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  • Two aquatic plants, one a water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): flowering stems and leaves in water. Watercolour.
  • Seven aquatic flowering plants, all types of pondweed (Potamogeton species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Seven flowering aquatic plants, including eelgrass (Zostera marina) and bog rush (Schoenus nigricans). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Six flowering plants, including whitlow grasses (Erophila species) and awlwort (Subularia aquatica). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Water pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper) and two square segments of a gel-like substance. Watercolour.
  • A plant (Limnophila racemosa): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1809, after J. Ihle.
  • Water dropwort (Oenanthe sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Water dropwort (Oenanthe sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Papyrus reed (Cyperus papyrus L.): clump of reeds in water. Aquatint, 1823.
  • Kingcups (Caltha palustris) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • Water fennel (Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris): flowering stems rising from water's edge with separate flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.
  • Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): one large leaf with long stalk. Watercolour.
  • Water clover (Marsilea macropus): leafy stem with details of the sporocarp and embryonic plant. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1863, after himself, after Nanstein.
  • Water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum): flowering stems rising from water with separate infloresence. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
  • Water plantain (Alisma flava): base of flowering stem with root and separate infructescence and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
  • A spreading pillwort plant (Pilularia species) with details of its sporocarp. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1825.
  • Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering stems and leaves. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1851, after himself.
  • Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): entire flowering plant with floating leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.
  • An iris (Iris persica), a fungus (Isaria species) and quillwort (Isoetes species) Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.
  • Lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera): part of rhizome. Watercolour.
  • Three types of pondweed (Potamogeton species). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1825.
  • Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an opening flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.
  • A duck and flowering water lily (Nymphaea species) in water. Watercolour.
  • A lakeside scene with waterlilies flowering in the water and a tortoise on the bank. Watercolour.
  • White waterlily (Nymphaea alba L.): leaf, flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
  • Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an expanded flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.
  • Brooklime or beccabunga (Veronica beccabunga L.): flowering stem with roots. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.