparrow

Spizella pusilla, field sparrow
Plate 139 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warbler

Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warbler
Plate 198 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Anthracothorax nigricollis, black-throated mango

Anthracothorax nigricollis, black-throated mango
Plate 184 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Columba leucocephala, white-crowned pigeon

Columba leucocephala, white-crowned pigeon
Plate 177 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Lagopus lagopus, willow grouse

Lagopus lagopus, willow grouse
Plate 191 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah sparrow
Plate 109 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Ammodramus savannarum, grasshopper sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum, grasshopper sparrow
Plate 130 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Dendroica pensylvanica, chestnut-sided warbler

Dendroica pensylvanica, chestnut-sided warbler
Plate 59 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

Background imageAsterid Collection: Verbascam ferrugineum & Tropidacris collaris

Verbascam ferrugineum & Tropidacris collaris
Rusty mullein, with South American grasshopper. Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1747. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, page 187

Background imageAsterid Collection: Proboscides louisianica (Miller), unicorn plant

Proboscides louisianica (Miller), unicorn plant
Drawing by J.S. Miller [pl. 286]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, page 145

Background imageAsterid Collection: Gazania rigens, gazania

Gazania rigens, gazania
Drawing by Richard Lancake [pl. 49]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 10

Background imageAsterid Collection: Cyclamen persicum, Persian cyclamen

Cyclamen persicum, Persian cyclamen
Drawing by Richard Lancake [Pl 115]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 9

Background imageAsterid Collection: Campsis radicans L. seemann

Campsis radicans L. seemann
Drawing by Richard Lancake [pl. 65]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 7

Background imageAsterid Collection: Fraxinus excelsior, ash tree

Fraxinus excelsior, ash tree

Background imageAsterid Collection: Edmondia sesamoides, everlasting

Edmondia sesamoides, everlasting
Watercolour No. 18 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid 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 imageAsterid Collection: Ipomoea pandurata, man-root

Ipomoea pandurata, man-root
Watercolour No. 221 from Volume 1 by Simon Taylor, c. mid-1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Centaurea glastifolia, yellow star thistle

Centaurea glastifolia, yellow star thistle
Watercolour No. 31 from Volume 2 by Simon Taylor, c. mid-1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Anacyclus valentina, anacyclus

Anacyclus valentina, anacyclus
Watercolour No. 181 from Volume 1 by Simon Taylor, c. mid-1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural history Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Helianthus mollis, downy sunflower

Helianthus mollis, downy sunflower
Illustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, 1776. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Perilla frutescens, beef steak plant

Perilla frutescens, beef steak plant
Plate from Thesaurus Zeylanicus (1737) by J. Burman, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Ceropegia candelabrum, ceropegia

Ceropegia candelabrum, ceropegia
Illustration from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus (1678-1703) by Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Stemmacantha uniflora

Stemmacantha uniflora
Illustration from Flora Sibirica (1747-1769) by Johann Georg Gmelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Pentalinon luteum, hammock vipers tail

Pentalinon luteum, hammock vipers tail
Illustration by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) from Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Camellia japonica L. camellia

Camellia japonica L. camellia
Type specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). From Amoenitatum exoticarum politico (1712) by Engelbert Kaempfer

Background imageAsterid Collection: Aralia kowalewskiana

Aralia kowalewskiana
Cretaceous fossil leaf from Czech Republic. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Viscum album, mistletoe & Ilex sp. holly

Viscum album, mistletoe & Ilex sp. holly
Drawing from Watercolour and pencil drawings of birds, mammals and boats of the Shetland Islands, with some drawings of plants (1918-1974) by Muriel Helen Dawson (1897-1974)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Digitalis purpurea, foxglove

Digitalis purpurea, foxglove
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Inula helenium, elfwort

Inula helenium, elfwort
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Tall blue astor

Tall blue astor
Folio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Polyanthus sp. primrose

Polyanthus sp. primrose
Folio 64 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemums
Folio 60 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards

Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Impatiens balsamina, garden balsam

Impatiens balsamina, garden balsam
Folio 61 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Borago officinalis, borage

Borago officinalis, borage
Folio 59 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Lathyrus latifolius, everlasting pea

Lathyrus latifolius, everlasting pea
Folio 42 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Hyoscyamus aureus, golden flowered henbane

Hyoscyamus aureus, golden flowered henbane
Folio 41 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Gelsemium empervirens, yellow jasmine

Gelsemium empervirens, yellow jasmine
Centaurea sp. cornflower. Folio 36 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Catharanthus roseus, madagascan periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus, madagascan periwinkle
Folio 29 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Cinnyris asiatica, purple sunbird

Cinnyris asiatica, purple sunbird
Plate 14, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Rhododendron arborcum, Indian rosebay

Rhododendron arborcum, Indian rosebay

Background imageAsterid Collection: Klugia notoniana, balsamina

Klugia notoniana, balsamina
Plate 13 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Lysimachia leschenaultii, primrose family

Lysimachia leschenaultii, primrose family
Butterflies feeding on Lysumachia Leschenaultii. Plate 14 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Arqyroia splendens, elephant creeper

Arqyroia splendens, elephant creeper
Plate 16 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous 1858, by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageAsterid Collection: Thea viridis, tea

Thea viridis, tea
Plate 17 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAsterid Collection: Calogyne corrugata

Calogyne corrugata
Plate 20 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London



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