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A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Two flowering plants, one possibly a campanula. Watercolour, c. 1870.

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

Rampion (Campanula rapunculus L.): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard.

Sheep's-bit plant (Jasione montana) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A Lobelia plant (Lobelia urens): flowering and leafy stems. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

A tropical plant (Centropogon surinamensis): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.

Four British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

Eight British wild flowers, including teasel (Dipsacus sativa), devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.

A bellflower (Campanula species): entire flowering plant. Watercolour.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

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Rampion (Campanula rapunculus L.): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard.

A bellflower (Campanula species): entire flowering plant. Watercolour.

Two flowering plants, one possibly a campanula. Watercolour, c. 1870.

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

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.