Five figures showing fruit, pericarps and seeds of a gooseberry, fir cone and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

Four British wild flowers and fruit, including red currant (Ribes rubrum), black currant (Ribes nigrum) and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.

A small man representing the press is holding a spoon with a gooseberry on it and feeding it to John Bull; representing worthless news stories in the British press during the summer. Process print after Ricardo Brook.

Dog rose (Rosa canina): flowering stem. Wat

Gherkin (Cucumis anguria L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Watercolours of birds with fruit and flowering plants

Stag gummed jam pot covers : complete with waxed tissues & title labels : 4d. 2 lb. size : a Dickinson product.

Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)

Fifteen different insects and the plants they live on. Engraving by I. Taylor.

Vendors of various types of remedies consulting about a patient; the vendors represented by their respective treatments and the patient by a goose. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 183-.

Vendors of various types of remedies consulting about a patient; the vendors represented by their respective treatments and the patient by a goose. Process print, 19--, after G. Cruikshank, 183-.

Patisserie Valerie : now you can order online www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk / Patisserie Valerie.

Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) on strawberries

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