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Paeonia sp. by Clara PopePlate 2 from bound volume. Bodycolour on card, 1821 by Clara Pope (ca.1768-1838). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1821
Sticky Tailflower watercolour, Ferdinand BauerAnthocercis viscosa, Sticky Tailflower. Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)
Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis by Basil BeslerPseudocolocynthis pomiformis from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler
Chrysanthemum, CT scan imageCT Scan image of a Chrysanthemum
Tulip and small tortoiseshellGuache 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
Lacandonia schismaticaA member of the Triuridaceae, a family of saprophytes. Found only in the Lacandon rainforest in southeast Mexico
Purple-throated hummingbirds, femaleIn a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the female hummingbird with a smaller body and long
Rhododendron fulgensHand-coloured lithograph by Walter hood Fitch, 1849-1851, based on sketch by Joseph Hooker Date: 1849
Dianthus sp. CarnationsHand-coloured engraving, Robert Thorntons Temple of Flora, 1799-1807 Date: 1807
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
Pithecellobium circinaleWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeperWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Crocodylus palnotis, MuggersWatercolour by Olivia Tonge; c. 1912 Date: circa 1912
Soymida febrifuga, Rohan barkWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1800s Date: 1800
Markhamia stipulataWatercolour from the Nathaniel Wallich Collection, c.1830 Date: 1830
Allophylus racemosusWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1805 Date: 1805
OrchidWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Carica papaya, PapayaHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Cola sp. Kola nutWatercolour by Dorothy Talbot, c. 1911 Date: circa 1911
Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwortIllustration of Polygala amara from Flora Monacensis (1811) by Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835). Date: 1811
Sea knotgrass, Polygonum maritimumPlate 203, illustration of Sea knotgrass from Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae, vol 24 (1905) by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879). Date: 1905
Downy Woundwort, Stachys germanicaPlate 83/11, illustration of Downy Woundwort from Deutschlands Flora (1841) by Jacob Sturm (1771-1848). Date: 1841
Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumberStaurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England
Anacardium occidentale, CashewWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Hippeastrum, Dutch amaryllisIllustration by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Archimedes swallovanus, bryozoanFossil bryozoan dating from the Carboniferous rocks, Mississippian, Golconda Fm. Marigold, Illinois, U.S.A
Nothofagus betuloidesFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata
Crystal apple - cystoid echinodermNHM E10. Echinosphaerites aurantium (Gyllenhall). Ordovicain, Popouka, St Petersburg, Russia
A scene in a toddy palm plantationA drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 307)
Claytonia virginica, Spring BeautyThis is one of Claytons specimens, of the species that Gronovius named Claytonia in his honour in 1739. Linnaeus subsequently adopted this generic name and, in 1753
Botanical engravingsEngraving from Natural History of Jamaica Tab 166 by Sir Hans Sloane. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Coquimbo, ChileIllustration (p.366) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Apis mellifera, European honey beePhotograph of a European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the wildlife garden. A typical small hive contains about 20, 000 bees which are divided into three types; Queen, Drones, and Workers
Metrosideros linearisIllustration 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
Sketch of Orchis maculata by Robert BrownSketch of an Orchidaceous suspensor, 27th July 1831, by Robert Brown, the eminent Scottish botanist
Ficus scabraIllustration 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
Prunus sp. (6) early purple peach (7) large peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Pourpree hative, Grosse Mignorie. Imacon Color Scanner
Arum grandiflorumIllustration 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
Veltheimia glauca, lilyIllustration 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
Morelia spilota variegata, carpet pythonPlate 2, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trogonid&, xb5;, or family of Trogons, (1838)
Diamond flower broochVictorian diamond-encrusted flower with a sapphire at its centre
Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeperSpecimen of Cardinal creeper (Ipomoea quamoclit) from George Cliffords herbarium
Sketch of Cypripedium reginae / spectabile by Robert BrownA sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist