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  • Two flowering plants, possibly a chrysanthemum and loquat (Eriobotrya japonica). Watercolour.
  • Two pears (Pyrus cultivars): fruit and flowers. Coloured aquatint, c. 1839.
  • A marigold (Tagetes species): flowers and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids, a crocus and some tulips: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • A flowering marvel of Peru plant (Mirabilis jalapa) and nine diagrams illustrating refraction of light. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1817.
  • Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus): two variegated flowers. Coloured aquatint, c. 1839.
  • Two flowering plants: a phlox (Phlox subulata) above a violet (Viola hederacea) Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after A. F. Lydon.
  • Eight plants, including three orchids and a rose: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Glory pea (Clianthus puniceus): flowering stem, pod and seed. Coloured etching by S. Watts, c. 1835, after Miss Drake.
  • Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus communis): flowering plant. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.
  • Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem with sectioned leaf and many floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • A radish (Raphanus species): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Five types of ginger lily (Hedychium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.
  • A carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and hollyhock (Alcea rosea): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Turnip (Brassica rapa): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.
  • A tropical orchid (Trichopilia marginata): flowering plant. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1851, after himself.
  • Kwei plant (Osmanthus fragrans): flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • Parsnip (Pastinaca species): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Chilli or pepper plant (Capsicum annuum): fruiting stem. Watercolour.
  • Three flowering plants: two mariposa lilies (Calochortus species) and a liliaceous flower (Triteleia laxa). Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Miss Drake.
  • A coffee tree (Coffea species), nutmeg plant (Myristica fragrans) and cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): flowers and fruit. Coloured engraving, c. 1827.
  • Purple striped tulip (Tulipa species): flower and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Purging cassia or Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula): flowers, leaf, pod and seeds. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
  • A chinese apple-like fruit known as Li zhi: three fruiting stems. Watercolour.
  • Citron (Citrus medica L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured aquatint by G. Geri, c.1825, after D. Serantoni.
  • Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.
  • A Chilean bellflower (Lapageria rosea): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1855.
  • Seven plants, including an orchid, a campanula and a penstemon: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.