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Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen
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
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
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
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)
Cereus napoleonis, strawberry-pearPlate 12 from Endlichers paradisus vindobonesis (1844-1860) by Anton Hartinger. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sitta pusila, brown-headed nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, whiPlate 22, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Ulmus procera, elmPlate 11 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771
Asimina obovata, pawpaw appleWilliam Bartrams botanical specimens which he named Anona grandiflora, pawpaw apple. Bartram collected these during his expedition through the southern colonies for Dr. John Fothergill
Senna italica, Italian sennaIllustration of Italian senna from the John Fleming Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora sp. passion flowerPage 74 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1779) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Hypericum perforatum, St. Johns wortIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Alder fly in Baltic amberAlder fly, Megaloptera: Sialoidea in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
PassifloreaePlate 105 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Ara severus, chestnut-fronted maccawPlate 229, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)
Caesalpinia sappan, Indian redwood
Saxicola rubetra, whinchat, Saxicola torquata, common stonecPlate 7 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Godetia vinosaPlate 8 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Anothera and Godetia varieties
Sarracenia flava, yellow pitcher plant & Sarracenia purpureaNelumbo lutea, American lotus & Triodopsis albolabris, land snail & Cemophora coccinea, scarlet snake. Drawing 30 (Ewan 22) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Rubus cuneifolius, blackberrySketch 23 (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
Crataegus phaenopyrum (L. f. ), Washington hawthornSketch 19 (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
Rosa sp. wild roseClose-up of a wild rose (Rosa sp.) flower growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003
A7 / 361a Ficus racemosa, figFinished watercolour by F. P. Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771
Euselates sp. rose chafer beetleA colourful rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Prunus domestica, plumOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus indica, Indian pearOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
RosePlate 3 from Flowers by J Edwards, 1795
Choeropus castanotis, chestnut-eared choeropusCheropus castanotis. Plate 6 from Mammals of Australia Volume 1, by John Gould, 1863
Cerasus communis, sour cherryOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus medica, citronOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa sp. white and striped rosesFolio 14 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus communis, pearThe pear tree, a native of Europe and western Asia, is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its fruit. One of the decorative ceiling panels at the Natural History Museum, London
Gossypium barbadense, sea cottonOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Gossypium barbadense, sea cotton
Cacoucia coccineaPlate 32 from Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14, Part 2 (1867) by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868)
Quercus tinctoria, black oak
Prunus sp. cherryIllustration of cherries from Plate VIII in a volume published by George Brookshaw, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London