Seed Collection (page 5)

Fossil of Neuropteris grandiflora, an extinct seed fern from the Carboniferous period.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A

Fruit, blossom, leaves and seed of the Noblesse peach, Prunus persica.. Handcolored illustration by J.T. Hart at Mr. Lees nursery, Hammersmith, from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Leaves and seeds of bur-reed, Sparganium racemosum Huds.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Root and seeds of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Purple seed and leaves of the long pepper, Piper longum.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus, Amomum arboreum Lour.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants

Germinating seed of the radish 1-7, wheat 8 and barley 9.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Pea, Pisum sativum, seeds in stages of vegetation.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Camellia reticulata, Captain Rawes camellia, scarlet flowers, leaves, fruit and seeds.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Dorstenia ceratosanthes, cleft dorstenia, with purple seed receptacle.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine 1827

Myristica fragrans, aromatic or true nutmeg tree: Ripe fruit, mace (4) and nutmeg (6) seed.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Telfairia pedata, oyster nut, queens nut, Zanzibar oil vine fruit in sections, seed, and embryo.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Nutmeg and mace, Myristica moschata.. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moores The Garden Companion and Florists Guide, 1852, published by Charles Frederick Cheffins

Seed vessel pericarpium of the milkweed Asclepias syriaca 1-2 and apple Malus domestica 3-4.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss

Seed vessel pericarpium of the gooseberry 1-2, fir tree 3 and wallflower 4-5.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Seed vessel pericarpium of the pea Pisum sativum and cherry Prunus avium.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Vintage seed packet: Sweetpea
A beautiful Sweetpea seed packet from the Burts Seeds Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Vintage seed packet: Calendula
A beautiful Calendula seed packet from the Burts Seeds Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Vintage sweetcorn seed packet
A sweetcorn seed packet from the Card Seed Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Vintage red onion seed packet
A red onion seed packet from the Card Seed Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Vintage seed packet: Dwarf Nasturtium
A beautiful Dwarf Nasturtium seed packet from the Burts Seeds Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Favourite Sayings - Scatter and Increase
Black and white lantern slide of split scene. Left hand side shows a man scattering seed into broken earth. Right hand side shows the painted image of sheaves of stacked corn

Red SQUIRREL - eating fir cone (Sciurus vulgaris). Ural Mountains, Russia

Asiatic Black BEAR - eating berries (Selenarctos thibetanus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan. Japanese Sub Species

Forcing the Murphies, by W. Heath Robinson
Forcing the Murphies Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing A cartoon by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander Date: 1918

Forcing the Murphies by Heath Robinson
Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing - a silly horticultural idea by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1918

The Birdman - Hyde Park Corner Date: circa 1900

Martin Hope Sutton
MARTIN HOPE SUTTON seed merchant, author of a book on grasses in which the Prince Consort took an interest : philanthropist. Date: 1814? - 1901

Jeremiah Seed
JEREMIAH SEED churchman Date: 1700 - 1747

Orange segment on a plate-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

McCarthy Island (seed boat in river). Miss Delphine Reynolds and her pilot, W.G. Pudney, took off from Hanworth on 1 March 1931 in Blackburn Bluebird IV, G-ABGF

Design for Wallpaper in green and orange

Design for wallpaper with large flower
Design for wallpaper with large pink flower. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Wylie and Lochhead Limited. 1891

Design for textile with stylised flower. Watercolour on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. 1936

Illustration of rare fruits and seed
Illustration by Georg Ehret of rare fruits and seeds

Theobroma cacao
Cocoa plant brought back from Jamaica in 1689 by Hans Sloane. Illustration by Everhardus Kickius. Specimen kept in the Botany Library

Echinospermum squarrosum, stick-seed
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Passiflora sp. passion flower
Page 74 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1779) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)

Taraxacum offininale, dandelion clock
Dandelion seeds (Taraxacum offininale) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, April 2003

Seed List
Seed list from A Catalogue of Seeds, Plants: Sold by Isaac Bailey, Seedsman, at the Sign of the Auriculas, in Bishopsgate Street, London, 1750

Mucuna gigantea, sea bean

Hevea brasilensis, rubber tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Taken from Kohler, Med. Pflanz, 1898

Brosimum galactodendron, cow tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus carica, common fig
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Canna indica, Indian shot
Plate 919 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Quercus robur, oak tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut tree
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2, 1839 by Giorgio Galisio. Illustration entitled Castagna Marona

Onobrychis sativa, sainfoin seed
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

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