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  • Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.
  • A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.
  • A plant (Salvia patens): flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • 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.
  • Five plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.
  • A flowering alpine milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora). Chromolithograph, c. 1878, after H. Moon.
  • Damask rose (Rosa damascena "Italica"): flowering stem. Colour halftone after Victor, c.1824, after P. J. Redouté.
  • Japanese clover (Lespedeza sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Cherry (Prunus species): branch with flowers. Colour aquatint by F. Corsi, 1830, after D. del Pino.
  • A species of orchid: flowering plant with traces of surrounding vegetation. Chromolithograph by E.Vouga, c.1883, after herself.
  • Rose (Rosa species): flowers and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • Nerine undulata: entire flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Eight plants, including an orchid, a magnolia and a cactus: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Foxglove (Digitalis fuscescens): two sections of the flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids and an iris: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • A mock orange plant (Philadelphus coronarius): flowering branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.
  • Brassica adpressa Bois: flowering stem with separate leaf. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • Grape vine with fruit and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • Cyanella capensis L.: entire flowering plant with separate floral segments and bulb. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Coffee plant (Coffea arabica): fruiting stem. Watercolour, c.1823.
  • Three flowers: a carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and two large Compositae species. Coloured aquatint by A. Adlard, c. 1838.
  • Epidendrum moschatum: flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by Mackenzie, c.1795.
  • Angelica (Angelica archangelica): root segments and stem with bud. Watercolour.
  • A camellia (Camellia japonica var.): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • A plant (Haylockia pusilla): flowering plants and floral segments. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1830, after W. Herbert.
  • A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowering and leafy stems with thick, fleshy roots. Watercolour.
  • Capers (Caparis spinosa): flowering stem. Watercolour by J. E. F.
  • Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an expanded flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.