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Syringa Collection

Background imageSyringa Collection: Crocus sativus, saffron

Crocus sativus, saffron
Plate 25 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 10 Flore Medicale Atlas 3 (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Vanda caerulea, Himalayan orchid

Vanda caerulea, Himalayan orchid
Illustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This plant was thought to be extinct in 1996

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa tomentella

Syringa tomentella. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Collected near Newbury, Berks 1952

Background imageSyringa Collection: Mexican syringa or mock orange, Philadelphus mexicanus

Mexican syringa or mock orange, Philadelphus mexicanus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, and calligraphic poem

Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, and calligraphic poem. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lilac, Syringa vulgaris

Lilac, Syringa vulgaris
Le Lilas. Lilac, Syringa vulgaris. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imageSyringa Collection: Mexican mock orange, Philadelphus mexicanus

Mexican mock orange, Philadelphus mexicanus
Mexican mock orange or Mexican syringa, Philadelphus mexicanus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lady Josikas lilac, Syringa josikaea

Lady Josikas lilac, Syringa josikaea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mills from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslows The Botanist, London, 1836

Background imageSyringa Collection: Devils trumpet, Datura stramonium 1, 2

Devils trumpet, Datura stramonium 1, 2, and lilac, Syringa vulgaris 3, 4. (Stramonia, Syringa.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo Arenas La natura e

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lavandula pinnata, lavender

Lavandula pinnata, lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lavandula angustifolia, common lavender

Lavandula angustifolia, common lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa vulgaris, common lilac

Syringa vulgaris, common lilac
Drawing by Richard Lancake. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 2

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa villosa, pale lilac flower from northern China

Syringa villosa, pale lilac flower from northern China.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageSyringa Collection: Denrobium crumenatum, orchid

Denrobium crumenatum, orchid
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Salvia barrelieri, meadow clary

Salvia barrelieri, meadow clary
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lavandula abrotanoides, lavender

Lavandula abrotanoides, lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Ipomoea diversifolia, morning-glory

Ipomoea diversifolia, morning-glory
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Annotated in manuscript Pharbitis diversifolia

Background imageSyringa Collection: Campanula sp. bellflower

Campanula sp. bellflower
An illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Petunia hybrida, petunia

Petunia hybrida, petunia
Close-up of a cultivated petunia flower

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa pubescens turez

Syringa pubescens turez. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa vulgaris, lilac

Syringa vulgaris, lilac. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Background imageSyringa Collection: Iris cf. germanica, bearded iris

Iris cf. germanica, bearded iris
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards

Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Ceanothus sp. Californian lilac

Ceanothus sp. Californian lilac
Drawing 49/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa sp. Scotch lilac

Syringa sp. Scotch lilac
Folio 75 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Syringa persica, Persian lilac

Syringa persica, Persian lilac
Folio 53 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Iris maxima, iris

Iris maxima, iris
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSyringa Collection: Casuarius casuarius, southern cassowary

Casuarius casuarius, southern cassowary
A mounted specimen of the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) on display in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageSyringa Collection: Lilac Flowers

Lilac Flowers
Common lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) flowers. Date: 1930s

Background imageSyringa Collection: White Lilac

White Lilac
Wjite lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) flowers in May and is considered to be one of the most fragrant of all lilacs. Date: 1930s

Background imageSyringa Collection: Grandville Lilac 1847

Grandville Lilac 1847
LILAS lilac (syringa vulgaris) Date: 1847

Background imageSyringa Collection: Plants / Syringa Vulgaris

Plants / Syringa Vulgaris
COMMON LILAC


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