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  • A hairy green male stamen heading from the right towards a deep red rose in full bloom representing 'Love Question No 345', which asks how crazy are you if your summer passion is unprotected; one of a series of safe sex AIDS prevention advertisements by Folkhälsoinstitutet, RFSU and RFSL. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • Marsh mallow plant (Althaea officinalis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1906.
  • A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885.
  • A plant (Salvia patens): flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • Five plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.
  • A flowering alpine milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora). Chromolithograph, c. 1878, after H. Moon.
  • Damask rose (Rosa damascena "Italica"): flowering stem. Colour halftone after Victor, c.1824, after P. J. Redouté.
  • Cherry (Prunus species): branch with flowers. Colour aquatint by F. Corsi, 1830, after D. del Pino.
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    A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23631i
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    Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

    | Reference: 22160i
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    A woman wearing bodystocking posing in a photographic studio.

    Walery. | Date: [late 19th century] | Reference: 531760i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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    An iris; flowers and birds; two ladies, one with a baby. Ink drawings.

    | Reference: 21836i
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    A plant (Monsonia speciosa): flowering stem and leaf Coloured engraving, c. 1789.

    | Date: 1 February 1789 | Reference: 25812i
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