Images Dated 20th May 2022

Hippeastrum elegans. Solandra-flowered knight's-star lily, var. 2, Hippeastrum solandriflorum variety. Native to Central and South America, taken from a plant of Mr

Cypella herbertii
Tiger flower, Cypella herbertii. Mr. George Herbert's tiger-flower, Tigridia herberti. Native to Argentina, flowered for the first time in Europe at Rev. George Herbert's conservatory at Burghclere

Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Winged cornflag, Algoa Bay variety, Gladiolus alatus B

Curling, Scotland, early 1900s

White rain lily, Zephyranthes candida
White rain lily or Peruvian zephyranthes, Zephyranthes candida. Native to Peru and Argentina, drawn at Spofforth nursery

Red leschenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa
Red leschenaultia or handsome lechenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa. Native to Lucky Bay, New South Wales, New Holland (Australia), drawn at Robert Barclay's collection at Bury Hill

Beaked triggerplant, Stylidium adnatum
Beaked triggerplant or one-celled stylidium, Stylidium adnatum. Native to King's George Sound, Australia (New Holland), imported by Robert Barclay

Fountainbush, Psoralea imbricata. Tiled hallia, Hallia imbricata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, sent by James Charles Tate's  Nursery and Botanic Garden in Sloane Street, Chelsea

Oxblood lily, Rhodophiala bifida. Two-cleft habranthus, Habranthus bifidus

Barren strawberry, Waldsteinia geoides
Barren strawberry or avens-like waldsteinia, Waldsteinia geoides. Native of Europe, drawn at the Nathaniel Hodson's Botanic Garden, Bury St. Edmunds

Pink rain lily, Zephyranthes minuta. Striped zephyranthes, Zephyranthes striata

Rosepink zephyr lily, Zephyranthes carinata
Rosepink zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or keeled-leaved zephyranthes, Zephyranthes carinata. Native of Mexico, introduced by Mr

Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae
Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae. Josephine Brunswick-lily, Tate's variety, Brunsvigia josephinae y

Lavender-leaved anthyllis, Anthyllis hermanniae
Lavender-leaved anthyllis or lavender-leaved kidney-vetch, Anthyllis hermanniae. Native of the Levant, Greece, Corsica, etc. sent by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Hybrid camellia, Camellia japonica
Hybrid camellia. Joseph Knight's new Warratah camellia, Camellia japonica var. e. Cross of a warratah/anemony variety and semi-double variety

Slender palm lily, Cordyline stricta
Slender palm lily or narrow-leaved palm lily, Cordyline stricta. Upright dracaena, Dracaena stricta. Native of Australia, drawn at Samuel Brookes Nursery at Ball's Pond

Coast tarweed, Madia sativa
Coast tarweed and Chilean tarweed, Madia sativa. Clammy madia, Madia viscosa

Red echeveria, Echeveria coccinea. Scarlet navel-wort, Cotyledon coccinea. Native of Tenerife, provided by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Stemless evening primrose, Oenothera triloba. Dandelion-leaved evening-primrose. Native of North America, discovered by Thomas Nuttall, drawn from a plant at Robert Barclay's Bury Hill nursery

Aconitum orientale. Pale-yellow wolf's-bane, Aconitum ochroleucum. Native of the Caucasus, provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis
Chinese primrose or cáng bào chūn, Primula sinensis. Native of China, drawn from a plant provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Chinese privet or wax-tree, Ligustrum lucidum. Native to China, drawn from a plant sent by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Star of Bethlehem, Hippobroma longiflora
Star of Bethlehem or madamfate, Hippobroma longiflora. Long-flowered lobelia, Lobelia longiflora. Native of Jamaica and the West Indies, provided by Thomas C. Palmer of Bromley, Kent

False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata. Ringent-flowered cactus, Cactus truncatus. Native of Brazil, provided by Thomas Hitchen of Norwich

Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa
Wedge-leaf rattlepod or wedge-leaved crotalaria, Crotalaria retusa

Large-fruited catasetum, Catasetum macrocarpum. Trinidad catasetum, Catasetum tridentatum. Native of Trinidad, Caribbean and South America, drawn at Mr William Anderson's Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Vietnamese balm, Elsholtzia ciliata. Crested elsholtzia, Elsholtzia cristata. Native to Siberia (Asia, India), provided by Mr. Walker of Arno's Grove

Shiny-leaf prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum nitidum. Shining-leaved zanthoxylum. Native to China, provided by John Potts, drawn at the Horticultural Society's greenhouse

Brahmi or waterhyssop, Bacopa monnieri. Purslane-leaved herspestis, Herpestis monnieria portulacacea

White doll's daisy, Boltonia asteroides
White doll's daisy, or star-wort-flowered boltonia, Boltonia asteroides. Native of North America, raised in the Bury gardens

Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii
Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Native of Brazil, raised from seeds sent by Mr. Langsdorff at Rio de Janeiro. Plant provided by William Anderson at the Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Giant bellflower, Campanula latifolia. Large-flowered giant bell-flower, Campanula latifolia macrantha. Native of Russia, Great Britain, sent by Mr. Anderson from the botanic gardens in Chelsea

Large white petunia, Petunia axillaris. Large-flowered petunia, Petunia nyctaginiflora. Found by Commerson in South America, sent from Chelsea botanical gardens by Mr. Anderson

Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala. Native to the Iberian peninsula, raised in Chelsea Botanic Gardens from seeds received by William Anderson

Grass-leaved goldenrod, Euthamia graminifolia
Grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldentop, Euthamia graminifolia. Tarragon-leaved golden-rod, Solidago lanceolata. Native to Canada, plant provided by Reginald Whitley of Fulham nursery

Mullein-leaved lobelia, Lobelia tupa. Native to Chile, drawn at Samuel Brooke's nursery at Ball's Pond

Berberis umbellata. Chitrian berberry, Berberis aristata. Native to Nepal, provided by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Somerset skullcap, Scutellaria altissima. Tall skull-cap, Scutillaria altissima. Native to the Levant, provided by John Denson at the botanic gardens at Bury St. Edmunds

Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos. Orange-thorned night-shade, Solanum pyracanthum

Phymosia abutiloides. Bahama mallow, Malva abutiloides. Native of the Bahama islands, specimen provided by Philip Barker Webb

Aristolochia cymbifera. Marcgrave's birthwort, Aristolochia labiosa. Native of Brazil, introduced to Kew Gardens by the king's collectors Allan Cunningham and James Bowie

Turkish sage, Phlomis russeliana. Russell's honesty-leaved phlomis, Phlomis lunarifolia var. russeliana. Native to Turkey and Syria

Heart of Jesus, Caladium bicolor
Heart of Jesus or two-coloured caladium, Caladium bicolor. From Latin America. Provided by Samuel Brookes nursery at Ball's Pond, Islington

Hairy lavatera, Lavatera hispida. Ambiguous. Native of the coast of Barbary, Algeria, plant provided by Nathaniel Hodson of the botanic garden at Bury St. Edmunds

Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens. Smaller pubescent goodyera, Goodyera pubescens b minor

Rain flower, Pancratium zeylanicum
Rain flower, One-flowered pancratium or sea-daffodil, Pancratium zeylanicum. Native to Ceylon, Sri Lanka, India, drawn at the stove at Spofforth

Flame lily, Gloriosa superba. Greenish-flowered gloriosa, Gloriosa virescens. Sent by plant hunter John Forbes from Mozambique, drawn at the Horticultural Society's gardens

Cuban zephyrlily, Zephyranthes rosea
Cuban zephyrlily, rosy rain lily, rose fairy lily, rose zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or rose-coloured zephyranthes, Zephyranthes rosea

Blue fountain bush, Rotheca serrata
Blue fountain bush, the blue-flowered glory tree or the beetle killer, Rotheca serrata. Broad-leaved clerodendrum, Clerodendrum macrophyllum

Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus
Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus. Native to Upper Nepal, seeds supplied by plant hunter Nathaniel Wallich

Striated cyrtanthus, Cyrtanthus striatus. Native to the Cape, South Africa, imported by the Hammersmith Nursery of Lewis Kennedy and James Lee

Spreading scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens. Native of St Domingo, Jamaica and the Andes, Peru, Provided by Mrs Walker of Arno's Grove, Southgate

Blush-coloured sand crinum, Crinum arenarium
Blush-coloured swamp lily or sand crinum, Crinum arenarium. Native of Australia, drawn at Joseph Knight's Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. Bloody-juiced pergularia, Pergularia sanguinolenta. Brought by plant hunter George Don from Sierra Leone, drawn at the Chiswick gardens of the Horticultural Society

Curling, Scotland, early 1900s

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