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Camellia with butterfliesPlate 21 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China
Camellia japonica, camelliaSketch 169 by Georg Ehret Dionysius (1708-1770). Original artwork held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tea fields, Sri Lanka
Oenothera erythrosepala, evening primroseDrawing by Arthur Harry Church. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Azalae pontica, yellow azaleaAn 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
Primula vulgaris, primrosePrimrose (Primula vulgaris) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams
John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea TreeColoured front piece of John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea Tree. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Kinkaku-ji, Golden Temple, Kyoto City, JapanA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Balsam Bog, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Norantea guianensis, red hot pokerPlate 87 from Original Watercolour Drawings of Plants made in British Guiana by Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (Dicotyledons)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plantA carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
Primula officinalis, cowslipIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Darlingtonia californica, California pitcherplantDrawingby Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 134
Daboecia polifolia, heatherWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhododendrum, loders white. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Flowers mauve-pink in bud, opening to pure white. No 2044, 14.5.1981
Rhododendron, dawns delight. Dried specimen taken from the museums herbarium. Flowers red, bell-shaped. Collected by BM(NH) staff 14.5.1981. no 2009
Epacris longiflora, fuschia heathOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Clethra arborea soland, lily of the valley treeA watercolour painting of the plant Clethra arborea Soland, from Madeira. Painted by Francis Masson
Dendroica fusca, Blackburnian warblerPlate 135 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
Zenaida macroura, mourning dovePlate 17 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
Ammodramus henslowii, Henslows sparrowPlate 70 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
Melospiza lincolnii, Lincolns sparrowPlate 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
Contopus cooperi, olive-sided flycatcherPlate 174 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
Regulus cuvieri, Cuviers kingletPlate 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
Contopus virens, eastern wood peweePlate 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
Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kingletPlate 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
Spizella pusilla, field sparrowPlate 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
Limnothlypis swainsoni, Swainsons warblerPlate 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
Lagopus lagopus, willow grousePlate 191 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
Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah sparrowPlate 109 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
Ammodramus savannarum, grasshopper sparrowPlate 130 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
Cyclamen persicum, Persian cyclamenDrawing by Richard Lancake [Pl 115]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 9
Camellia japonica L. camelliaType specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). From Amoenitatum exoticarum politico (1712) by Engelbert Kaempfer
Polyanthus sp. primroseFolio 64 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Impatiens balsamina, garden balsamFolio 61 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhododendron arborcum, Indian rosebay
Lysimachia leschenaultii, primrose familyButterflies feeding on Lysumachia Leschenaultii. Plate 14 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Thea viridis, teaPlate 17 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentiana, Vaccinuim sp. & Exacum bicolorWhite gentian, pink arbutus and dumcasia congesta. Plate 27 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhododendron sp. pink rhododendronPlate 39 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Camellia japonica woodsii, camelliaIllustration from Illustrations & descriptions..of Camelli (1831) by William Beattie Booth (1804-1874) with drawings by Alfred Chandler
Camellia japonica paeoniflora rosea, camelliaIllustration from Camellieae 1837, by William Beattie Booth (1804-1874) with drawings by Alfred Chandler
Camellia japonica fimbriata, camelliaIllustration from Camellieae 1837, by William Beattie Booth (1804-1874) with drawings by Alfred Chandler
Auricula spIllustration from page 64/65 of Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gilia tenuiflora, slender-flowered giliaPlate 28 from The Ladies Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals (1839) by Jane Wells Loudon
Camellia japonica flore albo, camelliaIllustration from Illustrations & descriptions..of Camelli (1831) by William Beattie Booth (1804-1874) with drawings by Alfred Chandler
Annuals and biannual plants
Andersonia caerulea, foxtailPlate 96 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)