Rosid Collection (page 8)

Entada sp. sea beans
Sea beans or drift seeds from vines and trees along tropical coasts and rainforests which drift along with ocean currents and wash up on beaches

Reseda odorata, garden mignonette
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 160

Passiflora kermesina, passionflower
Watercolour 312 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1850. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Artocarpus altilis, breadfruit
Unfinished watercolour sketch by Sydney Parkinson, made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771

Sorbus aucuparia, rowan
Rowan tree with ripe fruit growing in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in July 2001

Prunus communis, almond tree
Plate 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)

Populus latior
A fossilized leaf (11 cms wide) of Populus latior, once a large flowering tree which shed many leaves during its life span

Malva sylvestris, mallow
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 24 August 1908. Plate 196

Streblorrhiza speciosa
Unissued lithograph by M. Fahrmbacher, based on a sketch by Ferdinand Bauer. Previously unpublished. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Eucalyptus urnigera, eucalyptus
Plate from The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Erebus and Terror. Part III: Flora Tasmaniae. by J. D. Hooker, 1860

Prunus domestica, plum tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw

Opuntia camachoi, prickly pear cactus
Figure 30 from Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 1932-33, by Professor Carlos Porter

Lunaria biennis, honesty
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, undated. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 146

Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)

Solanum lycopersicum, garden tomato
Drawing 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, whitebeam
An illustrative plate from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection of Whitebeam tree leaves

Populus nigra, lombardy or black poplar pollen
Scanning electron microscope image (x 1500) of black poplar pollen grains showing a characteristic granular surface ornamentation and no apertures (inaperturate)

Hibiscus seeds
An illustration of three hibiscus seeds as seen through a microscope, from page 497 of Flora, overo Cultura di Fiori (1638) by Battista Giovanni Ferrari (1582-1655)

Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden

Hibiscus schizopetalus, Japanese lanterns. A dried specimen from the museum herbarium

Dillenia alata, red beech tree
Copper plate from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Epacris longiflora, fuschia heath
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

An unattributed fine portrait silhouette by Leon
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Polygala amara, dwarf milkwort
Illustration of Polygala amara, Table 83. from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (1781) by Johann Zorn. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pelargonium crispum, lemon geranium

Sloanes trade card for milk chocolate
Sir Hans Sloanes (1660-1753) collection formed the basis of the collection now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Salix fragilis L. XXII 2, crack willow
An illustrative plate of crack willow foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Concretions

Salix herbacea L. DLVII, dwarf willow
An illustrative plate of dwarf willow tree foliage and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Opunita fiscus-indica, prickly pear
An oil painting of a prickly pear (Opunita fiscus-indica). The artist and date are unknown. Original canvas held at the Natural History Museum, London

Acer trilobatum, miocene maple seeds
Miocene maple seeds originating from an Acer trilobatum

Sorbus aria Crantz L. 116, whitebeam

Fagus sylvatica, European beech pollen
Scanning electron microscope picture (X1500) showing a pollen grain as seen from the side. The image shows one of the three laterally-placed aperture furrows with a small pore in the centre

Hydrophyllum, Galuania, Fereiria, Cardiospermum, Correia
Autograph letter to Sir J. Banks, consisting of descriptions, with water colour drawings of genera of Plants collected in Minas Geraes, Brazil Vandelli, Domenico, 1732-1816. Page one of sixteen pages

Wildlife Garden, the Natural History Museum
The western extremity of the Natural History Museum as seen from Wildlife Garden with the pond and apple blossom, 28 April 1996

Quercus sp. oak
Ripe acorns and oak leaves. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Acer pseudoplatanus, sycamore
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Cassia nodosa, pink cassia
Plate 138 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Euphorbia canariensis, Canary Island spurge
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Asphalatus Acacia altera Mauk
Copy of De Materia Medica made by the Greek physician Dioscorides. Used as standard medical work up to Middle Ages. Copy made in 1460 and owned by Sir Joseph Banks

Rosa gallica, apothecaries rose
Copy of De Materia Medica, made by the Greek physician Dioscorides. Used as standard medical work up to Middle Ages. Copy made in 1460 and owned by Sir Joseph Banks

Passiflora edulis, passion fruit
Illustration by Jacobus van Huysum, c. 1730s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Haplophyllum patavinum, ruta patavina

Mucuna pruriens, velvet bean

Acer trilobatum, sycamore or maple leaf
Fossilised leaf dating from the Miocene period, collected in Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa sp. rose
Folio 30 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gopypium beligiosum, nankin cotton
Plate 9 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

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