Flowering Plant Collection (page 52)

Hibiscus cf. syriacus, Syrian rose
Watercolour 19 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847

Tulipa sp. tulip
Watercolour 300 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1845

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China rose
Unsigned artwork 125 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Narcissus x odorus, daffodil
Watercolour 313 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1950s

Hibiscus simplex, Chinese parasol tree
Unsigned artwork 115 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa canina, dog rose
Watercolour no.4 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrose
Plate 22 from Fifty Flowers Drawn from Nature at Halifax (1785-1787) by James Bolton. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Arisaema triphylla, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Illustration No.2 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Himalayan species of Jasmin
A type specimen is the material used to make the first scientific description of a species. From the botanical collection at the Natural Histroy Museum, London

Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower
Illustration No.1 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Pelargonium klierianum, geranium
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By Leopald Trattinick, 1825

Clytus arietis, wasp beetle
A wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) visiting bramble flowers in England

Nematus ribesii, gooseberry sawfly larvae
These caterpillars feed voraciously on gooseberry leaves, red and white currant leaves. They display distinct black spots on their green bodies and can have up to three generations within one year

Honeybee visiting a flower
A working honeybee visiting a flower and collecting pollen

Guajacum sanctum
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Early flowering plant model
Model of an early flowering plant from the Cretaceous (144 to 65 mya)

Impatiens wallerana, busy lizzie
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 214

Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from Belize
A brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize

Volucella sp. hover-fly
Photograph of a hover-fly (Volucella sp.) on a flower

Apis sp. honeybee visiting a flower
A honeybee collecting nectar and pollen whilst visiting a garden flower

Suncus murinus caerulescens, Indian grey musk-shrew
Young Musk Rats. Annotated watercolour drawing by Oliva Fanny Tonge (1858-1949), from one of 16 sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952

Cynipidae, adult gall wasps
Adult gall wasps inspecting an oak gall in which the parasitic wasps lay their eggs

Banksia dentata and herbarium specimens
Held in Sir Joseph Banks original cabinets installed in the present day herbarium of the Botany Department at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Carys Wolinsky

Bombus sp. bumblebee visiting a flower
A bumblebee visiting an attractive garden flower, collecting nectar and adding pollen to the pollen sac shown here on its hind leg

A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Acronicta aceris, sycamore moth caterpillar
The brightly coloured caterpillars of the sycamore moths are found in southern England and feed on the leaves of the sycamore tree, as well as other deciduous trees

Oak apple galls
Galls growing on the tips of two oak twigs

Fossil leaf of an early flowering plant
89-65 million year old specimen of an unidentified flowering plant species from the Late Cretaceous, Sachsen, Germany

Theobroma cacao, chocolate
Collected by Sir Hans Sloane in Jamaica. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ilex aquifolium, English holly
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Ursus americanus, American black bear
Ursus Americanus, Cinnamon Bear (Male and Female). Plate 127 from from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Vol. 3, 1848, by John James Audubon (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874)

Oxypogon guerinii cyanolaemus, bearded helmetcrest
Plate 41, hand coloured lihtograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)

Hylonympha macrocerca, scissor-tailed hummingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)

Malacosoma castrense, plum lackey moth
An illustration of a plum lackey moth with a common bullace plum tree (Prunus insititia) by John Abbot

Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) Viburnu
Sketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nymphalis phalerati, silver spotted fritillary
An illustration of a Great American silver spotted fritillary butterfly and and may cock or flesh coloured passion flower by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Tulipa keizerskroon, single early tulip

Lactuca sativa, lettuce
Plate 19 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Picture depicts a close-up on a lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Illustration entitled Plantes pour salades

Rheum x rhbarbarum, rhubarb
Sketch 87 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Zinnia peruviana, Peruvian zinnia
Sketch 180 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe & Aloe vera, true aloe
Sketch 249 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nelumbo lutea, American lotus and Triodopsis albolabri, snai
Drawing 34 (Ewan 59) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Pen, ink and watercolour

Papaver bracteatum, Oriental poppy
Watercolour painting by John Lindley 1799-1865. Lindley was Professor of Botany at UCL (University College London) and the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) library is named after him

Tulipa sp. tulip
Plate 70 from Album van Eeden by A C Van Eeden (1872-1881). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus carica L. Fig
Sketch 15 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

Lilium martagon, Turks cap lily
Illustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Tulipa chrijsolora, single early tulip
Plate 70 from Album van Eeden by A C Van Eeden 1872-1881. Detailed close up of chrijsolora. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Carica papaya L. papaya or melon pawpaw
Sketch 7 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

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