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Ophrys apifera, bee orchidWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 17 June 1913
Cypripedium reginae, ladys slipper orchid. Also known as piAlthough the current name of this orchid is Cypripedium reginae, the name on the original plate reads Cypripedium spectabile, which may have been the name accepted at the time
Dahlia pinnata, pinnate dahliaPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Clematis viticella, Polish spiritPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, SussexView of the gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, showing daffodils growing in the foreground, and the Elizabethan manor house in the background
Hamemalis Mollis (Witch Hazel)Hamemalis (or Hamamelis) Mollis (Witch Hazel), a large shrub or small tree of the Hamamelidaceae family, native to areas of China
Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium (Fasciculated barberry, Berberis fascicularis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis
Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco
Jaspideum variety of Dendrobium nobile orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902
Botanical Sketchbook -- Herb Robert. Date: 1920s
Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card (inside pages) -- Heaven give you many, many merry days (The Merry Wives of Windsor). With a colourful spray of flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Japanese Geisha - Traditional flower arranging. Date: circa 1904
Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas cardButterflies and flowers with a snow scene on a palette-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Hyacinths, engraved by Warner afters Edwards, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807. Date: 1801
Juniperus communis, juniperPlate 53 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Panax pseudoginseng, tienchi ginsengIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Protea cynaroides, king proteaPainting by Stephan Endlicher from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis pub.1842
Picoides pubescens, downy woodpeckerPlate 112 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
Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys slipper orchidWatercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dianthus barbatus, sweet williamFolio 40 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mandragora officinarum, mandrakeIllustration of the male and female mandrake, from The herbal of generall historie of plantes (1636) by John Gerard (1545-1612), edited by Thomas Johnson
Angraecum sesquipedale, Madagascan orchidThis species of orchid was used by Darwin to prove his theories of evolution. Illustration from The British Museum (Natural History) by Peter Whitehead and Colin Keates, 1981
Victorian flower fairiesFlower fairy dancing on a bed of poppies and lilies from a postcard published by Raphael Tuck Date: 1900
Connaught Gardens at Sidmouth, East DevonView of Connaught Gardens at Sidmouth, East Devon, with an array of flowers in flowerbeds, with trees in the background. The gardens were named after the Duke of Connaught
Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose), of the Rosaceae family, native to China. It has white or pale yellow flowers. Lady Banks, after whom this rose was named
Four ballerinas on a music sheetFour ballerinas depicted on a music sheet, performing The Celebrated Pas de Quatre, composed by Jules Perrot, as danced at Her Majestys Theatre, London, on 12 July 1845
Kerria Japonica (Japanese Yellow Rose), a shrub of the Rosaceae family with bright yellow flowers, native to China, Japan and Korea
Cattleya Trianae Mrs Phillips, also known as Flor de Mayo (May Flower) or Christmas Orchid (Orchidaceae family), with pink, purple and yellow colouring
The Flower Market Of The Madeleine by BlampiedAn illustration by Edmund Blampied of a bustling flower market at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines
Circular countryside sceneA watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith showing a typical English rural countryside setting of a half-timbered cottage set amid fields, surrounded by fauna in the shape of a passing Cuckoo
Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by William Herbert from William Curtis Botanical Magazine
Sabatia bartramii, savannah pink & Eacles imperialis, imperiDrawing 11 (Ewan 38) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cypripedium candidum, small white lady s-slipperIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Metrosideros excelsa, Christmas treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Selasphorus rufus, rufous hummingbirdPlate 379 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflowerPage 68 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1777) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Gather ye roses while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. 20th century
Miss Elizabeth Egerton-WarburtonElizabeth Egerton-Warburton (1911 - 2002), later Viscountess Ashbrook photographed prior to her marriage to the Hon. Desmond Flower in November 1934. Date: 1934
Four boys in a street in the East End of LondonFour boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining
Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Flame lily, Gloriosa superba.. Handcolored stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launays Herbier General de l Amateur, Audot, Paris
Botanical Sketchbook -- Fine Leaved Heath. Date: 1920s
Eucalyptus pruinosa, silver-leaved boxPlate 56 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Dahlias spPlate 1 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860) with drawings by Clara Maria Pope. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Taraxacum officinale, dandelion (fruiting head)Scanning electron microscope image showing a vertical section through an unripe fruiting head of a dandelion in the yellow flower stage. Colour added artificially by computer
Arum dioscoridisEngraving by George Sowerby from original watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Flora graeca 10 (1840) by James Edward Smith
Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys Slipper OrchidOriginally published in: Paxtons magazine of botany, and register of flowering plants. Published in London. December 1836. Natural History Museums Botany Library. Plate Collection number 169