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  • Two examples of different root systems: a denticulate primrose rootstock and a creeping couch grass root. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • An orchid (Brassia maculata): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1814, after S. Edwards.
  • Wild spikenard (Smilacina racemosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1806, after S. Edwards.
  • An aloe plant (Aloe carinata): flower and leaves. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A leguminous plant (Sphaerolobium vimineum): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1806, after S. Edwards.
  • Four figures showing pericarp and seeds in fruits of an apple and a milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca). Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Various stages in the formation of the fruit of different flowers. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Leucadendron fusciflorum): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1805, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Diospyros mabola): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1828, after J. Lindley.
  • Five figures showing fruit, pericarps and seeds of a gooseberry, fir cone and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Browallia cordata): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after J. Lindley.
  • A plant (Ornithoglossum glaucum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Six figures of whole and sectioned fruits showing arrangement of the pericarp. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Four examples of single flowers: a deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.
  • A plant (Rhaphiolepis indica): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.
  • A plant (Cuphea longiflora): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.
  • A stonecrop plant (Sedum cepaea): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.
  • A slipper flower (Calceolaria diffusa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1830, after M. Hart.
  • A tropical orchid (Catasetum purum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1834, after S. Drake.