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  • Cock's-foot grass (Dactylis glomerata): flowering stem, leaves, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Thirty five determinate plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Three different flowers and two fruit with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • A green algae (Ulva diaphana): leaf-like thallus and section of stipe. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.
  • Ten different forms of plant stem and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Coffee plant (Coffea arabica): flowering and fruiting stem with floral segments. Coloured engraving with etching by J. Miller, c. 1774, after S. Taylor.
  • A cherry (Prunus cultivar) and strawberry (Fragaria cultivar): fruiting stems. Coloured etching, c. 1789.
  • Saxifrage or rockfoil (Saxifraga nivalis): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1797.
  • Two sprigs of flowers, including tulip and honeysuckle, meant as designs for embroidery. Etching with engraving after W. Kilburn, 1775.
  • Fifteen flowers of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • A pear tree (Pyrus domestica): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself.
  • Fifty eight simple plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Creeping lady's-tresses (Goodyera repens): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.
  • Sasanqua camellia plant (Camellia sasanqua): flowering stem and nut. Engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • A rush (Scirpus fluitans): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.
  • Knawel plant (Scleranthus perennis): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Statice (Limonium sinuatum): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1789.
  • Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.
  • Fifty-four flowers, fruit and floral segments of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Mugwort (Artemisia campestris): flowering stem, leaves, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Saxifrage or rockfoil (Saxifraga umbrosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1799.
  • A plant (Potentilla argentea): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1793.
  • Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Two sprigs of flowers, including Convolvulus and carnations, meant as designs for embroidery. Etching with engraving after Dodd, 1775.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem with sectioned leaf and many floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • Bugle (Ajuga alpina): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.
  • Dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Two sprigs of flowers including roses and Narcissi, meant as designs for embroidery. Etching with engraving after W. Kilburn, 1775.
  • Fumitory (Fumaria glauca): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving, c. 1792.