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Liliales Collection

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily

Nymphaea sp. water lily
Watercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulipa sp. various tulips

Tulipa sp. various tulips
Folio 44 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lanius ludovicianus, loggerhead shrike

Lanius ludovicianus, loggerhead shrike
Plate 57 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

Background imageLiliales Collection: Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily

Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily
Plate 1109 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulipa sp. tulips

Tulipa sp. tulips
Watercolour on paper, 1800s by Maria Geertruida Barbiers (nee Snabilie) (1773-1838). From the Dutch collection of Botanical drawings. Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageLiliales Collection: Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Background imageLiliales Collection: Crinoids

Crinoids
Criniods lived during the Lower Jurassic period. Their modern equivalents include echinoderms such as seaurchins, starfish and sea cucumbers

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lily

Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lily
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London. Painted by Sydenham Teast Edwards and engraved by Francis Sansom

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea coerulea, blue Egyptian water lily

Nymphaea coerulea, blue Egyptian water lily
Illustration from The Temple of Flora (1812) by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)

Background imageLiliales Collection: Beauregard Admiral and B met De Breeboort, tulips

Beauregard Admiral and B met De Breeboort, tulips
Page 129 (130) from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageLiliales Collection: Doryanthes excelsa, gymea lily

Doryanthes excelsa, gymea lily
Coloured engraving by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae (1816). Made from field sketches

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis, cape blue waterlily

Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis, cape blue waterlily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 133

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea odorata var. minor

Nymphaea odorata var. minor
Plate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901

Background imageLiliales Collection: Rose, primula, Narcissus, Fritillaria

Rose, primula, Narcissus, Fritillaria
Ink & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulip and small tortoiseshell

Tulip and small tortoiseshell
Guache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageLiliales Collection: Veltheimia glauca, lily

Veltheimia glauca, lily
Illustration 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

Background imageLiliales Collection: Veltheimia viridiflora, lily

Veltheimia viridiflora, lily
Illustration 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

Background imageLiliales Collection: Pressed Tulip specimens

Pressed Tulip specimens
Specimens from the herbarium of Mary Somerset (the Duchess of Beaufort). Pressed by the Duchess herself (1630 - 1714)

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip
Plate 1135 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1808). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia

Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia
Plate 1621 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1814). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen

Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen
Lilium tigris pollen grains, page 38 from Drawings by Francis Bauer depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246

Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246
Plate 1160 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1790. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Bulbous plants

Bulbous plants
Plate 22 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Plantes bulbeuses

Background imageLiliales Collection: Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium bulbiferum, large orange lily

Lilium bulbiferum, large orange lily
Folio 13 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Minos & Baguet, tulips

Minos & Baguet, tulips
Page 138 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageLiliales Collection: Collospermum hastatum, perching lily

Collospermum hastatum, perching lily
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageLiliales Collection: Magnolia liliiflora, purple lily-flowered magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora, purple lily-flowered magnolia

Background imageLiliales Collection: Chrisolido & Bys Souverain le Crep, tulips

Chrisolido & Bys Souverain le Crep, tulips

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily: underside of leaf

Nymphaea sp. water lily: underside of leaf
Plate 3 from Victoria Regia 1854, by John Fisk Allen. Illustration by William Sharp

Background imageLiliales Collection: Louis D Or and Aurora, tulips

Louis D Or and Aurora, tulips

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulipa gesneriana L. Didiers tulip

Tulipa gesneriana L. Didiers tulip

Background imageLiliales Collection: Liliaceae: lily

Liliaceae: lily
Plate 159 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily

Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily
Plate 212 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Background imageLiliales Collection: Amianthium muscaetoxicum, fly poison

Amianthium muscaetoxicum, fly poison
Drawing 38 (Ewan 7) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar

Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar
Watercolour by T. Reichel, 1789. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily

Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily
Illustration of tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum) from A Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880) by John Henry Elwes

Background imageLiliales Collection: Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily

Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: A group of fragments of fossil crinoids

A group of fragments of fossil crinoids
Watercolour of a group of fragments of fossil crinoids (feather-stars or sea-lilies) by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily

Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily
Unsigned artwork from early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium candidum, madonna lily

Lilium candidum, madonna lily
Illustration No. 2 by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nymphaea ampla, water lily

Nymphaea ampla, water lily
Watercolour no. 15 by Ralph Stennett, 1806. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tritonia crocata, corn lily

Tritonia crocata, corn lily
Illustration no.8 by Sydney Parkinson, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily

Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily
Watercolour by Jacobus Perkois from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliales Collection: Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily

Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily
Illustration 1 from the Large Collection by Lilian Snelling, 1936. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip

Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. 22.iv.1902

Background imageLiliales Collection: Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily

Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehert. Image from The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 1

Background imageLiliales Collection: Tulip cultivar, tulip

Tulip cultivar, tulip
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London



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