Flowering Plant Collection (page 58)

Oreoscoptes montanus, sage thrasher, Ixarius naevius, varied
Plate 369 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

Gossypium acuminatum, cotton
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Helianthus tubaeformis, southern sunflower
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa gallica, red rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Rosier La Duchesse d Orleans

Tulipa gesneriana, tulip
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Tulipe de Gesner

Nymphaea caerula, water lily
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Nenuphar bleu

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Pivoine odorante, moutan peony
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Lavatera phoenicea
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Casuarius casuarius, southern cassowary
A mounted specimen of the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) on display in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Magnolia soulangiana, Chinese magnolia
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Lathyrus odoratus, sweet pea
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Pois de senteur

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Ilex paraguensis, yerba mate
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Helleborus niger, Christmas rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Anemone coronaria, anemone or windflower
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Lonicera caprifolium, honeysuckle
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Callistephus chinensis, China aster
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Amaryllis bresilienne, amaryllis
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spot ladybird
A familiar seven-spot ladybird resting on a chive plant. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J

Picoides villosus, Melanerpes lewis, M. carolinus, Sphyrapic
Plate 416 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

Mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser
Plate 401 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

Scialia currucoides, Scialia mexicana, Dendroica townsendi
Plate 393 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

Pleistocene hunters, wider view
Pleistocene (1.8 million years ago - 11, 000 years ago) hunting party with mammoths and rhinoceros

Gymnosperm, palm & angiosperm
Composite photomicrograph comparing structures visible through a hand-held lens in transverse section of fossil tree trunks: gymnosperm (left), palm (centre) and angiosperm (right)

Polished slab of rhodonite
A pink specimen of rhodonite (manganese iron magnesium calcium silicate). Rhodon is greek for rose

Pentacrinites, crinoid
Pentacrinites is a fossil crinoid from the Jurassic. Crinoids are ancient, marine organisms. The majority have long stalks anchored to the bottom

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