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Pagiophyllum peregrynumThick, robust leaves of the extinct conifer from Lyme Regis, Dorset, England dating from Upper Jurassic. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Walchia piniformisLeafy branch of the extinct Walchia piniformis from Montpellier, France dating from the Permian. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Xenotheca devonicaOvule (seed) bearing cupules of the early extinct gymnosperm from Devon, England dating from the Upper Devonian. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Neuropteris heterophyllaFern like frond of the extinct gymnosperm from Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England dating from the Carboniferous. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Araucaria mirabilis, silicified seed cones
Dendroica pinus, pine warblerPlate 61, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Pine cone in Baltic amberA pine cone in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image taken from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Petrified woodClose-up showing the petrified wood from the coniferous forest, Arizona, U.S.A dating back to the Triassic period 200 to 251 million years ago
Gentiana autumnalis, pine barrens gentianDrawing 63 (Ewan 2) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Italian PinePlate 24 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
YewPlate 32 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Pinus coulteri, big-cone pinePhotograph of a Pinus coulteri pine cone
Letter written by Wallace, A. R, describing shipwreck and losLetter written by Wallace, A.R, describing shipwreck and los
Sequoia affinis, fossil treeThis specimen of Sequoia affinis is from Florissant, Colorado, USA, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London
Agathis jurassica, fossil plant
Ginkgo huttoni, fossil plantThis specimen of Ginkgo huttoni is from Yorkshire, England
Zamites gigas, fossil plantThis specimen of Zamites gigas is from Yorkshire, England
Ginko gardneri, maidenhair tree leaf fossilThis fan-shaped ginko florin dates from the Lower Eocene rocks of Mull
Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, coniferPolished section through the trunk of Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, the dominant conifer of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. Width approx. 25 cm. Dates back to the Late Triassic period
Pandanus sp. screw pinePlate 883 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Picea abies, European spruceIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Ginkgo huttonii, fossilised ginkgo leaves
Platycladus orientalis, oriental arborvitaeSketch 205 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pinus sylvestris, Scots pine (bottom) & Cedrus libani, cedarSketch 250 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cedrus libani, cedar of Lebanon & Agave americana, century pSketch 252 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pinus sylvestris, scots pineScanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a pollen grain from a scots pine. Note the air bladders that help it to float through the air (x 1500 on a standard 9 cm wide print)
Unfinished painting of a woman by David WrightUnfinished painting of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, by David Wright, Britains foremost pin-up artist of the wartime era. Date: c.1944
Amber from BurmaA large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right. Note size of specimen from hands included for scale
Pinicola enucleator, pine grosbeakPlate 358 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
Ilex paraguensis, yerba matePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Gymnosperm, palm & angiospermComposite photomicrograph comparing structures visible through a hand-held lens in transverse section of fossil tree trunks: gymnosperm (left), palm (centre) and angiosperm (right)
Cupressinoxylon, fossil woodComposite photomicrograph showing transverse (left), tangential (centre) and radial (right) sections through fossil wood; Cupressinoxylon from the London Clay at Ashford, Kent, England