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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
Myrsine retusaIllustration 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
Specimens (including butterflies) from the Paul Hermann CollSpecimens from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Trapa natans, var. bispinosaImage of trapa natans var. bispinosa in Plants of the Coast of Coromandel by W. Roxburgh
The Wellington Tree CupboardThis tree was made from an elm tree that sheltered the Duke of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium
Theobroma cacaoCocoa plant brought back from Jamaica in 1689 by Hans Sloane. Illustration by Everhardus Kickius. Specimen kept in the Botany Library
Rheum nobile, Sikkim rhubarbSpecimen of Sikkim rhubarb (Rheum nobile) collected by Frank Ludlow, George Sherriff and N M Elliot in Tibet in 1947
Pressed Auricula specimensSpecimens from the herbarium of Mary Somerset (the Duchess of Beaufort). Pressed by the Duchess herself (1630 - 1714)
Platanus x hispanica, London plane leavesLondon plane leaves fallen in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken on November 1997 by Sue Snell
Solandra sp. cup of gold
Beta vulgaris, common beetIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus, pollard oakPlate 22 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Cannabis sativa, hempIllustration of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), by James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Empidonax virescnes, Elliottia racemosa, Callirrhoe triangulAcadian flycatcher, elliottia, poppy mallow and pipit. Drawing 20 (Ewan 46) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Plate 48 from MineralogieMine d Or granuleuse avec du Spath perle couleur de Rose. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Malus sp. applePlate 11 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Calville rouge d Automne
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus & Dionaea muscipula, venus fly
Three varieties of cherriesPlate 13 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Top: morello cherry (Prunus cerasus), centre: caroon cherry (Prunus sp.), bottom: unnamed (Prunus sp.)
Crataegus monogyna, oneseed hawthornDrawing 58/2b made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lophura ignita macartneyi, Tragopan melanocephalusPlate 70, lithograph by K.I. Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der V -Gattungen, (1831-1833)