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White bryony (Bryonia dioica): flowering plant. Woodcut.

Opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Three flowering plants, including coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), common rue (Ruta graveolens), and a legume. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885.

Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.

Rose (Rosa species): flowers and leaves. Pencil drawing.

A type of bindweed (Convolvulus pannifolius): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.

Richea glauca: flowering stem with floral segments. Engraving by C. Dien, c.1798, after P. J. Redouté after A. Piron.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (fennel) with seed-pods resembling the crest of a bird, and (below) a bird's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum): leaves and fruits. Pen drawing, partially coloured.

Plant studies for artists, designers, and art students / by George Charles Haité.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

Scabious (Scabiosa syriaca): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.

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Plant studies for artists, designers, and art students / by George Charles Haité.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

Scabious (Scabiosa syriaca): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.