The heath plant family of the order Ericales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are generally shrubs or small trees. Leaves are alternate, simple, and leathery; flowers are symmetrical with a 4- or 5-parted corolla of partly fused petals.
    

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An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1863, after J. Vandamme.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Bilberry plant (Vaccinium myrtillus L.): flowering and fruiting stems 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 flowering branch of rhododendron. Watercolour.

Three plants, including two fruiting branches of a holly (Ilex species) and an Andromeda species. Watercolour.

Ten flowering plants, including a rhododendron and a blood lily (Haemanthus species). Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.

Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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Ten flowering plants, including a rhododendron and a blood lily (Haemanthus species). Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.

Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Bilberry plant (Vaccinium myrtillus L.): flowering and fruiting stems 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.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.