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Eurosid Collection (page 19)

Background imageEurosid Collection: Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry

Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Merise noir

Background imageEurosid Collection: Copal

Copal

Background imageEurosid Collection: Mespilus sp. large black medlar

Mespilus sp. large black medlar
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Neffle domestique cultive ou noire

Background imageEurosid Collection: Dillenia alata, golden guinea tree

Dillenia alata, golden guinea tree
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 imageEurosid Collection: Quercus bract in baltic amber

Quercus bract in baltic amber
A bract from the male flower of an oak tree in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Background imageEurosid Collection: Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry

Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg

Background imageEurosid Collection: Glycine max, soybean

Glycine max, soybean
Illustration of the soybean plant, part of the John Fleming Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Baltic amber

Baltic amber

Background imageEurosid Collection: Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber

Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber
Drawing 31 (Ewan 14) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Pancheria rubrivensis

Pancheria rubrivensis
Specimen of (Pancheria rubrivensis) collected on 30.09.1914 in New Caledonia by R.H. Compton

Background imageEurosid Collection: Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush

Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush
Plate 1148 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Carpinus betulus L. hornbeam

Carpinus betulus L. hornbeam
Sketch 36 (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

Background imageEurosid Collection: Piscidia piscipula, Jamaican dogwood

Piscidia piscipula, Jamaican dogwood
Specimen from the Sir Hans Sloane Jamaican Botanical Collection, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Viola sp

Viola sp
Plate 62 from Flowers by John Edwards, 1795. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Bryonia grandis, ivy gourd

Bryonia grandis, ivy gourd
Plate 1156 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Buchenavia oxycarpa

Buchenavia oxycarpa
Plate 25 from C. Martius Flora Brasiliensis, Vol.14, p.2

Background imageEurosid Collection: Rosa x damascena, damask rose

Rosa x damascena, damask rose
Folio 20 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Limonier ordinaire, Limone ordinario

Limonier ordinaire, Limone ordinario
Tab. 84 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)

Background imageEurosid Collection: Alyogyne hakeafolia (Giord) Alefeld, hibiscus

Alyogyne hakeafolia (Giord) Alefeld, hibiscus
Collected by Robert Brown in Goose Island Bay, off Cape Arid, Western Australia, May 1803, during the voyage of HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders

Background imageEurosid Collection: Quercus sp. crouch oak

Quercus sp. crouch oak
Also known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Background imageEurosid Collection: Quercus sp. oak

Quercus sp. oak
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Background imageEurosid Collection: Laportea interrupta (L. ) Chew, woodnettle

Laportea interrupta (L. ) Chew, woodnettle
A specimen from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 3 Page 1)

Background imageEurosid Collection: Ricinus communis, castor bean

Ricinus communis, castor bean
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Amicua melon

Amicua melon
An illustration of a melon from Plate LXXII in a volume published by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Locust Tree, Tenerife 1873

Locust Tree, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageEurosid Collection: Sorbus aucuparia, rowan tree

Sorbus aucuparia, rowan tree
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Background imageEurosid Collection: Betula pendula, silver birch

Betula pendula, silver birch
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Background imageEurosid Collection: Euphorbia mammillaris, corn cob euphorbia

Euphorbia mammillaris, corn cob euphorbia
Illustration from Prludia Botanica (1703) by Caspar Commelin, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageEurosid Collection: Rubus sp. raspberry

Rubus sp. raspberry
Illustration of raspberries by George Brookshaw, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Bryonia alba, white briony

Bryonia alba, white briony
Plate 15 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree

Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Background imageEurosid Collection: Prunus sp. almond tree

Prunus sp. almond tree

Background imageEurosid Collection: Punica granatum, pomegranate

Punica granatum, pomegranate
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: The slip and boathouses on the Marina, Bermuda 1873

The slip and boathouses on the Marina, Bermuda 1873

Background imageEurosid Collection: Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873

Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageEurosid Collection: Akesia africana

Akesia africana
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Akesia Africana

Background imageEurosid Collection: Rubus idaeus, raspberry

Rubus idaeus, raspberry
Illustration from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers &c. Volume 3 by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782). Illustration entitled Framboisier a fruit blanc

Background imageEurosid Collection: Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum

Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum
A photograph of the details from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing a Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum

Background imageEurosid Collection: Fragaria sp. strawberry

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

Background imageEurosid Collection: Rubus corylifolia, blackberry

Rubus corylifolia, blackberry
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Quercus robur, English oak

Quercus robur, English oak
A photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Quercus robur, English oak

Background imageEurosid Collection: Apple blossom

Apple blossom
Illustration of apple blossom from Choix des plus belles Fleurs (1833) by Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Entitled Fleurs de pommier

Background imageEurosid Collection: All about Betel chewing

All about Betel chewing
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Background imageEurosid Collection: Rubus ulmifolius, blackberry

Rubus ulmifolius, blackberry
Illustration from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, &c. Volume 3 by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurosid Collection: Pollard Willow

Pollard Willow
Plate 29 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background imageEurosid Collection: Citrus aurantium, bitter orange

Citrus aurantium, bitter orange
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. This panel is showing some cracking damage which has since been repaired

Background imageEurosid Collection: Gossypium barbadense, cotton

Gossypium barbadense, cotton
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Show open bolls and flowers of the Gossypium barbadense, cotton plant

Background imageEurosid Collection: Salix fragilis L. CCXVII, crack willow

Salix fragilis L. CCXVII, crack willow
An illustrative plate of crack willow foliage and catkins from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection



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