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Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose), of the Rosaceae family, native to China. It has white or pale yellow flowers. Lady Banks, after whom this rose was named
Kerria Japonica (Japanese Yellow Rose), a shrub of the Rosaceae family with bright yellow flowers, native to China, Japan and Korea
Rosa Padre, a hybrid tea rose of the Rosaceae family. Seen here in close-up, showing two bright pink flowers and a bud
Damascena coccinea, portland rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Portland./
Prunus sp. nectarine (Vermash Nectarine)Plate 29 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Fragaria chiloensis, Chilean strawberry
Rosa bifera macrocarpa, Lelieurs four-seasons rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled La Quatre Laisons Lelieur
Prunus sp. plumPlate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau
Crataegus monygna, hawthornPlate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa
Adoretus versutus, rose beetleA species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Prunus sp. (23) breast of Venus peach (24) royal peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Teton de Venus, Royale
Prunus sp. peaches and plums18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shellWatercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection
Plant watercolours by Elizabeth TwiningFrom a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Fragaria sp. strawberryA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a strawberry (Fragaria sp.), artificially coloured by computer
Prunus padus L. XXV 95, bird cherryAn illustrative plate of a a bird cherry tree, flowers and fruit, taken from the 1913 botanical work Icones Florae Germanicae by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbachof
Prunus sp. large common whiteheart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Gros bigarreau commun
Prunus sp. plum (The Imperatrice Plum)Plate 4 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa noisettiana purpurea, pink noisettePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier noisette a fleurs rouges
Rosa gallica regalis, Royal Highness provins rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier Grandeur Royale
Rosa damascena celsiana, Celss rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Cels
Rosa Betty Uprichard, a variety of large-flowered rose of the Rosaceae family with salmon pink flowers. Seen here in close-up are three partially opened flowers
Rosa Moyesii (Geranium Rose), a large shrub rose of the Rosaceae family. Seen here with bright red hips
Dryas Drummondii (Drummonds mountain-avens), a flowering perennial of the Rosaceae family, with yellow flowers. It is a wild plant, native to North America
Rose, primula, Narcissus, FritillariaInk & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820
Crystal apple - cystoid echinodermNHM E10. Echinosphaerites aurantium (Gyllenhall). Ordovicain, Popouka, St Petersburg, Russia
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
Plate 48 from MineralogieMine d Or granuleuse avec du Spath perle couleur de Rose. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Malus sp. applePlate 11 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Calville rouge d Automne
Three varieties of cherriesPlate 13 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Top: morello cherry (Prunus cerasus), centre: caroon cherry (Prunus sp.), bottom: unnamed (Prunus sp.)
Crataegus monogyna, oneseed hawthornDrawing 58/2b made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rubus cuneifolius, blackberrySketch 23 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Crataegus phaenopyrum (L. f. ), Washington hawthornSketch 19 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa sp. wild roseClose-up of a wild rose (Rosa sp.) flower growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003
Prunus domestica, plumOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus indica, Indian pearOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
RosePlate 3 from Flowers by J Edwards, 1795
Cerasus communis, sour cherryOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa sp. white and striped rosesFolio 14 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus communis, pearThe pear tree, a native of Europe and western Asia, is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its fruit. One of the decorative ceiling panels at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. cherryIllustration of cherries from Plate VIII in a volume published by George Brookshaw, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus amygdalus, almondOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Prunus amygdalus, almond
The RaspberryThis plate represents the Red and White Antwerp, and the Common Raspberries. The White at the top, the Red at the bottom and the Common in the middle. Plate 2 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)
The PlumThree varieties of the Plum, the upper is the Precos De Tours, on the left is the Lawrances Early Plum and on the right is the Orleans. Plate 11 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, rose of ChinaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Prunus cvPlate 410 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chaenomeles cvPlate 426 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Billardiera scandens, apple-berryIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
The PearThe upper pear shown here is the Saint German, on the left is the Comar and on the right is the Brown Beurree, said to be the most delicious of Pears. Plate 51 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)
Helleborus kochii, false roseWatercolour drawing by Claude Aubriet (1665-1742). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Spiraea spIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Various FruitPlate 27 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits legumieres
Rosa cf. chinensis, china rosePlate 394 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Four varieties of strawberryPlate 2 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw.. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
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
Viburnum opulus L. guelder roseViburnum opulus L. a member of the Caprifoliaceae family, cited by Linnaeus under his description of that name in Species Plantarum in 1753
Pyrus malus, appleA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pyrus malus, apple
Prunus armeniaca, apricot
Lycopersicum esculentum, Capsicum annum & Capsicum cordiformIllustration of a love apple tomato and two species of pepper from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus moire, pearPlate 248 from Le Jardin Fruitiers du Museum (1863) by Joseph Decaisne. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus armenicaca, apricotIllustration from Pomona Italiana volume 2 1817-39, by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Albicocca di Germania
Rosa centifolia, cabbage roseIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Xylomelum pyriforme, woody pearFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Alecto edition
Prunus sp. cherry treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw
Turkestan rose, rosa rugosaIllustration of rosa rugosa (Turkestan rose) from Flora Japonica (1838) by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866)
Pyrus communis, conference pearsIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist: a companion to the Treatises on Flowers and Birds 1817, by George Brookshaw
Malus communis, apple treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw
Malus sylvestris, crab appleCrab apple trees blossoming in spring in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in March 1998
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
Pyrope garnetA cut stone and collection of crystals of pink pyrope garnet (magnesium aluminum silicate). Specimens from the Natural History Museum, London
Gypsum crystals - A desert roseGypsum is comprised of (hydrated calcium sulphate). It forms from the evaporation of highly saline waters producing this ornate arrangement of crystals
Lychnis coronaria, prick noseWatercolour 19 by Arthur Harry Church, 12 July 1905. Plate 171
Sorbus aucuparia, rowanRowan tree with ripe fruit growing in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in July 2001
Prunus communis, almond treePlate 21 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Amandier commun in this publication the current name by which the Almond tree is know is (Prunus communis)
Prunus domestica, plum treeIllustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw
Opuntia camachoi, prickly pear cactusFigure 30 from Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 1932-33, by Professor Carlos Porter
Solanum lycopersicum, garden tomatoDrawing of the garden tomato from Herbal (1597) by John Gerard. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sorbus aria Crantz L. 117, whitebeamAn illustrative plate from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection of Whitebeam tree leaves
Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden
Concretions
Opunita fiscus-indica, prickly pearAn oil painting of a prickly pear (Opunita fiscus-indica). The artist and date are unknown. Original canvas held at the Natural History Museum, London
Sorbus aria Crantz L. 116, whitebeam
