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Ericaceae Collection

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Scottish Pine Forest

Scottish Pine Forest poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson made for a printed wallchart. Signed B.EN, wallchart EB13, printed by Westerham Press, England

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron sp

Rhododendron sp
Watercolour No. 17 by Ralph Stennett, 1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Erica carnea - winter heath

Erica carnea - winter heath, winter flowering heather, spring heath, alpine heath. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageEricaceae Collection: The Narrow-leaved Kalmia

The Narrow-leaved Kalmia, engraved by Caldwall after Philip Reinagle, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Erica fascicularis

Erica fascicularis - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Erica mucasa

Erica mucasa - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Erica sexfaria, heather

Erica sexfaria, heather - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Erica cluerta

Erica cluerta - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Ericaceae

Ericaceae - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron fulgens

Rhododendron fulgens
Hand-coloured lithograph by Walter hood Fitch, 1849-1851, based on sketch by Joseph Hooker Date: 1849

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Empidonax virescnes, Elliottia racemosa, Callirrhoe triangul

Empidonax virescnes, Elliottia racemosa, Callirrhoe triangul
Acadian flycatcher, elliottia, poppy mallow and pipit. Drawing 20 (Ewan 46) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Flycatcher, elliottia, purple malve and pipit

Flycatcher, elliottia, purple malve and pipit
Drawin 19 from the Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788 by William Bartram. Original artwork held in the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Leucopogon ruscifolius, bearded heath

Leucopogon ruscifolius, bearded heath
Finished watercolour by John Cleveley from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Cuculus canorus, common cuckoo chick

Cuculus canorus, common cuckoo chick
Plate 68 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron ponticum, pontic rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum, pontic rhododendron
Illustration from The Temple of Flora by Robert John Thornton (1768?-1837). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Carduelis flavirostris, twite

Carduelis flavirostris, twite
Plate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Azalae pontica, yellow azalea

Azalae pontica, yellow azalea
An illustration of fragrant azalea or yellow azalea (1796) by Henry Andrews, 1796, from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Daboecia polifolia, heather

Daboecia polifolia, heather
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendrum, loders white

Rhododendrum, loders white. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Flowers mauve-pink in bud, opening to pure white. No 2044, 14.5.1981

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron, dawns delight

Rhododendron, dawns delight. Dried specimen taken from the museums herbarium. Flowers red, bell-shaped. Collected by BM(NH) staff 14.5.1981. no 2009

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Epacris longiflora, fuschia heath

Epacris longiflora, fuschia heath
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Melospiza lincolnii, Lincolns sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii, Lincolns sparrow
Plate 193 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Regulus cuvieri, Cuviers kinglet

Regulus cuvieri, Cuviers kinglet
Plate 55 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Contopus virens, eastern wood pewee

Contopus virens, eastern wood pewee
Plate 115 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kinglet

Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kinglet
Plate 195 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Spizella pusilla, field sparrow

Spizella pusilla, field sparrow
Plate 139 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warbler

Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warbler
Plate 198 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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron arborcum, Indian rosebay

Rhododendron arborcum, Indian rosebay

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Gentiana, Vaccinuim sp. & Exacum bicolor

Gentiana, Vaccinuim sp. & Exacum bicolor
White gentian, pink arbutus and dumcasia congesta. Plate 27 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron sp. pink rhododendron

Rhododendron sp. pink rhododendron
Plate 39 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Andersonia caerulea, foxtail

Andersonia caerulea, foxtail
Plate 96 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron sp. rhododendron

Rhododendron sp. rhododendron
Plate 93 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron formosum

Rhododendron formosum
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Vaccinium sp. blueberry

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

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Arbutus unedo rubra 123, strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo rubra 123, strawberry tree
An illustrative plate depicting strawberry tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron moupinense, rhododendron

Rhododendron moupinense, rhododendron
Illustration 2 from the Large Collection by L. Snelling, 1922. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Rhododendron sp. rhododendron

Rhododendron sp. rhododendron
Plate 30 from The Rhododendrons (1818) by Joseph Hooker (1817-1911). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Leontice thalictroides, beechdrops

Leontice thalictroides, beechdrops
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Banksia ericifolia, heath banksia

Banksia ericifolia, heath banksia
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Carduelis flammea, common redpoll

Carduelis flammea, common redpoll
Plate 375 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageEricaceae Collection: Gardens at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire

Gardens at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
View of the gardens at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with pink and white rhododendrons (a flowering plant of the Ericaceae family), growing on either side of a grassy pathway

Background imageEricaceae Collection: RHS garden at Wisley, Woking, Surrey

RHS garden at Wisley, Woking, Surrey
Part of the Royal Horticultural Societys garden at Wisley, Woking, Surrey, showing pink and purple Erica (heather, of the Ericaceae family) in the middle of a large lawn



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