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Cholla Cactus - Arizona, USA Date: circa 1930s
Claytonia virginica, Spring BeautyThis is one of Claytons specimens, of the species that Gronovius named Claytonia in his honour in 1739. Linnaeus subsequently adopted this generic name and, in 1753
Metrosideros linearisIllustration 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
Veltheimia glauca, lilyIllustration 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
Mimosa leucacanthaIllustration 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
Veltheimia viridiflora, lilyIllustration 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
Anthericum ciliatumIllustration 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
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
Asclepias arborescensIllustration 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
StrobilantesRuellia. Plate 70 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
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
Myrsine retusaIllustration 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
Arum auritumIllustration 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
Rheum nobile, Sikkim rhubarbSpecimen of Sikkim rhubarb (Rheum nobile) collected by Frank Ludlow, George Sherriff and N M Elliot in Tibet in 1947
Senna italica, Italian sennaIllustration of Italian senna from the John Fleming Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Musa coccinea, scarlet bananaPlate 913 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Duboisia myoporoides R. Br. Prodr. : 448 (1810), SolanaceaeBritten (1909:144) List, 108 Duboisia myoporoides Br. By Ferdinand Bauer. Drawing 526 x 355 mm, specimen from Sydney region and elsewhere in New South Wales, gathered by Brown, November 1804
Paeonia sp. paeonyPlate 4 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris sanguineaIris orientalis, pen and ink wash on card, by A.H. Church (1865-1937), species now known as Iris sanguinea. Drawing number 719
Paphiopedilum spPlate 868 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris florentinaIris germanica, pen on card by A.H. Church (1865-1937), species now known as Iris florentina. Drawing number 715
Psychopsis papilioOncidium papilio, watercolour on card by A.H. Church (1865-1937), species now known as Psychopsis papilio. Drawing number 632
Cistus ladaniferus, gum rockroseIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow plant
Azalae pontica, yellow azaleaAn illustration of fragrant azalea or yellow azalea (1796) by Henry Andrews, 1796, from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Papaver sp. yellow poppyIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Garden IllustrationAn illustration from Hortus Floridus (1614) by Crispian van de Passe
Tagetes erecta L. marigold
Magnolia denudata, yulan magnoliaIllustration in the Reeves Collection, c. 1820s, watercolour with bodycolour on paper. Also used in Potted Histories (2003) by Sandra Knapp (page 134)
Fritillaria sp. fritillaryAn illustration by Johann Christoph Keller, 1786. Original arwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ipomoea sp. morning gloryAn illustration of morning glory by John Frederick Miller, 1776, from the Cook Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Campanula sp. bellflowerAn illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa centifolia, cabbage roseIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dendrophthoe pentadra, mistletoeIllustration of mistletoe (Dendrophthoe pentadra) by Sydney Parkinson
Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperialAn illustration by Johann Christoph Keller, 1757. Original artwork from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Nelumbo sp. lotusIllustration of lotus (Nelumba sp.) by Sydney Parkinson
Aconitumm napellus, monk s-hoodIllustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 12
Nigella damascena, love-in-a-mistIllustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nigella orientalis, yellow fennel flowerDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 062
Rhus stellariaefolia, rhusA fossilized leaf from the flowering plant Rhus (Rhus stellariaefolia) approximately 11cm long. This specimen was discovered in Colorado, U.S.A and dates back to the Late Eocene
Hypericum perforatum, St. JohnswortIllustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 176
Reseda odorata, garden mignonetteDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 160
Delphinium formosum, hardy larkspurDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Darlingtonia californica, California pitcherplantDrawingby Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 134
Plate from New Book of Flowers (1680)Illustration from Neues Blumenbuch or New Book of Flowers (1680) by Maria Sibylla Merian
Hylocichla mustelina, wood thrushPlate 73 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Dendroica magnolia, magnolia warblerPlate 123 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
Taraxacum officinale, dandelionScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a dandelion (x 80)