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Megalomys desmarestii, antillean giant rice rat. Catalogue number NHM 1850.11.30.6
Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Capparis canescens, dog capersOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Prunus sp. plumPlate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau
Crataegus monygna, hawthornPlate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sorghum bicolor, sorghumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Phleum pratense, Timothy grassIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lawsonia inermis, henna plantIllustration number 86 from the Feilding Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Helianthus annuus, sunflowerPlate 578 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grassPlate 998 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Medicago sativa, alfalfaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Nerium oleander, oleander
Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa
Pollen sketch by Francis BauerFrancis Bauers pollen watercolour sketch from the Natural History Museums Botany Library. Page 63, showing Centaurea, Clarkia, Achilia, Bignonia and other pollen
Adoretus versutus, rose beetleA species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Prunus sp. (23) breast of Venus peach (24) royal peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Teton de Venus, Royale
Prunus sp. peaches and plums18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia dealbata, mimosa or silver wattleIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Theobroma cacao, cocoa plantPlate 178 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shellWatercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection
Plant watercolours by Elizabeth TwiningFrom a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Moreton Bay chestnut seed podCastanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909
Wild Sports of South Africa, William HarrisTitle page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839
Aquilegia vulgaris, ColumbineInk drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903 Date: 1903
Mucuna with insects in different life stagesHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Hura crepitans, sandbox treeGeorg D Ehret watercolour of Hura crepitans, 1740s. 511 x 372 mm. Date: 1740
Colocasia esculenta, taroPlate 4 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
Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lilyIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London. Painted by Sydenham Teast Edwards and engraved by Francis Sansom
Panthera leo melanochaitus, cape LionThis mounted skin was sent to the Museum in 1954. Shot near South Africas Orange River in about 1830, by Captain Copland-Crawford of the Royal Artillery
Zingiber officinale, ginger
Megalomys luciae, saint lucia giant rice rat (holotype). Catalogue number NHM 1853.12.16.2
Nyssa ogeche, ogeechee lime & Crataegus sp. hawthornDrawing 35 (Ewan 4) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora, passion fruit pollenPage 38, a watercolour of passiflora pollen from Drawings by Francis Bauer, depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities
Silk cotton tree at St. Thomas, West IndiesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Silk Cotton tree, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Viscum album, mistletoePlate 11 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Trifolium montanum, mountain cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus cannabinus, kenafPlate 2 from the Botany Library Indian Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa pepper treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Piper myristicum
Thunbergia grandiflora, blue trumpet vinePlate 739 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Fagus sylvatica, European beechIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Beech tree foliage
Daucus carota, carrotIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Terpsiphone paradisi, Asian paradise-flycatcherPlate 43, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Strelitzia regina, bird of paradisePlate 2 from Original Drawings for Hortus Kewensis by William Aiton (1731-1793). Painting by James Sowerby 1787. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Diospyros sp. ebony treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London