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Citrus sinensis, sweet orange
Mangifera indica, mangoIllustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ananas aculeatus, pineappleIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. peach (Grimwoods Royal George or Grosse MignonPlate 41 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cirtus paradisi, grapefruitTab 65 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec
Limonier sauvage, Limone sylvaticoTab. 70 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)
Garcinia mangostana, mangosteenPlate 648 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Orange de Malte, Maltese blood orangeTab 13 from Histoire Naturelle des Orangers 1818 by Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Picture shows a close-up of the whole orange
Prunus sp. nectarine (Vermash Nectarine)Plate 29 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus paradisi, grapefruitTab 61 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse pompoleon
Fable / Fox & GrapesTHE FOX AND THE GRAPES The fox spies juicy ripe grapes and tries to reach them but in vain; eventually he gives up, proclaiming the grapes to be probably sour
Strawberry / 1871Keens seedling
Comic postcard, Man eating slice of melon Date: 20th century
Jaffa oranges and grapefruit advertisement, 1938Advertisement for Jaffa oranges and grapefruit emphasising their juiciness. Date: 1938
Prunus sp. peaches and plums18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus bergamia, bergamia orangeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. plum (The Imperatrice Plum)Plate 4 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dog with a large boneOscar the dog, having collected a large, juicy bone from a local butchers shop in Eastbourne, Sussex, pulls it home on a roller skate. He is seen here at home, holding the bone and licking his lips
Three varieties of cherriesPlate 13 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Top: morello cherry (Prunus cerasus), centre: caroon cherry (Prunus sp.), bottom: unnamed (Prunus sp.)
Vitis sp. royal muscadine grape
Vitis sp. Black Hamburgh grapeIllustration of a bunch of grapes from Plate LXI by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. cherryIllustration of cherries from Plate VIII in a volume published by George Brookshaw, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mangifera sp. mangoAn illustration from the John Fleming Collection, purchased by the Natural History Museum in 1882. Now part of the Botany Library Plate Collection
(1, 2) chayote (3) cantaloupe melon (4, 5) watermelon
Artocarpus incisa, breadfruit treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Berry FruitPlate 46 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits en Baies (grangeur naturelle)
Garcinia mangostana, MangosteenIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Various FruitPlate 27 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits legumieres
Citrus limonum, lemonIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Morelle tomate, tomatoIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
FruitPlate 47 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits en Baies (grangeur naturelle)
Vitis sp. black muscadine grapePlate 50 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Four varieties of strawberryPlate 2 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw.. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus limon, lemonTab 70 from Histoire Naturelle des Orangers (1818-1820) by Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Illustration entitled Limonier Sauvage
Citrus sinensis, orangeAn illustration of an orange (Citrus sinensis) by Jean Theodore Descourtilz (d.1855), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Oranger Doux
Prunus armenicaca, apricotIllustration from Pomona Italiana volume 2 1817-39, by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Albicocca di Germania
Pyrus communis, conference pearsIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist: a companion to the Treatises on Flowers and Birds 1817, by George Brookshaw
Danaus plexippus, monarch caterpillarThe stripy caterpillar of the monarch butterfly feeding on a leaf. The monarch is the largest butterfly found in U.K but is not actually native
Passiflora quadrangularis, granadillaPlate 18 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous 1858, by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Syzygium malaccense, malay applePlate 38 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Averrhoa bilimbi, bilimbiPlate 40 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Anthracothorax sp. mangoPlate 43 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Malum aurantium vulgare, orangePage 286 from Flora Exotica 1720, by Johanne Godfredo Simula
Vitis sp. black grapePlate 47 from Pomona Britannica 1812, by George Brookshaw (1751-1823). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Raisin de Calmes
Tropical FruitsPlate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits de Serre Temperee et Serre Chaude
Sixteen varieties of gooseberries
Amicua melonAn illustration of a melon from Plate LXXII in a volume published by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rubus sp. raspberryIllustration of raspberries by George Brookshaw, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London