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The China Limodoron, engraved by Landseer 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. Date: 1802
Design for Woven Textile with flowers and leavesDesign for Woven Textile with purple flowers and green leaves. Pencil and Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1910
Design for Wallpaper in blue, purple, green and grey. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1898
Design for Printed Textile with thin stripes. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1919
Prunus sp. (6) early purple peach (7) large peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Pourpree hative, Grosse Mignorie. Imacon Color Scanner
Agate geode
Iris odoratissima, tall bearded irisIllustration 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
Black opal131-carat black opal found in the Lightning Ridge area of New South Wales, Australia
Ipomoea purpurea (L. ) Roth, tall morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, tall morning-glory. Determinavit G.Staples 6/2008
Agate
Papilio palinurus, emerald swallowtailSEM image of an emerald swallowtails wing
Star sapphireParallel bundles of fibres are formed in the stone as it crystallises. When the sapphire is cut in the correct orientation the silky needles reflect light to form a star effect
Cursed amethystWhen the Mineralogy Department received this amethyst in 1943 they found a note inside the box: this stone is trebly accursed and is stained with the blood
Nigella hispanica, fennel flowerDrawing 1/20 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gazania splendens, gazania and Callicarpa purpurea, purple bPlate 29 from The Illustrated Bouquet (1857-64) by Edward Geroge Henderson. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris susiana, mourning irisIllustration from Flore des serres XI page 23, held in the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
LabiataePlate 112 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
PassifloreaePlate 105 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Echium plantagineum, salvation JaneIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hyacinthoides nonscripta, bluebellBluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003
Iris kochii, German irisPlate XXXVI from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mandragora autumnalis, Autumn mandrakePlate 80 from Ladies Flower Garden Perennials (1843) by Mrs Jane Loudon. Also shows Solanum etuberosum and Physalis viscosa
Aconitum napellus, monkshoodOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Leptocoma zeylonicus, purple-rumped sunbirdPlate 56, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Beauties of FloraPlate 9 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Porphyrio porphirio poliocephalus, purple swamphenPlate 93, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Lavandula abrotanoides, lavenderIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Onobrychis sativa, sainfoin seedIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Ipomoea diversifolia, morning-gloryIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Annotated in manuscript Pharbitis diversifolia
Strelitzia reginae, Queen plantIllustration from The Temple of Flora (1812) by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)
Hibiscus syriacus, rose of SharonPlate 160 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Fuchsia gracilis, hardy fuchsiaDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Delphinium ajacis, rocket larkspurDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Aquilegia vulgaris, European columbineDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Platte 023
Sanguisorba officinalis, official burnetDrawing 58/10 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow plant
Folio 19 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Iris germanica (left) and Iris pallida (right), bearded irisIllustration by Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, from the Dutch Collection, late 1600s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris sari, irisPlate XXVI from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris subbiflora, bearded irisWatercolour by Frank Howard Round dated 1922. Inscribed Iris subbiflora Sfax Tunisia. Dr Trabat 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris xiphioides, English irisWatercolour by Frank Howard Round, 1922. Inscribed: Lily Pond. Iris xiphioides. Foot of Mt Perdue 1800 metres. Spanish Pyrenees. E Hartert 1919
Scabiosa columbaria, scabiousScabious in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004
Campanula sp. bellflowerAn illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tanzanite crystal and cut stoneThis is a blue variety of the mineral zoisite. Strongly pleochroic, it displays rich blue, magenta and yellowish-grey colours when viewed from different angles
Petunia hybrida, petuniaClose-up of a cultivated petunia flower
