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  • Yellow sunflowers with the words "Postiv-Gruppe", an [HIV] positive group organised by the AIDS-Hilfe Hamburg e.V. Colour lithograph by Sunnah Wagner and Axel Göttsch.
  • The Virgin with Child and a seraph within a sunflower. Etching.
  • Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • Seven garden plants, including an orchid and a sunflower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Sunflower & other seeds... : proteins punch / designed and produced by Compass Group UK and Ireland's Design Centre.
  • Sunflower & other seeds... : proteins punch / designed and produced by Compass Group UK and Ireland's Design Centre.
  • A sunflower representing the group Body Positive for women living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • A sunflower with a family of four in the center: family planning in Uganda . Colour lithograph by Family Planning Association of Uganda, 1994.
  • A sunflower with a family of four in the center: family planning in Uganda . Colour lithograph by Family Planning Association of Uganda, 1994.
  • A sunflower with a family of four in the center: family planning in Uganda . Colour lithograph by Family Planning Association of Uganda, 1994.
  • Dirty Vlas the organ-grinder demonstrating that people who spit or crack sunflower-seeds spread tuberculosis and are therefore enemies of the people's health. Colour lithograph by T. Pashkov, 192-.
  • Dirty Vlas the organ-grinder demonstrating that people who spit or crack sunflower-seeds spread tuberculosis and are therefore enemies of the people's health. Colour lithograph by T. Pashkov, 192-.
  • Helianthus annuus Greene Asteraceae. Sunflower, Marigold of Peru, Floure of the Sun. Distribution: Peru and Mexico. It was much recommended by Gerard (1633) who advises that the buds, covered in flour, boiled, and eaten with 'butter, vinegar and pepper, far surpass artichokes in procuring bodily lust’. Sadly, today only the seeds of sunflower are consumed, as the source of sunflower seed oil used in cooking. It contains mono and polyunsaturated fats, linoleic acid and oleic acid, and is low in saturated fats. As such it was thought to lower cholesterol and so the risk of heart disease, but it may increase the risk of breast and prostatic cancer. However a recent report BMJ2013
  • A sunflower, a symbol of bringing life back by giving blood; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the AIIMS Blood Transfusion Service and NGO AIDS Cell, New Delhi. Colour lithograph by N.R. Nanda, ca. January 1994.
  • A sunflower, a symbol of bringing life back by giving blood; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the AIIMS Blood Transfusion Service and NGO AIDS Cell, New Delhi. Colour lithograph by N.R. Nanda, ca. January 1994.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Oils for all occasions / Tesco.
  • Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Apollo with his bow, having slain the Python. Engraving by W. Grainger, ca. 1790 (?).
  • Open sesame / Rebecca Roberts.
  • Open sesame / Rebecca Roberts.
  • New So Good : 1, 2, 3, reasons to have it in your fridge : 1. actively lowers cholesterol, 2. builds strong bones, 3. maintains a healthy heart : 2 coupons inside / [So Good International Ltd.].
  • New So Good : 1, 2, 3, reasons to have it in your fridge : 1. actively lowers cholesterol, 2. builds strong bones, 3. maintains a healthy heart : 2 coupons inside / [So Good International Ltd.].
  • The Empress Josephine walking with her retinue in a garden of labelled potted plants which include animated likenesses of prominent figures. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A boy blowing bubbles. Engraving by M. Blot, 1792, after F. van Mieris.
  • Gail's artisan bakery : bringing bread to life / Gail's.