Images Dated 15th January 2023

Bladderwort, Utricularia alpina. Epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant native to South America. As Utricularia montana

Fishermen Departing
Two fishermen leaving home with their tackle to board their boat Date: 1899

Nodding catchfly, Silene pendula
Nodding catchfly or drooping catchfly, Silene pendula. Native to Italy, Greece and Turkey. As Silene pendula compacta, from William Bull's nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

New double-flowered dwarf blue Lobelia in plant pot. From Dixon and Co. Nursery, Moorgate Street, Hackney

Bitterroot, Lewisia rediviva. Native to Oregon and the Rocky Mountains of North America. From Bachhouse and Son nursery, York

Little flag orchid, Masdevallia coccinea. As Masdevallia denisonii, exhibited by the orchid enthusiast William Denison, Lord Londesborough

Amaryllis variety, Beauty of Reigate
Amaryllis hybrid, Beauty of Reigate. Hybrid raised by Mr Brown, gardener to A. J. Waterlow of Reigate

Abutilon hybrid, Boule de neige. Imported from France by Mr. Standish of the Royal Nursery Ascot

Flag-like Miltoniopsis orchid, Miltoniopsis vexillaria, native to Colombia and Ecuador. As Odontoglossum vexillarium, from a specimen raised by Veitch and Sons nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Humboldt's lily, Lilium humboldtii
Humboldt's lily, Lilium humboldtii. As Lilium humboldtii maculatum. Native of California

Auricula Charles Perry hybrid
Auricula hybrid, Charles Perry. Raised by Charles Perry of Castlebromwich and Charles Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough

Ti plant, palm lily, cabbage palm, Cordyline fruticosa. As Dracaena splendens, from a South Sea Islands specimen in William Bull's nursery, Chelsea

Hybrid perpetual rose, M. Claude Levet. Raised by Levet nursery of Lyons, exhibited by George Paul

Camellia hybrid, Princess Mary. Raised by John Salter, Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith

Cattleya harpophylla orchid. As Laelia harpophylla, native of Brazil, exhibited by Veitch and Sons of Chelsea as Laelia cinnabarina

Aphelandra aurantiaca var. nitens, native to the tropical Americas. As Aphelandra nitens, imported from Guayaquil by Veitch and Sons of Chelsea

Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima. As Poinsettia pulcherrima rosea-carminata, from William Bull's nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Scorpion orchid, Arachnis cathcartii. Native of Eastern Himalaya. As Vanda cathcartii from a specimen in Veitch and Sons nursery, King's Road, Chelsea. Cathcart's Arachnanthe

Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae
Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae. Native of New Grenada. As Cattleya Trianae-Dodgsonii, from the collection of R.B. Dodgson of Blackburn

Bedding violas and pansies: Reginae 1, Tory 2, Claret 3, Snowflake 4, Favorite 5, and Scotia 6. Raised by Dickson and Co. Nursery of Waterloo Place, Edinburgh

Gladiolus Phoebus variety. Raised by Souchet and shown at Fontainebleau in 1871

Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Provided by William Bull of King's Road, Chelsea, from the South Sea Islands

Varieties of Japanese primrose, Primula japonica
Varieties of Japanese primrose or Japanese cowslip, Primula japonica: carminata 1, and alba 2. Sent by William Bull

Palm tree, Welfia regia. Specimen provided by nurseryman William Bull of King's Road, Chelsea

Canterbury bells, Campanula medium. Campanula medium calycanthema, a new variety raised by Waite and Burnell of Southwark Street

Varieties of paperwhite and jonquil daffodils
Varieties of daffodils, Narcissus species, raised by Barr and Sugden nursery

New varieies of Pelargoniums: Countess 1 and Duchess 2. Hybrids of popular geraniums raised by Mr Turner of Slough

Dahlia hybrid Arbitrator, raised by Mr. Turner at Keynes, Turner and Echford

Peacock plant, Calathea makoyana
Peacock plant or cathedral windows, Calathea makoyana. As Maranta makoyana (Bull) or Maranta olivaris. Named after Mr Makoy of Liege

Beardtongue or Penstemon hybrids: Egerton Hubbard 1, and W. M. Dalben 2. Raised at Downie, Laird and Laing's nursery, Edinburgh

Silver ragwort, Jacobaea maritima, native to the Mediterranean. As Cineraria maritima aurea marginata, a hybrid developed by Mr Drummond, foreman at Sampson's Nursery in Yeovil

Picotee hybrids: Mrs Hornby 1 and Edith Dombrain 2. Grown by Charles Turner of Slough and Rev. C. Fellowes of Norfolk

Lady's slipper orchid species, Paphiopedilum venustum
Lady's slipper orchid species, Paphiopedilum venustum. Imported from the East Indies by William Bull. As Cypripedium pardinum

Silver tricolor pelargonium, Mrs Laing. A prize-winning hybrid of this popular geranium

Portrait Miniature
Photograph of a lady in a miniature frame.. Date: circa 1900

Gloucester Cathedral
Line drawing depicting the Great East Window and Choir of gloucester Cathedral. Artist EJ Burrow. Date: circa 1900

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