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Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshellLarge tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by
Camberwell beauty, peacock and red admiral butterfliesCamberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, peacock butterfly, Aglais io, and red admiral, Vanessa atalanta. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas
Title page with decorative calligraphy among flowers and butterflies. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural
Spiderwort, commelin, day lily and sisyrinchium speciesCommon spiderwort, Tradescantia virginica, sky-blue commelin, Commelina caelestis, copper-coloured day lily, Funkia fulva, and large-flowered sisyrinchium, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum
Iris speciesChalcedonian iris, Iris susiana, Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Nepal iris, Iris nepalensis, three-toothed iris, Iris tridentata, and spring iris, Iris verna
Primrose or Primula varietiesBurnards formosa, Primula elatior polyanthus, Conqueror of Europe auricula, Primula auricula, and common primrose, Primula vulgaris
Primrose or Primula speciesChinese primrose, Primula praenitens, purple Caucasian primrose, Primula amoena, Siberian primrose, Primula sibirica, and fringed auricula, Primula ciliata
Cowslip, cyclamen and soldanella speciesDr. Meads American cowslip, Dodecathon meadia, angular-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen repandum, spring cyclamen, Cyclamen vernum, Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, and mountain soldanella
Vervain or Verbena speciesScarlet Buenos Ayres vervain, Verbena melindres, germander-like vervain, Verbena teucroides, bluish vervain, Verbena caerulescens, and Mr. Tweedies vervain, Verbena tweediana
Dracocephalum and scutellaria speciesSiberian dracocephalum, Dracocephalum sibiricum, large-flowered dracocephalum, D. altaiense, alpine scutellaria, Scutellaria alpina, and dotted-flowered monarda, Monarda russelliana
Sage or Salvia speciesBrilliant-flowered sage, Salvia fulgens, spreading sage, Salvia patens, Mr. Grahams sage, Salvia grahami, and narrow-leaved sage, Salvia angustifolia
Pentstemon or Penstemon speciesShowy penstemon, Penstemon speciosum, three-leaved penstemon, Penstemon triphyllum, Dr. Scoulers penstemon, P. scouleri, and broom-leaved penstemon, Penstemon pruinosum
Snapdragon or Antirrhinum speciesFour-coloured snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus quadricolor, carnation-flowered snapdragon, A. majus caryophylloides, and heart-shaped snapdragon, A. asarina
Mimulus speciesMimulus maclayana, bright-scarlet mimulus, M. cardinalis, Mr. Smiths mimulus, M. smithii, yellow-flowered mimulus, M. luteus, and rose-coloured mimulus, M. roseus
Foxglove or Digitalis speciesCanary Island foxglove, Digitalis canariensis, large yellow foxglove, Digitalis ambigua, purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, cut-leaved foxglove, Digitalis laciniata, and yellow foxglive
Verbascum speciesHandsome verbascum, Verbascum formosum, purple verbascum, Verbascum phoeniceum, copper-coloured mullein, Verbascum cupreum, woolly celsia, Celsia sublanata, and Pyrenean ramondia, Ramondia myconi
Phlox speciesMr. Coldrys phlox, Phlox coldryana, sweet-scented phlox, Phlox odorata, blue Canadian phlox, Phlox canadensis, and Van Houttes phlox
Gentian speciesJagged-flowered gentian, Gentiana crinita, fringe-flowered gentian, Gentiana ciliata, Caucasian gentian, G. caucasica, spring gentian, G. verna, and common gentianella, G. acaulis
Swallow-wort or Asclepias speciesTuberous-rooted swallow-wort, Asclepias tuberosa, water silk-weed, A. incarnata, and decumbent swallow-wort, A. decumbens
Wintergreen, periwinkle and dogs bane speciesUmbellated wintergreen, Pyrola umbellata, herbaceous periwinkle, hairy gonolobus, Gonolobus hirsutus, broad-leaved amsonia, Amsonia latifolia, and tutsan-leaved dog s-bane, Apocynum androsaemifolium
Tupa or Lobelia speciesCommon tupa, Lobelia tupa, Mr. Bridges tupa, Lobelia bridgesii, many-leaved tupa, Lobelia polyphylla, and blue American lobelia, Lobelia syphilatica
Lobelia speciesRefulgent lobelia, Lobelia fulgens, showy lobelia, L. speciosa, red-leaved lobelia, L. colorata, and downy lobelia, L. puberula
Bellflower or Campanula speciesLarge-flowered campanula, Campanula macrantha, milk-flowered campanula, C. lactiflora, showy bellflower, C. speciosa, dark-coloured campanula, C. pulla, hill campanula, C
Jasione, Michauxia and rampion speciesPerennial sheep scabious, Jasione perennis, campanula-like michauxia, Michauxia campanuloides, scorzonera-leaved rampion, Phyteuma scorzonerifolium, and winged candiot rampion, Petromarula pinnata
Viper grass, lettuce and catananche speciesPurple viper grass, Scorzonera purpurea, perennial lettuce, Lactuca perennis, blue catananche, Catananche caerulea, serrated-leaved chaetanthera, Chaetanthera serrata, and white prenanthes
Centaury speciesMountain centaury, Centaurea montana, Swiss centaury, Centaurea rhapontica, cream-coloured centaury, Centaurea ochroleuca, and balsam-scented centaury, Centaurea balsamita
Gazania speciesPeacock gazania, Gazania pavonia, stiff-leaved gazania, Gazania rigens, and golden-flowered gazania, Gazania uniflora. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by
Arctotis and grindelia speciesThree-coloured arctotis, Arctotis tricolor, spotted arctotis, Arctotis maculata, showy arctotis, Arctotis speciosa, and narrow-leaved grindelia, Grindelia angustifolia
Cineraria, Senecio and Arnica speciesShowy cineraria, Cineraria speciosa, orange-coloured cineraria, Cineraria aurantiaca, showy senecio, Senecio speciosus, Caucasian leopards bane, Doronicum caucasicum, and mountain arnica
Chrysanthemum indicum varieties: The Early Crimson, the Quilled Orange and the Quilled White. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs
Gaillardia and Pyrethrum speciesTwo-coloured gaillardia, Gaillardia bicolor, bristly gaillardia, Gaillardia aristata, large marsh ox-eye, Pyrethrum uliginosum, scarlet chrysanthemum, Pyrethrum carneum, and pellitory of Spain
Tagetes and Eriophyllum speciesBright-flowering tagetes, Tagetes florida, corymb-flowered tagetes, Tagetes corymbosa, and tufted eriophyllum, Eriophyllum caespitosum
Milfoil and Marshallia speciesPink-flowered milfoil, Achillea milfolium, golden yarrow, Achillea tomentosa, Clavenas silvery-leaved milfoil, Achillea clavenae, and tufted marshallia, Marshallia caespitosa
Crowfoot speciesMontpelier crowfoot, Ranunculus monspeliacus, grass-leaved crowfoot, R. gramineus, stem-clasping crowfoot, R. amplexicaulis, acrid crowfoot, R. acris flore pleno, palmate-leaved crowfoot, R
Sunflower or Helianthus speciesDowny sunflower, Helianthus pubescens, ten-petaled sunflower, Helianthus decapetalus, and showy sunflower, Helianthus speciosus
Coreopsis speciesGolden coreopsis, Coreopsis aurea, large-flowered coreopsis, C. grandiflora, lanceolate-leaved coreopsis, C. lanceolata, six-leaved coreopsis, C. senifolia, whorl-leaved coreopsis, C
Dahlia varietiesVarieties of Dahlia superflua, the variable dahlia, the Sir Robert Peel, Harris Inimitable, and Levics Incomparable. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by
Rudbeckia and Echinacea speciesCommon purple rudbeckia, Rudbeckia purpurea, various-leaved echinacea, Echinacea heterophylla, Dicksons echinacea, Echinacea dicksonii, and late-flowering purple rudbeckia, Rudbeckia serotina
Telekia and Rudbeckia speciesShowy telekia, Telekia speciosa, glandulous elecampane, Inula glandulosa, trifoliate siliphium, Siliphium trifoliatum, Ratibida columnaris, pinnated rudbeckia, Rudbeckia pinnata
Scabious and valerian speciesCaucasian scabious, Scabiosa caucasia, common sweet scabious, Scabiosa atropurpurea, grass-leaved scabious, Scabiosa graminifolia, Valeriana rubra, Siberian valerian, V
Saxifragus speciesThick-leaved saxifrage, Saxifragus crassifolia, Nepaul saxifrage, Saxifragus ligulata, Saxifragus appositifolia and Saxifragus stellaris
Claytonia and stonecrop speciesCarolinian claytonia, Claytonia caroliniana, Virginian claytonia, Claytonia virginica, houseleek-like stonecrop, Sedum semper-vivoides, ternate-leaved stonecrop, Sedum ternatum
Cultivated double varieties of poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs
Evening primrose or Oenothera speciesLarge-fruited evening primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, dandelion-leaved evening primrose, Oe. taraxacifolia, glaucous-leaved evening primrose, Oe. glauca, pale-flowered evening primrose, Oe
Potentilla speciesHopwoods pontetilla, Potentilla hopwoodiana, dark-red potentilla, Potentilla atro-sanguineum, scarlet flowered potentilla, Geum coccineum, and mountain sieversia, Sieversia potentilla
Lupine or Lupinus speciesLarge-leaved lupine, Lupinus macrophyllus, channel-leaved lupine, L. canaliculatus, tree lupine, L. arboreus, Nootka Sound lupine, L. nootkatensis, parti-coloured lupine, L
Rafnia and Baptisia speciesThree-flowered rafnia, Rafnia triflora, Baptisia australis, and white baptisia, Baptisia alba. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs
Fraxinella, rue and honey flower speciesNarrow-leaved fraxinella, Dictammus angustifolia, sweet-scented rue, Aplophyllum suaveolens, and larger honey flower, Melianthus major