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Orchid Collection

Background imageOrchid Collection: Jaspideum variety of Dendrobium nobile orchid

Jaspideum variety of Dendrobium nobile orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cypripedium reginae, ladys slipper orchid. Also known as pi

Cypripedium reginae, ladys slipper orchid. Also known as pi
Although the current name of this orchid is Cypripedium reginae, the name on the original plate reads Cypripedium spectabile, which may have been the name accepted at the time

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys slipper orchid

Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys slipper orchid
Watercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageOrchid Collection: Angraecum sesquipedale, Madagascan orchid

Angraecum sesquipedale, Madagascan orchid
This species of orchid was used by Darwin to prove his theories of evolution. Illustration from The British Museum (Natural History) by Peter Whitehead and Colin Keates, 1981

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cattleya Trianae Mrs Phillips

Cattleya Trianae Mrs Phillips, also known as Flor de Mayo (May Flower) or Christmas Orchid (Orchidaceae family), with pink, purple and yellow colouring

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum venustum

Paphiopedilum venustum orchid (Cypripedium venustum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cypripedium candidum, small white lady s-slipper

Cypripedium candidum, small white lady s-slipper
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageOrchid Collection: Tropical plant and orchid house

Tropical plant and orchid house
Cross-section view of a tropical plant and orchid house

Background imageOrchid Collection: Bearded ladies slipper orchid, Cypripedium barbatum

Bearded ladies slipper orchid, Cypripedium barbatum.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys Slipper Orchid

Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys Slipper Orchid
Originally published in: Paxtons magazine of botany, and register of flowering plants. Published in London. December 1836. Natural History Museums Botany Library. Plate Collection number 169

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cypripedium Cardinale

Cypripedium Cardinale
LADYs SLIPPER ORCHID one of several species

Background imageOrchid Collection: Goose barnacles

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

Background imageOrchid Collection: Tiger-like stanhopea orchid, Stanhopea tigrina

Tiger-like stanhopea orchid, Stanhopea tigrina. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Stanhopea martiana orchid

Stanhopea martiana orchid. Native to Mexico. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Downy rattlesnake plantain orchid, Goodyera pubescens

Downy rattlesnake plantain orchid, Goodyera pubescens. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cattleya skinneri, English orchid

Cattleya skinneri, English orchid
Plate 13 from Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) by James Bateman. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageOrchid Collection: Tenebrosa variety of Vanda tricolor hybrid orchid

Tenebrosa variety of Vanda tricolor hybrid orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1903

Background imageOrchid Collection: Mr Zaleskis cymbidium orchid, Cymbidium zaleskianum L Lind

Mr Zaleskis cymbidium orchid, Cymbidium zaleskianum L Lind
Mr. Zaleskis cymbidium orchid, Cymbidium zaleskianum L. Lind.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902

Background imageOrchid Collection: Pyramidal orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis

Pyramidal orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchid Collection: Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house

Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house
Mr Chamberlains favourite hobby: Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house at Highbury, with his head orchid gardener, 1903 1903

Background imageOrchid Collection: Plants / Ophrys Apifera

Plants / Ophrys Apifera
BEE ORCHID

Background imageOrchid Collection: Bird s-nest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis

Bird s-nest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchid Collection: Bertolonis bee orchid, Ophrys bertolonii

Bertolonis bee orchid, Ophrys bertolonii. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid

Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid (Cypripedium haynaldianum).. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageOrchid Collection: Short haired paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum ciliolare

Short haired paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum ciliolare (Cypripedium ciliolare). Endangered. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884

Background imageOrchid Collection: Java paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum javanicum

Java paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum javanicum (Cypripedium javanicum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum philippinense orchid

Paphiopedilum philippinense orchid (Cypripedium laevigatum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum stonei orchid

Paphiopedilum stonei orchid (Cypripedium stonei). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Lady s-slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus

Lady s-slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum dayanum orchid

Paphiopedilum dayanum orchid (Cypripedium dayanum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Bicton rhynchostylis orchid, Rhynchostele bictoniensis

Bicton rhynchostylis orchid, Rhynchostele bictoniensis (Odontoglossum bictoniense). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Esmeralda cathcartii orchid

Esmeralda cathcartii orchid (Vanda cathcarti). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageOrchid Collection: Paphiopedilum insigne orchid

Paphiopedilum insigne orchid (Remarkable cypripedium, Cypripedium insigne). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Background imageOrchid Collection: Spotted coryanthes orchid, Coryanthes maculata

Spotted coryanthes orchid, Coryanthes maculata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from Sydenham Edwards The Botanical Register, London, Ridgway, 1835

Background imageOrchid Collection: Vanda caerulea, Himalayan orchid

Vanda caerulea, Himalayan orchid
Illustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This plant was thought to be extinct in 1996

Background imageOrchid Collection: Cymbidium aloifolium, orchid

Cymbidium aloifolium, orchid
Plate 869 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageOrchid Collection: Vanilla planifolia, vanilla

Vanilla planifolia, vanilla
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Engraved by John Nugent Fitch

Background imageOrchid Collection: Arthur Bourchier / Vf 1896

Arthur Bourchier / Vf 1896
Black tailcoat & trousers, white waistcoat with roll collar & cut low revealing an expanse of shirt front, stand collar & white tie, gold watch chain & orchid buttonhole

Background imageOrchid Collection: Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae

Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageOrchid Collection: Coelogyne cristata orchid

Coelogyne cristata orchid. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe, Ghent

Background imageOrchid Collection: Georges Carpentier

Georges Carpentier
A side profile portrait painting of French boxer, Georges Carpentier, 1894-1975, holding a total of 89 wins, his nickname was Orchid Man

Background imageOrchid Collection: Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus

Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Superba alba, corolla purpurea rubra, Superba maior floralba, Armeria alba et rubra multiplex, Armeria altera multis floribus ornata, etc

Background imageOrchid Collection: Purple-stained laelia orchid, Cattleya purpurata

Purple-stained laelia orchid, Cattleya purpurata (Laelia purpurata). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Background imageOrchid Collection: India-rubber plant, Ficus elastica

India-rubber plant, Ficus elastica. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageOrchid Collection: Ladys slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum insigne

Ladys slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum insigne (Cypripedium insigne). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Background imageOrchid Collection: Aerides lawrenceae orchid. Endangered

Aerides lawrenceae orchid. Endangered. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageOrchid Collection: Vanda tricolor orchid

Vanda tricolor orchid. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageOrchid Collection: Easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae

Easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae
Moss Cattleya orchid or easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London



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