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Varieties Collection

Background imageVarieties Collection: Mushrooms Larousse 1913

Mushrooms Larousse 1913
A large number of mushroom varieties, with helpful information on which ones are edible, poisonous, or suspect

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of edible-podded pea, or sugar pea

Varieties of edible-podded pea, or sugar pea. Chromolithograph, by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

Background imageVarieties Collection: Gooseberry varieties

Gooseberry varieties. Illustration from George Brookshaw, Pomona Britannica. Plate IV. Date: 1817

Background imageVarieties Collection: Nerine: six varieties

Nerine: six varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 7 Date: 1823-37

Background imageVarieties Collection: Dancing Girl / 1895

Dancing Girl / 1895
A dancing girl with tambourine and ribbons - the back cover of a programme for the Empire Theatre of Varieties, London

Background imageVarieties Collection: Protea: seven varieties

Protea: seven varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 8 Date: 1823-37

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of pea (Pisum sativum) - second

Varieties of pea (Pisum sativum) - second. Chromolithograph, by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of carrot (daucus)

Varieties of carrot (daucus). Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

Background imageVarieties Collection: Old Time Music Hall Show

Old Time Music Hall Show
The cast of the Old Time Music Hall show from the City Varieties in Leeds take a bow; the audience, dressed in Victorian and Edwardian costume, are part of the show Date: 1960s

Background imageVarieties Collection: Early Bicycles

Early Bicycles
A variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of mushrooms

Varieties of mushrooms
Varieties of mushroom, the two poisonous items are labelled in green

Background imageVarieties Collection: Muffed Flying Tumblers, Pigeons

Muffed Flying Tumblers, Pigeons
A portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle

Background imageVarieties Collection: Papaver (Poppy), two varieties

Papaver (Poppy), two varieties
Two varieties of Papaver (Poppy) -- Papaver flore pleno rubrum (Double Red) and Papaver Eraticum rubrum (Wild Red), drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)

Background imageVarieties Collection: 3 Varied Dachshunds

3 Varied Dachshunds
Three varieties of dachshund - smooth, red, and black-and-tan

Background imageVarieties Collection: Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup

Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageVarieties Collection: Programme cover, Palace Theatre of Varieties, Manchester

Programme cover, Palace Theatre of Varieties, Manchester, two houses nightly. 1912

Background imageVarieties Collection: The Folly Theatre, Peter Street, Manchester

The Folly Theatre, Peter Street, Manchester
Promotional postcard showing a playbill of the acts playing at the Folly Theatre of Varieties, (known as the Folly) Peter Street, Manchester for the week commencing Monday, 24th March 1889

Background imageVarieties Collection: Programme cover, Alhambra Theatre, London

Programme cover, Alhambra Theatre, London
Programme cover, Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, London. 1895

Background imageVarieties Collection: The Eggs of British Birds

The Eggs of British Birds -- assorted eggs of different colours and sizes. Date: 1894

Background imageVarieties Collection: The Beardmore News

The Beardmore News - a publication of the Beardmore Transport Group

Background imageVarieties Collection: Fuchsia varieties: Fritz, Mathilde and Juliette

Fuchsia varieties: Fritz, Mathilde and Juliette. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883

Background imageVarieties Collection: Salad vegetables, plantes pour salades

Salad vegetables, plantes pour salades. Endives, Chicorium endivia, lettuce, Lactuca sativa, Romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, endive varieties, Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Background imageVarieties Collection: Flowers - Fuschias

Flowers - Fuschias - varieties of Fuschias. Part of Box 6 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageVarieties Collection: Funghi / Mushrooms 1869

Funghi / Mushrooms 1869
Seven varieties of mushroom: beef-steak, latticed, boletus, hedgehog, fly agaric, clavaria, birds-nest, and sporangium (magnified)

Background imageVarieties Collection: Mushrooms Walsh 7-11

Mushrooms Walsh 7-11
Varieties of mushroom: the three poisonous items are labelled in green

Background imageVarieties Collection: Mushrooms Walsh 25-30

Mushrooms Walsh 25-30
Varieties of mushroom: the three poisonous items are labelled in green

Background imageVarieties Collection: Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick

Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick. Date: 1883

Background imageVarieties Collection: Opium poppy varieties, Papaver somniferum

Opium poppy varieties, Papaver somniferum, and Anemone mexicana. Papaver sativum flore saturate purpureo petalis laciniatis, Papaver sativum rubrum flore simplici

Background imageVarieties Collection: Herbsts bloodleaf varieties, Iresine herbstii

Herbsts bloodleaf varieties, Iresine herbstii a) var. acuminata, b) var. aureo-reticulata. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden

Background imageVarieties Collection: Plumed cockscomb or silver cocks comb, Celosia argentea

Plumed cockscomb or silver cocks comb, Celosia argentea (Cock s-comb, Celosia cristata). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden

Background imageVarieties Collection: Ladys purse or slipper flower, Calceolaria varieties

Ladys purse or slipper flower, Calceolaria varieties. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageVarieties Collection: The Language of Fruit

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageVarieties Collection: A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA

A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA. Date: 1933

Background imageVarieties Collection: Pigeons on roof

Pigeons on roof
Group of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageVarieties Collection: The audience of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, entitled The Good Old Days

The audience of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, entitled The Good Old Days, filmed at the City Varieties in Leeds. Dressed in Victorian and Edwardian costume, they were an integral part of the show

Background imageVarieties Collection: Two of the cast of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, known as The Good Old Days

Two of the cast of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, known as The Good Old Days, filmed at the City Varieties in Leeds. The man on the left lights a candle, while the compere

Background imageVarieties Collection: Advert for Heinz, 1925

Advert for Heinz, 1925 and the 57 varieties beloved of the local grocer Date: 1925

Background imageVarieties Collection: Tulip varieties, Tulipa gesneriana

Tulip varieties, Tulipa gesneriana. Tulipa odorata flore luteo gemino, Tulipa explicata florum candidorum linearum rubearian, Tulipa ex luteo rubro et viridi variegata. Date: 1736

Background imageVarieties Collection: Gromwell varieties, Lithospermum species

Gromwell varieties, Lithospermum species. Lithospermum flore caeruleo, Lithospermum seu Milium solis grenil, Lithospermum arvense radice alba, Lithospermum linariae folio sue Lingua passerina

Background imageVarieties Collection: Tufted titmouse, northern mockingbird and ovenbird

Tufted titmouse, northern mockingbird and ovenbird
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos and ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. Tufted titmouse 1, mocking-bird 2 and oven-bird 3

Background imageVarieties Collection: Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus

Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Superba alba, corolla purpurea rubra, Superba maior floralba, Armeria alba et rubra multiplex, Armeria altera multis floribus ornata, etc

Background imageVarieties Collection: China aster varieties, Callistephus x sinensis

China aster varieties, Callistephus x sinensis. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageVarieties Collection: Japanese aralia or glossy-leaf paper plant, Fatsia japonica

Japanese aralia or glossy-leaf paper plant, Fatsia japonica. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Background imageVarieties Collection: Garden varieties of clematis

Garden varieties of clematis, Clematis aureliana 1 and Clematis sophia 2. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Background imageVarieties Collection: Wallflowers, Erysimum ? cheiri

Wallflowers, Erysimum ? cheiri
Wallflowers, Erysimum ?? cheiri (Cheiranthus cheiri). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageVarieties Collection: Regency gentleman riding a horse without a bridle

Regency gentleman riding a horse without a bridle
Regency gentleman riding a horse with only a string around its neck. A man is dragged off by a horse, his foot caught in a stirrup, in the background. How to Ride Without a Bridle

Background imageVarieties Collection: Golden rhododendron, Rhodendron aureum magniflorum

Golden rhododendron, Rhodendron aureum magniflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Andrews from Edward Henderson and Andrew Hendersons The Illustrated Bouquet

Background imageVarieties Collection: Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus

Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6

Background imageVarieties Collection: Japanese lily varieties, Lilium specioseum

Japanese lily varieties, Lilium specioseum. Pink, Atrococcineum 1 and white, Album 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward

Background imageVarieties Collection: A German royal couple sits at a table, 1492

A German royal couple sits at a table, 1492
A German royal couple wearing crowns sits at a table laid with bread, knife and cups, 1492. A noble boy in mi-parti hose plays a game. From an embroidered carpet in Nuremberg Museum

Background imageVarieties Collection: Great tiger moth varieties, Arctia caja

Great tiger moth varieties, Arctia caja
Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth varieties, Arctia caja. Phalaena caia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Background imageVarieties Collection: Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth, Arctia caja

Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth, Arctia caja. Phalaena caia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Background imageVarieties Collection: Clifden nonpareil, Catocala fraxini

Clifden nonpareil, Catocala fraxini
Blue underwing moth or Clifden nonpareil, Catocala fraxini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle

Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle. Brown reds, first prize at Leeds 1886, black reds, cup at Windsor 1886, duckwings, cup at Windsor 1885, and piles, cup at Birmingham 1885

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of tulip, tulipe, Tulipa gesneriana

Varieties of tulip, tulipe, Tulipa gesneriana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D.G. after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers

Background imageVarieties Collection: Provence rose or cabbage rose, Rose a cent feuilles

Provence rose or cabbage rose, Rose a cent feuilles, Rosa centifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D.G. after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of the hennin headdress

Varieties of the hennin headdress
Varieties of the late medieval hennin headdress. 1906

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of ants and their nests

Varieties of ants and their nests -- nest of the Fuliginous ant, Formica fuliginosa, Yellow ant (Formica flava), Fallow ant (Formica rufa), nest of the Common Yellow ant

Background imageVarieties Collection: Common adder and Ringed snake

Common adder and Ringed snake. Date: 1843

Background imageVarieties Collection: Three varieties of lizard

Three varieties of lizard -- Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara), Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) and Blindworm (Anguis fragilis). Date: 1843

Background imageVarieties Collection: Three varieties of British shrew

Three varieties of British shrew -- Oared Shrew (Sorex remifer), Water Shrew (Sorex fodiens) and Common Shrew (Sorex araneus). Date: 1843

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of Water Newt or Eft

Varieties of Water Newt or Eft -- Common water newt (Triton cristatus), Common smooth newt (Lissotriton punctatus), Straight lipped water newt (Triton bibronii)

Background imageVarieties Collection: Cherry varieties, Bing and Napoleon, Prunus avium

Cherry varieties, Bing and Napoleon, Prunus avium. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892

Background imageVarieties Collection: Chrysanthemum indicum varieties

Chrysanthemum indicum varieties: The Early Crimson, the Quilled Orange and the Quilled White. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageVarieties Collection: Dahlia varieties

Dahlia varieties
Varieties of Dahlia superflua, the variable dahlia, the Sir Robert Peel, Harris Inimitable, and Levics Incomparable. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by

Background imageVarieties Collection: Cultivated double varieties of poppy anemone

Cultivated double varieties of poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageVarieties Collection: Stock or Matthiola species

Stock or Matthiola species
Brompton stock, Matthiola incana, great sea stock, Matthiola sinuata, and double garden varieties, Cheiranthus cheiri. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by

Background imageVarieties Collection: Nasturtium varieties

Nasturtium varieties: blue, Tropaeolum azureum, many-leaved, Tropaeolum polyphyllum, Mr. Lobb s, Tropaeolum lobbianum, and notched-flowered, Tropaeolum crenatiflorum

Background imageVarieties Collection: Garden varieties of Pelargoniums: large flowered

Garden varieties of Pelargoniums: large flowered white, gem, sunrise and anais. Handfinished chromolithograph by Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageVarieties Collection: Clematis varieties

Clematis varieties: blue clematis, Clematis caerulea, many-flowered clematis, Clematis sieboldii, and Florida aniseed clematis, Illicium floridanum

Background imageVarieties Collection: Chickpea or garbanzo varieties, Cicer arietinum

Chickpea or garbanzo varieties, Cicer arietinum
Chickpea or garbanzo bean varieties, Cicer arietinum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Daffodil varieties, Narcissus poeticus

Daffodil varieties, Narcissus poeticus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Cabbage varieties, Brassica rupestris

Cabbage varieties, Brassica rupestris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Horsetail varieties, Equisetum species

Horsetail varieties, Equisetum species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Dark mullein, Verbascum nigrum, varieties

Dark mullein, Verbascum nigrum, varieties. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Hyssop varieties, Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop varieties, Hyssopus officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageVarieties Collection: Carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus

Carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Background imageVarieties Collection: Varieties of sea urchins

Varieties of sea urchins
Green sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris 1, 4, Echinometra digitata prima 2, long-spined urchin, Diadema setosum 3, and other varieties. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G.W

Background imageVarieties Collection: Apple varieties, Malus pumila

Apple varieties, Malus pumila. Reinette grise, rambour d ete, api, reinette du Canada, calville blanche d hiver. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard

Background imageVarieties Collection: Peach fruit, Prunus persica

Peach fruit, Prunus persica, section through white flesh and red flesh varieties. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Background imageVarieties Collection: Fruits, Fruits a noyau

Fruits, Fruits a noyau. Varieties of cherry, Prunus cerasus. Cerises anglaises, cerises de Montmorency, griottes, bigarreaux gros rouges, guignes noires

Background imageVarieties Collection: Herbs, plantes condimentaires

Herbs, plantes condimentaires. Oregano or marjoram, Origanum majorana, cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, and fennel varieties, Foeniculum officinale

Background imageVarieties Collection: Pigeon varieties, Columba livia: hirondelle

Pigeon varieties, Columba livia: hirondelle, glouglou tambour, polonais. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imageVarieties Collection: Beech marten, earwig and ferns

Beech marten, earwig and ferns
Beech marten, Martes foina 7, earwig, Forficula auricularia 1, 2, and varieties of fern, Filices species 3-6. Forficule, fougeres, fouine



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