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An orchid (Phalaenopsis schilleriana): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
Briscoe, H.Date: [1870]Reference: 26146i
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A plant (Euphorbia sp.): flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16670i
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Seven plants, including three orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27537i
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Four British wild flowers, two violets and two species of heart's ease. Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879.Date: [1846]Reference: 24629i
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Three species of bryony (Bryonia) plant: flowering stems with leaves. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1773, after himself.
Hill, John, active 1716-1720.Date: [1759-1775]Reference: 20742i
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Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Engraving with etching, c. 1828, after J. Hart.
Hart, J. T., active 1833-1840.Date: 1 October 1828Reference: 25328i
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A flowering plant (Bignonia capensis). Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
Guenébeaud.Date: 1850Reference: 27074i
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Seven garden plants, including an orchid and a fuchsia: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27506i
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Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16282i
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Four flowering plants: a yellow monkey flower (Mimulus luteus) and three pansies (Viola cultivars). Coloured engraving by J. & J. Parkin, 1833, after C. W. Harrison.
Harrison, C. W.Date: [1833-59]Reference: 26171i
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Common box tree (Buxus sempervirens 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.
Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770.Date: [1759]Reference: 18221i
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A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.Date: [1674]Reference: 24376i
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Female liane of Chilli (Lardizabala biternata Ruíz & Pavón): fruiting stem with tendrils and floral segments. Engraving by Heath, c.1798, after Prevost.
Prévost, Benoît Louis, approximately 1735-1804?Date: 1 November 1798Reference: 18604i
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Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an amaryllis: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27509i
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A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowers, leaves and roots. Watercolour.
Reference: 23108i
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Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27428i
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Friar's cowl (Arisarum vulgare Targ. Tozz.): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16905i
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Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis L.): flowering plant with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16790i
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Four plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
Reference: 23077i
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Toadflax (Linaria arvensis): flowering stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
Date: [1775]Reference: 17032i
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Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27375i
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An orchid (Thunia marshali): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1899.
Date: 1899Reference: 21236i
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A dayflower (Commelina species): flowering stem with separate flower. Watercolour.
Reference: 23408i
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A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
Robert, Nicolas, 1614-1685.Date: [c. 1660]Reference: 24923i
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Alecost or costmary (Balsamita major Desf.): flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.
Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770.Date: [1759]Reference: 18226i