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Tilia sp. limeThe seed of a lime tree (Tilia sp.) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, October 2003
Citrus sp. orangeA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Citrus sp. orange
Citrus medica, citron melonIllustration from Botanical magazine, No.6745, by J.N. Fitch. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Some of the sweets beloved of the nativeWatercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952
Cabbages, Kerguelen IslandA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea TreeColoured front piece of John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea Tree. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Theobroma cacao, cacaoA photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Theobroma cacao, cacao
Rosa centifolia, cabbage roseIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Azidirachta indica, neem treeWatercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952. Hindus use these leaves to bury their dead
Quassia amara, quassiaA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Quassia amara
Melastoma malabathrica, black-strawberry treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Reseda alba, white upright mignonetteWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 21 August 1906. Plate 155
Raphanus spp. radish and Daucus carota, carrotWatercolour of a radish with intertwined growth & carrot also intertwined by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Acer pseudoplatanus, sycamore or great mapleIllustrative plate 15 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Abutilon darwiniDrawing Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 178
Goethea strictiflora, goetheaDrawing 22 by Arthur Harry Church, 19 July 1908. Plate 191
Passiflora quadrangularis, water lemonIllustration by James Sowerby, c. 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhus stellariaefolia, rhusA fossilized leaf from the flowering plant Rhus (Rhus stellariaefolia) approximately 11cm long. This specimen was discovered in Colorado, U.S.A and dates back to the Late Eocene
Le Merle palmiste, blackbird in cabbage treePlate 70 from Vieillots Histoire naturelle de oiseaux d Amerique Central Volume 12. The Natural History of Birds from Central America
Reseda lutea, yellow mignonetteDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 156
Prunus armeniaca, apricot treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dictamnus fraxinella, gas plantWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Reseda odorata, garden mignonetteDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 160
Lowland dipterocarp rainforest of the Rampayoh river valley, Brunei. Photographed by Gaden Robinson
Malva sylvestris, mallowWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 24 August 1908. Plate 196
Eucalyptus urnigera, eucalyptusPlate from The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Erebus and Terror. Part III: Flora Tasmaniae. by J. D. Hooker, 1860
Lunaria biennis, honestyWatercolour by Arthur Harry Church, undated. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 146
Hibiscus seedsAn illustration of three hibiscus seeds as seen through a microscope, from page 497 of Flora, overo Cultura di Fiori (1638) by Battista Giovanni Ferrari (1582-1655)
Vireo griseus, white-eyed vireoPlate 63 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
Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden
Hibiscus schizopetalus, Japanese lanterns. A dried specimen from the museum herbarium
Epacris longiflora, fuschia heathOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
An unattributed fine portrait silhouette by LeonOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pelargonium crispum, lemon geranium
Sloanes trade card for milk chocolateSir Hans Sloanes (1660-1753) collection formed the basis of the collection now held at the Natural History Museum, London
Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums CeCoffee, tobacco and cotton - three of the 162 plant designs which form the ceiling decoration of the Central Hall. The plants are of economic or medicinal importance
Acer trilobatum, miocene maple seedsMiocene maple seeds originating from an Acer trilobatum
Hydrophyllum, Galuania, Fereiria, Cardiospermum, CorreiaAutograph letter to Sir J. Banks, consisting of descriptions, with water colour drawings of genera of Plants collected in Minas Geraes, Brazil Vandelli, Domenico, 1732-1816. Page one of sixteen pages
Acer pseudoplatanus, sycamorePhotographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Haplophyllum patavinum, ruta patavina
Passiflora laurifolia, water lemonIllustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Bombax heptaphyllum, silk-cotton treeIllustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Acer trilobatum, sycamore or maple leafFossilised leaf dating from the Miocene period, collected in Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dictamnus albus (fraxinella), gas plantFolio 74 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Citrus sinensis, orange treeFolio 34 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Theobroma cacao, cocoa; Syzygium aromaticum, cloves; MyristiPlate 1 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Entitled A group from Burlgaar. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Calamus viminalis, rattan fruitPlate 5 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Anacardium occidentale, cashew applePlate 7 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Illustration entitled cushoo apples, with nuts