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Asimina obovata, pawpaw appleWilliam Bartrams botanical specimens which he named Anona grandiflora, pawpaw apple. Bartram collected these during his expedition through the southern colonies for Dr. John Fothergill
Senna italica, Italian sennaIllustration of Italian senna from the John Fleming Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Fraxinus excelsior, ash
Passiflora sp. passion flowerPage 74 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1779) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Hypericum perforatum, St. Johns wortIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bombycilla garrulus, Bohemian waxwingPlate 34 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Alder fly in Baltic amberAlder fly, Megaloptera: Sialoidea in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
LabiataePlate 112 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Caltha palustris, yellow marsh marigoldDrawing 1/9 made in 1906 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 031
Camellia thea, teallustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
PassifloreaePlate 105 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Ara severus, chestnut-fronted maccawPlate 229, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)
Caesalpinia sappan, Indian redwood
Hyssopus officinalis, hyssopIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Echium plantagineum, salvation JaneIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hydrangea sp. hydrangeaIllustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Flycatcher, elliottia, purple malve and pipitDrawin 19 from the Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788 by William Bartram. Original artwork held in the Natural History Museum, London
Saxicola rubetra, whinchat, Saxicola torquata, common stonecPlate 7 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Godetia vinosaPlate 8 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Anothera and Godetia varieties
Banksia spinulosa, hairpin banksiaDrawing 415 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Wallangre
Sarracenia flava, yellow pitcher plant & Sarracenia purpureaNelumbo lutea, American lotus & Triodopsis albolabris, land snail & Cemophora coccinea, scarlet snake. Drawing 30 (Ewan 22) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Taraxacum offininale, dandelion clockDandelion seeds (Taraxacum offininale) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, April 2003
Rubus cuneifolius, blackberrySketch 23 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Leucanthemum vulgare, oxeye daisyOxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003
Crataegus phaenopyrum (L. f. ), Washington hawthornSketch 19 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa sp. wild roseClose-up of a wild rose (Rosa sp.) flower growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003
Dandelion growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003
A7 / 361a Ficus racemosa, figFinished watercolour by F. P. Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771
Euselates sp. rose chafer beetleA colourful rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius
Prunus domestica, plumOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Michalia champaca, champakaChampaka trees in the upper montane rainforest in Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Pyrus indica, Indian pearOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
RosePlate 3 from Flowers by J Edwards, 1795
Choeropus castanotis, chestnut-eared choeropusCheropus castanotis. Plate 6 from Mammals of Australia Volume 1, by John Gould, 1863
Sonchus palustris, marsh sow-thistleOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Cerasus communis, sour cherryOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Ribes sativum, common currantPlate 30 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Papaver orientale, Eastern poppyFolio 22 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus medica, citronOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Nicotiana tabacum, tobaccoOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa sp. white and striped rosesFolio 14 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dillenia ornata, camelliaOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Strychnos nux vomica, strychnine treeOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus communis, pearThe pear tree, a native of Europe and western Asia, is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its fruit. One of the decorative ceiling panels at the Natural History Museum, London
Gossypium barbadense, sea cottonOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Gossypium barbadense, sea cotton
Vitis sp. Black Hamburgh grapeIllustration of a bunch of grapes from Plate LXI by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Michalia champaca, champaka treeA view of a champaka tree, upper montane rainforest in Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka