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  • A variegated tulip (Tulipa species) and blue flag iris (Iris versicolor): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Three daffodils, including the wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus): flowering stems with a butterfly. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A plant (Hibiscus aculeatus Roxb.) related to China rose: branch with flowers and separate flower, fruits and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Margosa (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.): branch with flowers and fruit, separate clusters of flowers and fruits and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • Mango (Mangifera indica L.): branch with flowers, fruit and leaves, cross-section of fruit and flower. Coloured line engraving.
  • A large elephant with a monkey on its back and various flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • Three daffodils (Narcissus species): flowering stems with a butterfly and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A plant (Scorpiurus species): flowering and fruiting plant. Woodcut.
  • A plant (Sondaria cranganoorensis Denn.) Coloured line engraving.
  • A species of Thottea: branch with flowers and pods and separate pods and sectioned flower. Coloured line engraving.
  • A plant (Eugenia corymbosa Lam.): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum species): branch with flowers and fruit and separate sections of flowers and fruits with seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum pubescens Roxb.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Mangrove plant (Bruguiera cylindrica Blume): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sectioned fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • Fever bark (Croton variegatum L.): branch with leaves only. Coloured line engraving.
  • Acronychia launifolia Blume: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria): fruiting plant growing under a palm. Engraving.
  • Catalonian jasmine or Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum L.): branch with flowers. Coloured line engraving.
  • A daffodil (Narcissus species): flowering stem. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Bastard Teak or Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze): leaf cluster, inflorescence and dissected flower. Coloured line engraving.
  • Rosewood tree (a species of Dalbergia): branch with flowers and pods and separate sections of flowers, pod and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Indian almond (Terminalia catappa L.): leaves, tree, fruit, flowers, seed and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Mangrove plant (Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit on ground. Coloured line engraving.
  • Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.: branch with leaves, flowers and fruit and sections of inflorescence, fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Scutia myrtina Kurz.: branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Kamala (a species of Mallotus): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis): flowering plant with butterfly and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A camel surrounded by various named animals, flowers and insects, including a giraffe and flying dragon. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • A plant related to the clove tree (Eugenia species): flowering and fruiting stem and separate flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.