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Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 2, Rhododendron.

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

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

A flowering branch of rhododendron. Watercolour.

Cedar trees (Cedrus species) in a garden in Monmouthshire. Photogravure by R. Fenton, ca. 1856.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1854, after J. Vandamme.

Seven garden plants, including two orchids and a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

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

Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

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Cedar trees (Cedrus species) in a garden in Monmouthshire. Photogravure by R. Fenton, ca. 1856.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Seven garden plants, including two orchids and a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

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

Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.