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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hibiscusBodycolour on board, 1847-51 by Isobel Drought (fl.1847-51). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1847
Lychnis coronataWatercolour on paper, 1777 by Getrude Metz (1746-1793). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1777
Sparmannia discolor by Matilda SmithGraphite on paper, 1880s by Matilda Smith (1854-1926). Held in the Library and Archives
Theobroma cacao, cocoa treeWatercolour on paper by Evelyn M. Woolward (fl.1880-90s). Held in the Library and Archives
MesembryanthemumWatercolour on paper, late 17th C. by Alida Withoos (c.1660-1715). Held in the Library and Archives
Carduus nutans, musk thistleWatercolour and ink on paper, c. mid-19th century by Ellen Hawkins (fl.1821-1868).Held in the Library and Archives
Rose, primula, Narcissus, FritillariaInk & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise flowerWatercolour on card, 1880-1913 by Emily J. Balston (nee Whitehead) (1848-1914). Held in the Library and Archives
Salvia nutans, nodding sageWatercolour on vellum, c. mid-17th century by Madeleine Basseporte (1701-1780). Held in the Library and Archives
White poplarWatercolour on paper by Florence Helen Woolward (1854-1936). Held in the Library and Archives
Paeonia sp. by Clara PopePlate 2 from bound volume. Bodycolour on card, 1821 by Clara Pope (ca.1768-1838). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1821
Sticky Tailflower watercolour, Ferdinand BauerAnthocercis viscosa, Sticky Tailflower. Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)
Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis by Basil BeslerPseudocolocynthis pomiformis from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler
Chrysanthemum, CT scan imageCT Scan image of a Chrysanthemum
Rhododendron fulgensHand-coloured lithograph by Walter hood Fitch, 1849-1851, based on sketch by Joseph Hooker Date: 1849
Dianthus sp. CarnationsHand-coloured engraving, Robert Thorntons Temple of Flora, 1799-1807 Date: 1807
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
Pithecellobium circinaleWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeperWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Soymida febrifuga, Rohan barkWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1800s Date: 1800
Allophylus racemosusWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1805 Date: 1805
Carica papaya, PapayaHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Cola sp. Kola nutWatercolour by Dorothy Talbot, c. 1911 Date: circa 1911
Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwortIllustration of Polygala amara from Flora Monacensis (1811) by Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835). Date: 1811
Sea knotgrass, Polygonum maritimumPlate 203, illustration of Sea knotgrass from Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae, vol 24 (1905) by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879). Date: 1905
Downy Woundwort, Stachys germanicaPlate 83/11, illustration of Downy Woundwort from Deutschlands Flora (1841) by Jacob Sturm (1771-1848). Date: 1841
Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumberStaurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England
Anacardium occidentale, CashewWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Archimedes swallovanus, bryozoanFossil bryozoan dating from the Carboniferous rocks, Mississippian, Golconda Fm. Marigold, Illinois, U.S.A
Nothofagus betuloidesFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata
Crystal apple - cystoid echinodermNHM E10. Echinosphaerites aurantium (Gyllenhall). Ordovicain, Popouka, St Petersburg, Russia
Claytonia virginica, Spring BeautyThis is one of Claytons specimens, of the species that Gronovius named Claytonia in his honour in 1739. Linnaeus subsequently adopted this generic name and, in 1753
Coquimbo, ChileIllustration (p.366) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Metrosideros linearisIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ficus scabraIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. (6) early purple peach (7) large peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Pourpree hative, Grosse Mignorie. Imacon Color Scanner
Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeperSpecimen of Cardinal creeper (Ipomoea quamoclit) from George Cliffords herbarium
Mimosa leucacanthaIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen
Ipomoea purpurea (L. ) Roth, tall morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, tall morning-glory. Determinavit G.Staples 6/2008
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary bird flowerIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocactus denudatus. Plate taken from Plantarum Rariorum, by H.F. Link and F.Otto
Plantago hirsutaIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Teucrium abutiloidesIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Oxalis filifoliaIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hans Sloane Vol. 211 page 29Viola violacea Makino, Oxalis corniculata and Trachelospermum asiaticum Nakai. Specimens taken from Hans Sloane Vol.211 page 29