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  • Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an opening flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.
  • Four flowering plants, including a cowslip (Primula veris), comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and a bulrush (Scirpus species). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • A cudweed plant (Gnaphalium species), mandrake plant (Mandragora officinarum) and breadfruit tree (Artocarpus atilis). Coloured engraving, c. 1827.
  • The Ickworth Imperatrice plum (Prunus domestica cv.): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya "Kate"): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Four British garden plants, including a clematis: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Seven garden plants, including an orchid and a begonia: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum hirsutum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1815, after S. Edwards.
  • A bunch of flowering mallows and pansies. Coloured lithograph by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.
  • Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum): flowering stem and separate fruit. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • Ten flowering plants, including an orchid and a pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava). Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
  • A lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium sallieri): flowering plant. Chromolithograph, c. 1885, after P. de Pannemaeker.
  • A candytuft plant (Iberis species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • A dahlia (Dahlia species): flower and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • Seven plants, including four orchids and a campion: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Tumeric (Curcuma longa L.): rhizome with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A daffodil (Narcissus species) and tulip (Tulipa species): flowering stems with two butterflies. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Pansies (Viola species): an assortment of flowers an a grassy bank. Chromolithograph by J. Ottman , c. 1872, after V. Dangon.
  • Rockrose (Helianthemum laevipes): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • Cornflower or bachelor's-buttons (Centaurea cyanus L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.
  • A plant (Escallonia montevidensis): flowering stem. Coloured etching by F. Smith, c. 1834, after himself.
  • Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • Rye (Secale sp.): entire flowering plant with separate flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia): stem with coloured autumn leaves. Watercolour.
  • Nine flowering plants, including three orchids. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
  • A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) and sandleek (Allium scorodoprasum): flowerheads. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Two flowering anemones. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.
  • Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Serissa japonica (Thunb.) Thunb.: flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour, 17--.
  • Aconite or monkshood (Aconitum napellus L.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1804, after P. Henderson.