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Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksiaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Livistona humilis, sand palmPlate 225 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Marsdenia mollissimaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cynanchum crassifolium
Franklinia alatamaha, frankliniaDrawing 1 (Ewan Frontispiece) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Narcissus tazetta, tazetta daffodilPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Narcisse a plusieurs fleurs
Hydrangea hortensis, French hydrangeaPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Weeping WillowPlate 30 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Monotrope a une fleur. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali
Pink poppyDecorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of Pink Poppies. 1899
Algues - algaeIllustration of many varieties of algae. Date: 1930
A Group of Auriculas, engraved by Lewis & Hopwood after Henderson, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807
Durio zibethinus, durian fruitPlate 146 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Strelitzea sp. bird of paradise flowerPlate 911 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tropaeolum Speciosum (Flame Flower), a semi-hardy perennial nasturtium climbing plant of the Tropaeolaceae family, with crimson red flowers
Victorian gardener with watering can, ChelmsfordStudio portrait of a Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford. circa 1860s
Primula Auricula Hardy Amies - formally number AE84 in The Gordon Collection. Date: circa 1960s
Gossypium barbadense, cotton plantIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Telopea speciosissima, waratahDrawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta
Quercus suber, cork oakPlate 35 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Chene liege in this publication the Cork Oak tree is now know by the name (Quercus suber)
Methodus plantarum sexalis in sistemate naturae descriptaWatercolour by George Ehret Dionysius (1708- 1770), 1736. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London
Wardian case with plantsA Wardian case, containing several plants
4-Leaf Clover - BardeClover plant with several four-leaf clusters
Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Linnea boreale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence
Soursop, Annona muricataSoursop, graviola or guyabano tree, Annona muricata, Corossol a fruit herisse. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar
Sweet gale or Dutch myrtle, Myrica gale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst
Common oak tree, Quercus robur. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880
Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
Mixing treated asbestos fibre, Heath Robinson machineEfficient plant for the successful mixing of treated asbestos fibre with cement. A drawing done by William Heath Robinson for Turners Asbestos Cement Co
Myristica sp. nutmegPlate 73 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. African oil palmIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair treePlate 41 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871
Primula auricula, primroseFolio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Camellia Sinensis (Tea)or THEA SINENSIS branch of a TEA PLANT
Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Tuber cibarium, Tartufo commestibile, Lycoperdon tuber). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze
White willow or golden willow, Salix alba. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880
Lesser PeriwinkleDecorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of Lesser Periwinkle plant. 1899
Gardenia taitensis, Tahitian gardeniaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Gardenia florida
Ocimum sanctum, holy basilAn illustration of leaves and branches of holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), also known at Tulsi. By James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pinus strobus L. Weymouth or white pine
Carl Linnaeuss Systema Naturae (1736)Watercolour illustration by Georg Ehret, of Carl Linneauss sexual system for the classification of plants from Systema Naturae, published in 1736
Citrus sinensis, sweet orange
Mangifera indica, mangoIllustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cypripedium reginae, ladys slipper orchid. Also known as piAlthough 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
Dahlia pinnata, pinnate dahliaPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Clematis viticella, Polish spiritPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, SussexView of the gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, showing daffodils growing in the foreground, and the Elizabethan manor house in the background