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Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnoliaPlate 1621 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1814). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollenLilium tigris pollen grains, page 38 from Drawings by Francis Bauer depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities
Wachendorfia
Platanus x hispanica, London plane leavesLondon plane leaves fallen in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken on November 1997 by Sue Snell
A collection of eggs from western Asia
Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246Plate 1160 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1790. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Solandra sp. cup of gold
Beta vulgaris, common beetIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus, pollard oakPlate 22 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Natural History Museum PondView from the Pond in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden
Cannabis sativa, hempIllustration of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), by James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 48 from MineralogieMine d Or granuleuse avec du Spath perle couleur de Rose. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Malus sp. applePlate 11 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Calville rouge d Automne
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.)
Crataegus monogyna, oneseed hawthornDrawing 58/2b made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nigella hispanica, fennel flowerDrawing 1/20 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cereus napoleonis, strawberry-pearPlate 12 from Endlichers paradisus vindobonesis (1844-1860) by Anton Hartinger. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Spiranthus speciosa, orchidIllustration 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
Phoenicurus phoenicurus, common redstart nest and eggsPlate 54 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Vitis sp. royal muscadine grape
Asimina obovata, flag pawpaw & Asimina pygmaea, dwarf pawpawDrawing 18 (Ewan 45) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinospermum squarrosum, stick-seedIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese crossPlate 26 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Coronata, Fulgens, Agrostemma Saponaria and Gypsophylla
Ulmus procera, elmPlate 11 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771
Gazania splendens, gazania and Callicarpa purpurea, purple bPlate 29 from The Illustrated Bouquet (1857-64) by Edward Geroge Henderson. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Asimina obovata, pawpaw appleWilliam Bartrams botanical specimens which he named Anona grandiflora, pawpaw apple. Bartram collected these during his expedition through the southern colonies for Dr. John Fothergill
Senna italica, Italian sennaIllustration of Italian senna from the John Fleming Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Fraxinus excelsior, ash
Passiflora sp. passion flowerPage 74 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1779) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Hypericum perforatum, St. Johns wortIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris susiana, mourning irisIllustration from Flore des serres XI page 23, held in the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Poaceae: The Grass tribe, grasses used by humansPlate 175 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
LabiataePlate 112 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Caltha palustris, yellow marsh marigoldDrawing 1/9 made in 1906 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 031
Camellia thea, teallustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
PassifloreaePlate 105 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Ptychosperma elegans, solitare palmPlate 223 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Bulbous plantsPlate 22 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Plantes bulbeuses
Hyssopus officinalis, hyssopIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Echium plantagineum, salvation JaneIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hydrangea sp. hydrangeaIllustration 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
Flycatcher, elliottia, purple malve and pipitDrawin 19 from the Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788 by William Bartram. Original artwork held in the Natural History Museum, London
Godetia vinosaPlate 8 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Anothera and Godetia varieties
Banksia spinulosa, hairpin banksiaDrawing 415 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Wallangre
Taraxacum offininale, dandelion clockDandelion seeds (Taraxacum offininale) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, April 2003
Rubus cuneifolius, blackberrySketch 23 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hyacinthoides nonscripta, bluebellBluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003