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Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs
Thistle speciesShowy Mexican scarlet thistle, Erythrolaena conspicua, Arabian cotton thistle, Onopordum arabicum, and blue-flowered carthamus, Carthamus caeruleus
Sollya, changeable apple-berry and Chinese pittosporumCommon sollya, Sollya heterophylla, changeable apple-berry, Billardiera mutabilis, and Chinese pittosporum, Pittosporum tobira
Durham County Rugby Team: Parkinson, Stephenson, Swinburne, Marston, Wilson, Bell, Johnston, Humphreys, Todd, Troup, Thompson, Poole, Martin, Kassell, Swainston, Geenty, Hill, Oakes, Gibbon, Hall
Sketch cover - Mrs Frank PershouseFront cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Mrs Frank Pershouse, the former Gwyneth Humphreys by society portrait artist, Olive Snell
Convolvulus and Ipomaea speciesAmerican convolvulus, Convolvulus sepium americanus, kidney-leaved convolvulus, C. reniformis, bryony-leaved convolvulus, C
Humphreys Waterplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s
Humphreys No. 2 Monoplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s
Mrs Humphreys, actress Date: circa 1813
Gas container at a plant manufacturing water gasImage of a showing gas container at a plant manufacturing water gas in Belfast, built by Humphreys & Glasgow Co. Date: circa 1890s
Illuminated calendar for August 1846Calendar for August with figures of Joel and St. Bartholomew, quote from Thessalonians, disciples, woman with wheat, birds, foliage and castles
Illuminated calendar for July 1846Calendar for July with figures of Sophomas and St. Philip, quote from Colossians, disciples, lion, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for June 1846Calendar for June with figures of Amos and St. James the Less, quote from Philippians, disciples, crab, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for May 1846Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for April 1846Calendar for April with figures of Zechariah and St. John the Evangelist, quote from Galatians, disciples, castles, bull, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou
Illuminated calendar for March 1846Calendar for March with figures of Elias and St. James the Greater, quote from Corinthians, disciples, lamb, castles, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for February 1846Calendar for February with figures of David and St. Andrew, quote from Romans, disciples, birds, fish and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Title page from illuminated calendar for 1846Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance and shield. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for December 1846Calendar for December with figures of Daniel and St. Matthew, quote from Epistle to the Hebrews, disciples, man slaying a boar with an axe, goat, dog, birds, foliage and castles
Illuminated calendar for November 1846Calendar for November with figures of Ezekiel and St. Jude, quote from Epistle to Philemon, disciple, centaur with bow, birds, foliage and castles
Illuminated calendar for October 1846Calendar for October with figures of Malachi and St. Simon, quote from Tyrus, disciples, boar, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Illuminated calendar for January 1846Calendar for January with figures of Jeremias and St. Petrus, quote from Paul, musicians, disciples, mythical creatures and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380
Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6
Image from a plant for manufacturing water gas in Belfast, built by Humphreys & Glasgow Co. Date: circa 1890s
Making Cloisonne enamel - Japanese village in LondonJapanese artisan making Cloisonne enamel at the Japanese Village in Humphreys Hall, Knightsbridge in 1885. A complete village with its shops, tea-house
Spiderwort, commelin, day lily and sisyrinchium speciesCommon spiderwort, Tradescantia virginica, sky-blue commelin, Commelina caelestis, copper-coloured day lily, Funkia fulva, and large-flowered sisyrinchium, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum
Iris speciesChalcedonian iris, Iris susiana, Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Nepal iris, Iris nepalensis, three-toothed iris, Iris tridentata, and spring iris, Iris verna
Primrose or Primula varietiesBurnards formosa, Primula elatior polyanthus, Conqueror of Europe auricula, Primula auricula, and common primrose, Primula vulgaris
Primrose or Primula speciesChinese primrose, Primula praenitens, purple Caucasian primrose, Primula amoena, Siberian primrose, Primula sibirica, and fringed auricula, Primula ciliata
Cowslip, cyclamen and soldanella speciesDr. Meads American cowslip, Dodecathon meadia, angular-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen repandum, spring cyclamen, Cyclamen vernum, Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, and mountain soldanella
Vervain or Verbena speciesScarlet Buenos Ayres vervain, Verbena melindres, germander-like vervain, Verbena teucroides, bluish vervain, Verbena caerulescens, and Mr. Tweedies vervain, Verbena tweediana
Dracocephalum and scutellaria speciesSiberian dracocephalum, Dracocephalum sibiricum, large-flowered dracocephalum, D. altaiense, alpine scutellaria, Scutellaria alpina, and dotted-flowered monarda, Monarda russelliana
Sage or Salvia speciesBrilliant-flowered sage, Salvia fulgens, spreading sage, Salvia patens, Mr. Grahams sage, Salvia grahami, and narrow-leaved sage, Salvia angustifolia
Pentstemon or Penstemon speciesShowy penstemon, Penstemon speciosum, three-leaved penstemon, Penstemon triphyllum, Dr. Scoulers penstemon, P. scouleri, and broom-leaved penstemon, Penstemon pruinosum
Snapdragon or Antirrhinum speciesFour-coloured snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus quadricolor, carnation-flowered snapdragon, A. majus caryophylloides, and heart-shaped snapdragon, A. asarina
Mimulus speciesMimulus maclayana, bright-scarlet mimulus, M. cardinalis, Mr. Smiths mimulus, M. smithii, yellow-flowered mimulus, M. luteus, and rose-coloured mimulus, M. roseus
Foxglove or Digitalis speciesCanary Island foxglove, Digitalis canariensis, large yellow foxglove, Digitalis ambigua, purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, cut-leaved foxglove, Digitalis laciniata, and yellow foxglive
Verbascum speciesHandsome verbascum, Verbascum formosum, purple verbascum, Verbascum phoeniceum, copper-coloured mullein, Verbascum cupreum, woolly celsia, Celsia sublanata, and Pyrenean ramondia, Ramondia myconi
Phlox speciesMr. Coldrys phlox, Phlox coldryana, sweet-scented phlox, Phlox odorata, blue Canadian phlox, Phlox canadensis, and Van Houttes phlox
Gentian speciesJagged-flowered gentian, Gentiana crinita, fringe-flowered gentian, Gentiana ciliata, Caucasian gentian, G. caucasica, spring gentian, G. verna, and common gentianella, G. acaulis
Swallow-wort or Asclepias speciesTuberous-rooted swallow-wort, Asclepias tuberosa, water silk-weed, A. incarnata, and decumbent swallow-wort, A. decumbens
Wintergreen, periwinkle and dogs bane speciesUmbellated wintergreen, Pyrola umbellata, herbaceous periwinkle, hairy gonolobus, Gonolobus hirsutus, broad-leaved amsonia, Amsonia latifolia, and tutsan-leaved dog s-bane, Apocynum androsaemifolium
Tupa or Lobelia speciesCommon tupa, Lobelia tupa, Mr. Bridges tupa, Lobelia bridgesii, many-leaved tupa, Lobelia polyphylla, and blue American lobelia, Lobelia syphilatica
Lobelia speciesRefulgent lobelia, Lobelia fulgens, showy lobelia, L. speciosa, red-leaved lobelia, L. colorata, and downy lobelia, L. puberula
Bellflower or Campanula speciesLarge-flowered campanula, Campanula macrantha, milk-flowered campanula, C. lactiflora, showy bellflower, C. speciosa, dark-coloured campanula, C. pulla, hill campanula, C
Jasione, Michauxia and rampion speciesPerennial sheep scabious, Jasione perennis, campanula-like michauxia, Michauxia campanuloides, scorzonera-leaved rampion, Phyteuma scorzonerifolium, and winged candiot rampion, Petromarula pinnata
Viper grass, lettuce and catananche speciesPurple viper grass, Scorzonera purpurea, perennial lettuce, Lactuca perennis, blue catananche, Catananche caerulea, serrated-leaved chaetanthera, Chaetanthera serrata, and white prenanthes
Centaury speciesMountain centaury, Centaurea montana, Swiss centaury, Centaurea rhapontica, cream-coloured centaury, Centaurea ochroleuca, and balsam-scented centaury, Centaurea balsamita