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View of Endor, Jezreel Valley, Northern IsraelView of Endor, located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley, Galilee, Northern Israel. Date: 1920s
Josephs Well, Holy LandThe supposed location of Josephs Well. According to biblical legend, Josephs jealous brothers threw him into a pit or empty well before going home
Beersheba, Holy LandView of Beersheba, Holy Land. Date: 1920s
Fellah with donkeys, Holy LandA fellah (Arab peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer) with two donkeys on a narrow road with cactuses on either side, Holy Land. Date: 1920s
Northern City Wall, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
Al Aqsa Mosque, JerusalemAl Aqsa (El Aksa) Mosque, Jerusalem -- view from the south-west. Date: 1920s
Accra scouts at weekend camp, Ghana, West AfricaScouts of Troops 1-7, Accra, at a weekend camp, Ghana, West Africa. They have constructed real scout bush tents from woven palm leaves. Cacti can be seen in the foreground. Date: circa 1920s
Cactaceae - CactusCactaceae: the Cactus tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889. Published by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston Date: 1868
Cultivating cacti, Paris 1857Cultivating cacti in a greenhouse in Paris 1857. Date: 1857
Women carry vegetables through a cactus plantation - Israel (then under Ottoman control). Date: circa 1916
CACTUS GARDEN 1930SAn indoor cactus garden. Date: early 1930s
Tanzania - Usambara - Candelabra TreeAn amazing Candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens) in the Usambara Mountains, a range in North-East Tanzania, East Africa (formerly German East Africa)
Luther Burbank - American botanist and horticulturistLuther Burbank (1849-1926) - American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career
Upoto Warriors - Congo, AfricaWarriors from Upoto, Congo, Africa. Date: circa 1903
Superstitution Mountains, Apache Trail - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1920s
Giant Cactus (Sahuaro) in bloom - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Giant Cacti (Sahuaro) - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Cholla Cactus - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Barrel cactus on the desert - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Cactus in Bloom - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Candelabra and Century Cactus, BermudaCandelabra and Century Cactus varienties to be found on Bermuda. Date: circa 1909
Coquimbo, ChileIllustration (p.366) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Echinocactus denudatus. Plate taken from Plantarum Rariorum, by H.F. Link and F.Otto
Cereus napoleonis, strawberry-pearPlate 12 from Endlichers paradisus vindobonesis (1844-1860) by Anton Hartinger. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cereus sp. cactusPlate 31 from Plantae Selectae (1754) by Christoph Jakob Trew, (1750-1775). Painting by Georg Dionysius Ehret
Hylocereus triangularis, pitahaya fruitPlate 510 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Selenicereus hamatus, Queen of the nightPlate 9 from the Fitch Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This plant is native to Mexico
Geospiza scandens, common actus finchA specimen of a common cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle
Cereus hexagonus, lady of the night cactusUnsigned artwork from mid to late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mammillaria elephantidens, elephants toothIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus coptonogonus, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocacte hexaedrophorusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mammillaria dolichocentra, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus horizonthalonius, devils head cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus concinnus, sun cupIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Harrisia sp. night-blooming cereusUnsigned artwork from c. 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Melocactus caroli-linnaei, melocactusIllustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is thought to have been made by Simon Taylor (1742-1796)
Echinocactus erinaceus, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus myriostigma, bishops cap cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cereus perrotetianus, lady of the night cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mammillaria erecta, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus monvillii, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Parodia sellowii, cactusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Echinocactus sellowianus
Echinocactus sellowianusIllustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Opuntia camachoi, prickly pear cactusFigure 30 from Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 1932-33, by Professor Carlos Porter
Opunita fiscus-indica, prickly pearAn oil painting of a prickly pear (Opunita fiscus-indica). The artist and date are unknown. Original canvas held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pooecetes gramineus, vesper sparrowPlate 94 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