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Caryophyllus aromaticus, clovePlate 64 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Psidium, guavaPlate 929 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hibiscusBodycolour on board, 1847-51 by Isobel Drought (fl.1847-51). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1847
Lychnis coronataWatercolour on paper, 1777 by Getrude Metz (1746-1793). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1777
Sparmannia discolor by Matilda SmithGraphite on paper, 1880s by Matilda Smith (1854-1926). Held in the Library and Archives
Theobroma cacao, cocoa treeWatercolour on paper by Evelyn M. Woolward (fl.1880-90s). Held in the Library and Archives
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise flowerWatercolour on card, 1880-1913 by Emily J. Balston (nee Whitehead) (1848-1914). Held in the Library and Archives
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeperWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Soymida febrifuga, Rohan barkWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1800s Date: 1800
Allophylus racemosusWatercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1805 Date: 1805
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
Anacardium occidentale, CashewWatercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata
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
Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary bird flowerIllustration 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
Trapa natans, var. bispinosaImage of trapa natans var. bispinosa in Plants of the Coast of Coromandel by W. Roxburgh
Theobroma cacaoCocoa plant brought back from Jamaica in 1689 by Hans Sloane. Illustration by Everhardus Kickius. Specimen kept in the Botany Library
Godetia vinosaPlate 8 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Anothera and Godetia varieties
Citrus medica, citronOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Gossypium barbadense, sea cottonOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Gossypium barbadense, sea cotton
Cacoucia coccineaPlate 32 from Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14, Part 2 (1867) by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868)
Cochlospermum gillivraei, kapok treeOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. 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
Boswellia carterii, frankincenseIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Brassica nigra, black mustardIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acronychia laevis, hard aspenFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Leptospermum fabricia, tea-treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, rose of ChinaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Melaleuca viridiflora, weeping tea treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Bixa orellana L. lipstick tree or roucouIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhexia grandifloraPlate 11 from Voyage aux Regions Equinoniales (1806) Pt V1, Botanique, Sect 2, by Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland
Metrosideros fulgens, scarlet rataFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Pistacia vera, pistachio treeIllustration from Pomona Italiana Vol 2 (1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Swietenia chloroxylon, mahoganyIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Mahagony foliage
Brassica alba, white mustardIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Corchorus hirtus, juteIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Cocoa nucifera L. coco palmCoconut and coco palm illustrations from Koehlers Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen, 1887-1888, held in the Natural History Museums Botany Library
Rhus artrumIllustration by George Forster of Rhus artrum
Acer sacharenum, rock maple treeIllustration of rock maple tree leaves from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian bluegumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Eucalyptus Globulus Labillardicre
Ruige ahornboom, acerIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Abelmoschus esculentus, ladys fingersPlate 166 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Swietenia sp. mahogony treePlate 81 from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas, Vol 2, 1743 by Mark Catesby
Pavonia papilionaceaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Hibiscus papilionaceus