Images Dated 27th July 2022

William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), English Liberal statesman, addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule

Coffee Stall 1841
Winter scene on a corner of London street a coffee stall, with people sitting on upside down baskets drinking a hot coffee. Date: 1841

Erica subdivaricata. Blush-flowered heath, Erica persoluta. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Lepelblom, Gladiolus cunonius
Lepelblom or suikerkannetjie, Gladiolus cunonius. Scarlet-flowered antholyza, Antholyza cunonia. Native to the Cape, South Africa, and Persia

Star hyacinth, Scilla amoena. Starry hyacinth or Byzantine squill, Scilla amaena. Native of the Levant, introduced by Edward la Zouche, Lord Zouche, in 1600

Muraltia heisteria. Heath-leaved milkwort, Polygala heisteria. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1787

Typhonium trilobatum. Three-lobed arum, Arum trilobatum. Native to southern China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, introduced from Ceylon in 1752

Large-flowered selfheal, Prunella grandiflora
Large-flowered selfheal or great-flowered self-heal, Prunella grandiflora. Native to Europe

Bush allamanda, Allamanda schottii. Willow-leaved allamanda, Allamanda cathartica. Native to Cayenne and Guyana, introduced by Christian Ludwig, Baron von Hake, in 1785

Hairy canary-clover, Lotus hirsutus
Hairy canary-clover or hairy bird's-foot-trefoil, Lotus hirsutus. Synonym Dorycnium hirsutum. Native to the Mediterranean, raised by James Sutherland in 1683

Round-leaved restharrow, Ononis rotundifolia
Round-leaved rest-harrow, Ononis rotundifolia. Native to the Alps in Switzerland

Chinese St. John's-wort, Hypericum monogynum
Chinese St. John's-wort, Hypericum monogynum. Native to China and Taiwan, introduced by Hugh, Duke of Northumberland in 1753

Great honeywort, Cerinthe major. Native to the Mediterranean, Cerinthe glaber of Miller

Narrowleaf evening primrose, Oenothera fruticosa
Narrowleaf evening primrose, narrow-leaved sundrops, or shrubby oenothera, Oenothera fruticosa. Native to Virginia, North America

Yellow restharrow, Ononis natrix. Yellow-flowered rest-harrow. Native to Spain and France, cultivated by James Sutherland in 1683

Sheep laurel, Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep laurel or narrow-leaved kalmia, Kalmia angustifolia. Native to North America, introduced by Peter Collinson in 1736

Crested anoda, Anoda cristata
Spurred anoda, crested anoda or violettas, Anoda cristata. Crested sida, Sida cristata. Native to Mexico, introduced by Sherard at Eltham nursery in 1725

Indian chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum. Native of Japan, introduced by James Colvill, nurseryman of King's Road, Chelsea

Crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum
Crimson clover, Italian clover or crimson trefoil, Trifolium incarnatum. Native to Italy, Europe, raised by Scottish botanist William Aiton at the Royal Garden of Kew

Snake jasmine, Rhinacanthus nasutus. Dichotomous justicia, Justicia nasuta. Introduced by Scottish botanist William Aiton to the Royal Garden at Kew

Green-flowered fig-marigold, Mesembryanthemum viridiflorum. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Toadflax, Linaria triphylla. Three-leaved toad-flax, Antirrhinum triphyllum. Native of Spain and Sicily

Flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus. Native of North America. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1796

Pig's ear, Cotyledon orbiculata
Round-leaved navel-wort or pig's ear, Cotyledon orbiculata. Angola to Cape, South Africa

Woolly manulea, Manulea tomentosa. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Scarlet lobelia or cardinal's flower, Lobelia cardinalis
Scarlet lobelia or cardinal's flower, Lobelia cardinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1795

Shrubby milkwort, Polygaloides chamaebuxus. Box-leaved milk-wort, Polygala chamaebuxus. Native to Austria and Switzerland

Blue pimpernel, Lysimachia monelli
blue pimpernel or garden pimpernel, Lysimachia monelli. Italian pimpernel, Anagallis monelli. Native to the Mediterranean, Italy and Spain

St. Bruno's lily, Paradisea liliastrum
St. Bruno's lily, Paradisea liliastrum. Savoy anthericum, Anthericum liliastrum. Native of Switzerland

Shrubby rest-harrow, Ononis fruticosa. Native to the south of France

Horn-leaved crane's-bill, Pelargonium ceratophyllum
Horn-leaved crane's-bill, Pelargonium ceratophyllum. Native to the Cape, South Africa. Introduced to the Royal Garden at Kew by Anthony Hove in 1786

Yellow flax or golden flax, Linum flavum. Native to central and southern Europe

Triangular-stalked genista, Genista triquetra or Spartium triquetrum. Native to Corsica, introduced by John Ord in 1770

Garland flower, Daphne cneorum
Garland flower, rose daphne or trailing daphne, Daphne cneorum. Native to Switzerland and Austria

Alpine erinus, Erinus alpinus
Fairy foxglove or alpine erinus, Erinus alpinus. Native to Central and Southern Europe

Rose acacia, Robinia hispida
Rough-stalked robinia or rose acacia, Robinia hispida. Native of Carolina, America

Prickly-stalked geranium, Pelargonium echinatum. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Mr. Colvill, nurseryman in the King's Road, Chelsea

Rose mock vervain, Verbena canadensis. Verbena canadensis Rose vervain, Verbena aubletia. Native to North America, introduced by Richard in 1774

Marsh-mallow-leaved hermannia, Hermannia althaeifolia. Native to the Cape, South Africa

Grey-leaved euryops, Euryops pectinatus subsp. pectinatus. Wormwood-leaved othonna, Othonna pectinata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, and New Holland, Australia

Hermannia lavandulifolia. Malvales shrub of the Cape, South Africa. Lavender-leaved hermannia, Hermannia lavendulifolia

Barbados lily, Hippeastrum puniceum. Amaryllis equestris. Native to the West Indies, introduced by Dr. William Pitcairn in 1778

Flask heath, Erica ampullacea. Native to the Cape, South Africa. Imported by Williams, nurseryman at Turnham Green

Myrtle wattle, Acacia myrtifolia. Myrtle-leaved mimosa, Mimosa myrtifolia. Native to New South Wales, Australia

Dwarf honey flower, Melianthus elongatus. Small melianthus or honeyflower, Melianthus minor. Native to the Cape of South Africa, cultivated by the Duchess of Beaufort in 1708

Everlasting, Syncarpha eximia. Giant cudweed, Gnaphalium eximium. Native to South Africa, imported via the Hammersmith Nursery of Lewis Kennedy and James Lee

Alder-leaved hermannia, Hermannia alnifolia. Malvales shrub from the Cape of South Africa

Dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1795

Superb pink, Dianthus superbus. Native of France, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark

Rose of heaven, Silene coeli-rosa. Smooth-leaved cockle or rose campion, Agrostemia coeli rosa. Native of Sicily and the Levant

Gouty houseleek, Aichryson tortuosum. Native to the Canary Islands. Sempervivum tortuosum

Guernsey lily, Nerine sarniensis
Guernsey lily or Jersey lily, Nerine sarniensis. Guernsey amaryllis, Amaryllis sarniensis. Native of Japan, imported to Guernsey via a Dutch or English shipwreck

Cupid's dart, Catananche caerulea
Cupid's dart or blue catananche, Catananche caerulea. Native to the south of France and the Mediterranean

Lachnaea grandiflora. Great-flowered passerina, Passerina grandiflora. Native to the Cape, South Africa. From the Hammersmith Nursery of Lewis Kennedy and James Lee

The caper shrub, Capparis spinosa
The caper shrub or Flinders rose, Capparis spinosa. Native to southern Europe and the Levant. used as a pickled garnish

Winter daffodil, Sternbergia lutea. Native of Spain, known to Dutch florists as yellow Colchicum. Yellow amaryllis, Amaryliis lutea

Convolvulus oleifolius var. oleifolius. Narrow-leaved convolvulus, Convolvulus linearis

Late Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Funeral Service 1884
Late Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30

Late Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Funeral 1884
Late Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30

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