Dicot Collection (page 35)

Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Arctotis sp. South African daisy
Watercolour No. 52 by Gertrude Metz, 1777. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. almond tree

Punica granatum, pomegranate
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

The slip and boathouses on the Marina, Bermuda 1873

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

Ranunculus lingua, greater spearwort
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ranunculus lingua, greater spearwort

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

Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Echinacea purpurea, purple coneflower

Akesia africana
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Akesia Africana

Rubus idaeus, raspberry
Illustration from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers &c. Volume 3 by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782). Illustration entitled Framboisier a fruit blanc

Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum
A photograph of the details from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing a Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum

Fragaria sp. strawberry
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a strawberry (Fragaria sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Vitis sp. white grape
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a white grape (Vitis sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Rubus corylifolia, blackberry
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Quercus robur, English oak
A photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Quercus robur, English oak

Silene dioica, red campion
Red campion in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Distant mountains with snow, cactus in foreground
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Apple blossom
Illustration of apple blossom from Choix des plus belles Fleurs (1833) by Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Entitled Fleurs de pommier

Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone
Wood anemones form an attractive springtime carpet in the woodland area of the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, April 2004

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

All about Betel chewing
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Browallia speciosa, amethyst
A pollen grain of the Browallia speciosa (polar view) from the family Solanaceae, the tomato family

Rubus ulmifolius, blackberry
Illustration from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, &c. Volume 3 by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pollard Willow
Plate 29 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Vaccinium sp. blueberry
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a blueberry (Vaccinium sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Citrus aurantium, bitter orange
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. This panel is showing some cracking damage which has since been repaired

Gossypium barbadense, cotton
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Show open bolls and flowers of the Gossypium barbadense, cotton plant

Coffea sp. coffee beans
Coffee beans photographed in El Salvador by Alex Munro

Acacia sp. babul tree
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952

Tobacco drying and group of workers, Philippines

Nymphaea stellata L. water lily
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Salix fragilis L. CCXVII, crack willow
An illustrative plate of crack willow foliage and catkins from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Cinchona officianalis illustration, quinine
From the Plate Collection of the Natural History Museum, London

Wilsonia canadensis, Canada warbler
Plate 5 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh

Dedroica magnolia, magnolia warbler

Foulehaio carunculatus, wattled honeyeater
Ff. 64. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Certhia carunculata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Tragopan temminckii, Temmincks tragopan
Plate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Canchites canadensis, spruce grouse
Plate 176 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

Seiurus motacilla, Louisiana waterthrush
Plate 19 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

Oporornis agilis, Connecticut warbler
Plate 138 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

Dolichonyx oryzivorus, bobolink
Plate 54 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

Leptomeria acida R. Br
Illustration of Leptomeria acida, by Ferdinand Bauer. From a specimen from the Sydney region of New South Wales

Phymateus morbillosus, common milkweed locust

Erythrina folkersii, coral tree
Photograph of Erythrina folkersii

Castanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut
Photograph of the seed pod of a Castanospermum australe tree

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