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Botanist Collection

Background imageBotanist Collection: Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel
GREGOR JOHANN MENDEL Austrian botanist

Background imageBotanist Collection: Madagascar jasmine, Marsdenia floribunda

Madagascar jasmine, Marsdenia floribunda (Many-flowered stephanotis, Stephanotis floribunda)

Background imageBotanist Collection: Cornflower or bluet, Centaurea cyanus

Cornflower or bluet, Centaurea cyanus.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780

Background imageBotanist Collection: Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865)

Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865)
Portrait of Sir Joseph Paxton began life as a gardener and soon became famous for his work at Chatsworth for the Duke of Devonshire, most notably, his glasshouses to house exotic plants

Background imageBotanist Collection: Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose)

Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose), of the Rosaceae family, native to China. It has white or pale yellow flowers

Background imageBotanist Collection: Common heath, Epacris impressa

Common heath, Epacris impressa
Common heath or Pitted epacris, Epacris impressa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Background imageBotanist Collection: Harmal or Syrian rue, Peganum harmala

Harmal or Syrian rue, Peganum harmala.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780

Background imageBotanist Collection: Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author

Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author
Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author

Background imageBotanist Collection: Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup

Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageBotanist Collection: Jasmine, Jasminum officinale

Jasmine, Jasminum officinale.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780

Background imageBotanist Collection: Paphiopedilum insigne orchid

Paphiopedilum insigne orchid (Remarkable cypripedium, Cypripedium insigne). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Background imageBotanist Collection: Long-leaved euthales, Euthales macrophylla

Long-leaved euthales, Euthales macrophylla or Velleia macrophylla. Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Background imageBotanist Collection: Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)

Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854)
Portrait of Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist

Background imageBotanist Collection: Sextus Otto Lindbert (1835-1889)

Sextus Otto Lindbert (1835-1889)
Original photograph held within the Botany Library of The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBotanist Collection: Thomas Richard Archer Briggs (1836-1891)

Thomas Richard Archer Briggs (1836-1891)
Portrait of Thomas Richard Archer Briggs, an English botanist specialising in Spermatophytes

Background imageBotanist Collection: Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)

Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
Conradus Gesnerus, Medeus & Philosophus. Plate 4, Isis 22

Background imageBotanist Collection: Botanist at work

Botanist at work
A botanist at work, studying a plant with a magnifying glass

Background imageBotanist Collection: Botanist at Work / 1850

Botanist at Work / 1850
Botanist at work

Background imageBotanist Collection: John Tradescant the Younger, botanist and gardener, 1608-1662

John Tradescant the Younger, botanist and gardener, 1608-1662. Collector of specimens for his father John Tradescant the Elder's cabinet of curiosities. From a drawing

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist

Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist
Daniel Rutherford, MD, FLS, physician and botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh, 1749-1819

Background imageBotanist Collection: Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University

Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University
Reverend Thomas Martyn, BD FRS, botanist, Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge, 1735-1825

Background imageBotanist Collection: William Withering at Caldas da Rainha, 1794

William Withering at Caldas da Rainha, 1794
William Withering analysing the mineral content of the medicinal spa at Queen's Bath or Caldas da Rainha in Portugal, 1794. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Dr

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-1799

Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-1799
William Withering, MD, FRS, physician, geologist, chemist and botanist, Fellow of the Linnaean Society, 1741-1799

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-1799

Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-1799
William Withering, MD, FRS, physician, geologist, chemist and botanist, Fellow of the Linnaean Society, 1741-1799

Background imageBotanist Collection: Scientific inventions of Stephen Hales in a garden

Scientific inventions of Stephen Hales in a garden
Garden landscape with inventions of Stephen Hales using a bell jar and pneumatic trough for scientific experiments on plant physiology and transpiration in plants

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Stephen Hales, chemist and inventor

Portrait of Stephen Hales, chemist and inventor
Oval portrait of Reverend Dr. Stephen Hales, FRS, natural philosopher, botanist, chemist and inventor, author of Vegetable Staticks, 1677-1761

Background imageBotanist Collection: Oval portrait of William Curtis, botanist and publisher

Oval portrait of William Curtis, botanist and publisher
Oval portrait of William Curtis, FLS, apothecary, botanist and publisher, author of the Flora Londinensis and The Botanical Magazine, 1746-1799

Background imageBotanist Collection: Oval portrait of William Curtis, botanist and publisher

Oval portrait of William Curtis, botanist and publisher
Oval portrait of William Curtis, FLS, botanist and publisher, author of the Flora Londinensis and The Botanical Magazine. 1746-1799

Background imageBotanist Collection: Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist

Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist
Oval portrait of William Woodville, MD, FRS, physician and botanist, promoter of vaccination, author of Medical Botany, 1752-1805. Engraving by William Bond after a portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Colin Milne, botanist

Portrait of Colin Milne, botanist
The Reverend Dr. Colin Milne, FRS, Scottish priest, divine and botanist, author of the Botanical Dictionary, 1743-1815

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Aylmer Bourke Lambert, botanist

Portrait of Aylmer Bourke Lambert, botanist
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, FRS, botanist and vice-president of the Linnean Society, 1761-1842. Landscape scene ornamented by Ramsay Richard Reinagle, engraved by John George Landseer

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Colin Milne, botanist

Portrait of Colin Milne, botanist
Portrait of the Reverend Dr. Colin Milne, FRS, Scottish priest, divine and botanist, author of the Botanical Dictionary, 1743-1815. A View of Greenwich Hospital

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist

Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist
Nehemiah Grew, MD, physician and botanist, secretary to the Royal Society, 1641-1712. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Newton after a portrait by Robert White from Dr

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist

Portrait of Nehemiah Grew, physician and botanist
Nehemiah Grew, MD, physician and botanist, secretary to the Royal Society, 1641-1712. Gresham College, Holborn, London, where the Meetings of the Royal Society were held from 1660 to 1710

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Sir John Hill, naturalist and botanist

Portrait of Sir John Hill, naturalist and botanist
Sir John Hill, MD, writer, botanist and naturalist, Knight of the Polar Star, First Superintendant of the Royal Gardens at Kew, 1714-1775

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Sir John Hill, naturalist and botanist

Portrait of Sir John Hill, naturalist and botanist
Sir John Hill, MD, writer, botanist and naturalist, Knight of the Polar Star, First Superintendant of the Royal Gardens at Kew, 1714-1775

Background imageBotanist Collection: Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist

Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist, promoter of vaccination, author of Medical Botany, 1752-1805. Engraving by William Bond after a portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist

Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist
Daniel Rutherford, MD, FLS, physician and botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh, 1749-1819. A distant view of Edinburgh

Background imageBotanist Collection: Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University

Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University
Reverend Thomas Martyn, BD FRS, botanist, Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge, 1735-1825

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portrait of Stephen Hales, chemist and inventor

Portrait of Stephen Hales, chemist and inventor
Oval portrait of Reverend Dr. Stephen Hales, FRS, natural philosopher, botanist, chemist and inventor, author of Vegetable Staticks, 1677-1761

Background imageBotanist Collection: Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist

Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist
Pedanius Dioscorides, c.40-90 AD, Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist and author of De materia medica, a Greek encyclopedia about herbal medicine or pharmacopeia. Dioscorides

Background imageBotanist Collection: Scarlet trumpet or scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata

Scarlet trumpet or scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. Native to northwest America, introduced to the Horticultural Society garden by Scottish botanist David Douglas in 1827

Background imageBotanist Collection: Lewis monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii

Lewis monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii
Lewis monkeyflower or great purple monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii. Native to America, Scottish botanist David Douglas sent seeds from North California to the Horticultural Society in 1831

Background imageBotanist Collection: Willowleaf angelonia, Angelonia salicariifolia

Willowleaf angelonia, Angelonia salicariifolia. Native to South America, introduced from Caracas, flowered at Spofforth, the garden of botanist William Herbert, Dean of Manchester, in 1819

Background imageBotanist Collection: Purslane, Cistanthe grandiflora

Purslane, Cistanthe grandiflora. Seeds brought to the Horticultural Society from Chile by Scottish botanist James Macrae in 1826. Great flowered calandrinia, Calandrinia grandiflora

Background imageBotanist Collection: Yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus

Yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus. Introduced from California by Scottish botanist David Douglas. Yellow flowered calochortus

Background imageBotanist Collection: Fountainbush, Russelia equisetiformis

Fountainbush, Russelia equisetiformis
Fountainbush, firecracker plant, coral plant, Russelia equisetiformis

Background imageBotanist Collection: Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora

Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora. Native of China, introduced by English botanist John Reeves of the East India Company. Mr. Reeve's paeony, Paeonia edulis reevesiana

Background imageBotanist Collection: Butterfly mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus

Butterfly mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus
Butterfly mariposa lily or beautiful calochortus, Calochortus venustus. Sent by Scottish botanist David Douglas from California

Background imageBotanist Collection: Butterfly flower, Schizanthus grahamii

Butterfly flower, Schizanthus grahamii. Found in the Chilean Andes by Scottish botanist Dr. John Gillies and sent to Barclay at Bury Hill. Blunt-petalled schizanthus, Schizanthus retusus

Background imageBotanist Collection: Tree rhododendron, Rhododendron arboreum

Tree rhododendron, Rhododendron arboreum
Tree rhododendron, tree-like rhododendron, Rhododendron arboreum. Introduced from Nepal by botanist Nathaniel Wallich

Background imageBotanist Collection: Mr. Lindley's hibiscus, Hibiscus lindlei

Mr. Lindley's hibiscus, Hibiscus lindlei. Native to Burma, introduced by botanist Dr Nathaniel Wallich to the Horticultural Society in 1828

Background imageBotanist Collection: Spotted-stalked peperomia, Peperomia maculosa

Spotted-stalked peperomia, Peperomia maculosa. Discovered by botanist Charles Plumier in St. Domingo (Haiti), introduced by nurseryman George Loddiges. Piper maculosum

Background imageBotanist Collection: Large-fruited catasetum orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum

Large-fruited catasetum orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum
Large-fruited catasetum orchid, monkey goblet or monk's head orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum. Tridendate catasetum, Catasetum tridentatum

Background imageBotanist Collection: Large-fruited catasetum orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum

Large-fruited catasetum orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum
Flower of the large-fruited catasetum orchid, monkey goblet or monk's head orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum. Side view 1, front view 2, lip 3, column 4, 5, pollen mass 6, 8, anther case 7, 9

Background imageBotanist Collection: Drooping single-flowered bird's nest, Monotropa uniflora

Drooping single-flowered bird's nest, Monotropa uniflora. Native to America and Canada, sent from Montreal by Scottish botanist John Maclean

Background imageBotanist Collection: Club-spur orchid, Platanthera clavellata

Club-spur orchid, Platanthera clavellata
Club-spur orchid or small green wood orchid, Platanthera clavellata. Tridendate habenaria, Habenaria tridentata

Background imageBotanist Collection: Mexican primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Mexican primrose, Oenothera speciosa
Pinkladies, Mexican primrose or large white-flowered evening primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Background imageBotanist Collection: Stelis micrantha orchid

Stelis micrantha orchid. Native to Jamaica, described and figured by botanist Sir James Edward Smith. Small-flowered stetis, Stetis micrantha (sic)

Background imageBotanist Collection: Bulbophyllum careyanum orchid

Bulbophyllum careyanum orchid. Native of the Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanmar and Indo-China, and sent from Serampore by missionary botanist Dr. William Carey

Background imageBotanist Collection: Sweet box, Sarcococca coriacea

Sweet box, Sarcococca coriacea
Sweet box or Christmas box, Sarcococca coriacea. Native to India, China and Indo-China, sent from Nepal by botanist Dr. Nathaniel Wallich. Nepaul pachysandra, Pachysandra? coriacea

Background imageBotanist Collection: Yellow sundrops, Calylophus serrulatus

Yellow sundrops, Calylophus serrulatus. Native to North America and Canada, found by English botanist Thomas Nuttall in Missouri. Serrulated-leaved evening primrose, Oenothera serrulata

Background imageBotanist Collection: Small persimmon, Diospyros vaccinioides. Critically endangered

Small persimmon, Diospyros vaccinioides. Critically endangered
Small persimmon or vaccinium-like diospyros, Diospyros vaccinioides. Critically endangered

Background imageBotanist Collection: Common rattlesnake orchid, Pholidota imbricata

Common rattlesnake orchid, Pholidota imbricata
Common rattlesnake orchid, necklace orchid, or imbricated pholidota, Pholidota imbricata. Native to India, Asia and Australia, sent from Nepal by botanist Dr Nathaniel Wallich

Background imageBotanist Collection: Liparis nervosa orchid

Liparis nervosa orchid. Native to the tropics of Asia, Africa and America. Specimen sent from Nepal by botanist and missionary Dr William Carey to John Shepherd at the Liverpool Botanic Garden

Background imageBotanist Collection: A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt

A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt, a blacksmith, metallurgist, chemist and botanist. The Briton in a plaid cloak and sagum, carrying a two-handed sword, cleddyv deuddwrn

Background imageBotanist Collection: Siberian lily, Ixiolirion tataricum

Siberian lily, Ixiolirion tataricum
Siberian lily or lavender mountain lily, Ixiolirion tataricum. Native to central to southwest Asia. Found in the hills near Tehran, Iran, sent by J

Background imageBotanist Collection: Waxy cryptandra, Cryptandra arbutiflora

Waxy cryptandra, Cryptandra arbutiflora. Sent from Swan River, Western Australia, by Scottish botanist Thomas Drummond. Raised by Mrs Wray of Oakfield. Sweet-scented cryptandra, Cryptandra suavis

Background imageBotanist Collection: Starry osbeckia, Osbeckia stellata

Starry osbeckia, Osbeckia stellata. Native to Nepal, and said to be common by botanist Dr John Forbes Royle

Background imageBotanist Collection: Nepal firethorn, Pyracantha crenulata

Nepal firethorn, Pyracantha crenulata
Nepalese firethorn, Nepal firethorn or Himalayan firethorn, Pyracantha crenulata. Sent from Nepal to Scottish botanist Dr William Roxburgh who grew it in the Calcutta Botanical Gardens

Background imageBotanist Collection: Chilean bell flower, Nolana coelestis

Chilean bell flower, Nolana coelestis. Raised from botanist Thomas Bridges seeds by Mr. Best, gardener to A. Park of Merton Grove, Surrey. Sky-blue alona, Alona coelestis

Background imageBotanist Collection: Climbing fetterbush, Pieris phillyreifolia

Climbing fetterbush, Pieris phillyreifolia. Phyllirea-leaved andromeda, Andromeda phyllireaefolia

Background imageBotanist Collection: Blueblossom, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Blueblossom, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blueblossom, blue blossom ceanothus or thyrse-bearing ceanothus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus. Evergreen shrub native to Oregon and California, collected by Scottish botanist David Douglas

Background imageBotanist Collection: Various-leaved fly honeysuckle, Lonicera diversifolia

Various-leaved fly honeysuckle, Lonicera diversifolia. Sent to Dr Nathaniel Wallich from Gurwhal and Kamaon, botanist Dr John Forbes Royle found it in northern India

Background imageBotanist Collection: Mayflower orchid, Laelia speciosa

Mayflower orchid, Laelia speciosa
Mayflower orchid, flor de Mayo, Laelia speciosa. Found in Mexico and Guatelama. Sent from Mexico by botanist Dr. Schiede. The May-flower laelia, Laelia majalis

Background imageBotanist Collection: Pinalia bractescens orchid

Pinalia bractescens orchid. Native of India and southeast Asia. Found by plant hunter Hugh Cuming in Singapore and by botanist William Griffith near Moulmain in Burma

Background imageBotanist Collection: Kashmir sage or Cashmere phlomis, Phlomis cashmeriana

Kashmir sage or Cashmere phlomis, Phlomis cashmeriana. Raised at the Horticultural Society garden from seeds sent from Kashmir by botanist Dr John Forbes Royle

Background imageBotanist Collection: Rhododendron aprilis, hybrid

Rhododendron aprilis, hybrid of R. ponticum and the evergreen Davurian rhododendron, raised by the botanist William Herbert, Dean of Manchester

Background imageBotanist Collection: Portuguese squill, Scilla peruviana

Portuguese squill, Scilla peruviana. Sent from Algiers to botanist William Herbert, Dean of Manchester. Dingy-flowered Peruvian squill, Scilla peruviana var. discolor

Background imageBotanist Collection: Spear-leaved milkwort, Polygala bracteolata

Spear-leaved milkwort, Polygala bracteolata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1787

Background imageBotanist Collection: Zigzag capegorse, Aspalathus bracteata

Zigzag capegorse, Aspalathus bracteata. Small-leaved aspalathus, Aspalathus pedunculata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1775

Background imageBotanist Collection: Erica subdivaricata

Erica subdivaricata. Blush-flowered heath, Erica persoluta. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Background imageBotanist Collection: Muraltia heisteria

Muraltia heisteria. Heath-leaved milkwort, Polygala heisteria. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1787

Background imageBotanist Collection: Crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum

Crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum
Crimson clover, Italian clover or crimson trefoil, Trifolium incarnatum. Native to Italy, Europe, raised by Scottish botanist William Aiton at the Royal Garden of Kew



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