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Citrus medica, limeIllustrations of various lime varieties (Citrus medica), Pati Limoo; Hakagi Limoo; Gora Limoo; Chaen-gori Limoo; Kumural Limoo; Nature of Runjhore; Tablha Limoo
Indigofera tinctora, indigoIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Psittacula cyanocephala, plum-headed parakeetPlate 6, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Pollard Weeping WillowPlate 31 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Toxostoma rufum, brown thrasherPlate 116 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
Corvus brachyrhynchos, American crowPlate 156 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
Ficus glomerata, doomar or gularPlate 532 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Viola tricolor, heartseaseFolio 62 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Butterfly studiesA plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies
Cirtus paradisi, grapefruitTab 66 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec
Acer campestre L. field or Engliah mapleSketch 1 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
Prunus sp. nectarine (Vermash Nectarine)Plate 29 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Corynocarpus laevigatus, karaka treeFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Rosa indica (chinensis), China rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Rosier Bengale the hymenee
Prunus cerasus, sour cherry treePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Alcedo athhis, common kingfisherWatercolour by Charles F. Tunnicliffe (c. 1973)
Juglands nigra, black walnutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Alnus glutinosa (W. ) DCXXXI, alderAn illustration of an alder tree, fruit and foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Geranium phaeum, mourning widow geraniumDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Papaya treeEtching taken from Histoire generale des Antilles habitees par les Francois by Jean Baptiste Du Tertre. Shows two Adam and Eve type figures and papaya tree
Carpinus betulus, hornbeamSketch 244 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mancenillier treePlate 31 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles, Vol 9. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Correa alba, white correaFinished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Tribulus cistoides, Jamaican feverplantFinished watercolour by unknown artist from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Quercus, oakPlate 21 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771
Brassica spPlate 11 from Le regne vegetal (1870): the plant kingdom, Vol 12. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhexia speciosaPlate 4 from Voyage aux Regions Equinoniales (1806) Pt V1, Botanique, Sect 2, by Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland
Arachide hypogee, peanutPlate 267 from Flore pittoresque et medicale (1827) Vol. 4 by Michel Etienne Descourtilz (1775-1835)
Trifolium pratensis, cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpeckerPlate 20, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Citrus paradisi, grapefruitTab 61 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse pompoleon
Sabal palmetto, cabbage palmettoWatercolour by William Young, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus in amberA male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86
Fragaria chiloensis, Chilean strawberry
Rosa bifera macrocarpa, Lelieurs four-seasons rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled La Quatre Laisons Lelieur
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso 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
Capparis canescens, dog capersOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Prunus sp. plumPlate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau
Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetleA rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Crataegus monygna, hawthornPlate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lawsonia inermis, henna plantIllustration number 86 from the Feilding Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grassPlate 998 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Medicago sativa, alfalfaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly peaFrom the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Pollen sketch by Francis BauerFrancis Bauers pollen watercolour sketch from the Natural History Museums Botany Library. Page 63, showing Centaurea, Clarkia, Achilia, Bignonia and other pollen