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Calceolaria fothergillii, William Aiton, 1789Calceolaria fothergillii taken from Hortus Kewensis or A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew by William Aiton gardner of his majesty
Primula veris, cowslipA cowslip in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London
Apocynum
Desert rose specimen
Various fruitsPlate 1055 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Elaeocarpus spPlate 185 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Juglans ventricosa, fossil plantThese specimens of Juglans ventricosa was found in Weisweiter nr Duren, Rhineland, Germany, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London
Velleia pubescens, herbWatercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gossypium arboreum, tree cottonDuchess of Beauforts Hortus Siccus, 133: 67 (Sloane Herbarium)
Capparis spinosa, caperDuchess of Beauforts Hortus Siccus, specimen 133: 67 (Sloane Herbarium)
Populus alba L. DCXIV, white poplarAn illustrative plate of white poplar tree foliage, catkins and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Arbutus unedo rubra 123, strawberry treeAn illustrative plate depicting strawberry tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Archilocus colubris, ruby-throated hummingbirdPlate 47 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
Vermivora pinus, blue-winged warblerPlate 20 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
Ilex aquifolium XLVI, hollyAn illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Sayornis phoebe, eastern phoebePlate 120 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
Corylus avellana L. CXXXVI, hazelAn illustrative plate of hazel tree foliage, catkins and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Dendroica petechia, yellow warblerPlate 35 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
Lophura bulweri, Bulwers pheasantPlate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Dendroica cerulea, cerulean warblerPlate 49 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
Rosa cf. damascena, damask roseIllustration No.15 by Jacobus Van Huysum, c. 1730s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhododendron moupinense, rhododendronIllustration 2 from the Large Collection by L. Snelling, 1922. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentianIllustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentianella amarella, felwortWatercolour no. 211 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe
Gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentianWatercolour no. 210 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe
Merremia cf. umbellata, morning gloryPlate 1027 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rousselet hatif, pearPears plate no 3 from Pomona Franconica Vol 3 1776 by J Mayer
Lophura swinhoii, Swinhoes pheasantPlate 16 hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol.7, (1850-83)
Ceratonia siliqua, carob bean treeIllustration of carob beans by B. Thanner. The beans were used as weights for gems and precious metals
Erodium hymenodes, herons billDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus tiliaceus, beach hibicusWatercolour 25 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847
Hibiscus cf. syriacus, Syrian roseWatercolour 19 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China roseUnsigned artwork 125 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus simplex, Chinese parasol treeUnsigned artwork 115 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa canina, dog roseWatercolour no.4 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrosePlate 22 from Fifty Flowers Drawn from Nature at Halifax (1785-1787) by James Bolton. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Himalayan species of JasminA type specimen is the material used to make the first scientific description of a species. From the botanical collection at the Natural Histroy Museum, London
Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flowerIllustration No.1 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum
Pelargonium klierianum, geraniumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By Leopald Trattinick, 1825
Clytus arietis, wasp beetleA wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) visiting bramble flowers in England
Nematus ribesii, gooseberry sawfly larvaeThese caterpillars feed voraciously on gooseberry leaves, red and white currant leaves. They display distinct black spots on their green bodies and can have up to three generations within one year
Guajacum sanctumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Impatiens wallerana, busy lizzieDrawing by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 214
Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from BelizeA brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize
Cynipidae, adult gall waspsAdult gall wasps inspecting an oak gall in which the parasitic wasps lay their eggs
Banksia dentata and herbarium specimensHeld in Sir Joseph Banks original cabinets installed in the present day herbarium of the Botany Department at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Carys Wolinsky
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Acronicta aceris, sycamore moth caterpillarThe brightly coloured caterpillars of the sycamore moths are found in southern England and feed on the leaves of the sycamore tree, as well as other deciduous trees