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  • Seedheads of pasture grass (Holcus sp.), millet (Panicum sp.) and rice (Oryza sativa). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.
  • Peach (Prunus species): fruiting branch with halved fruit and seed. Colour aquatint by F. Corsi after D. del Pino, 1829.
  • Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit, in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.
  • A carrot (Daucus carota): root with leaves. Watercolour.
  • Melon (Cucumis melo L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate whole and sectioned mature fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Almond plant (Prunus dulcis) and other fruiting stems collected in Persia. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1704.
  • A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.
  • A bean plant, possibly a Phaseolus species: flowering and leafy stems with separate leaf and petals. Watercolour.
  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.): fruiting stem with separate flower and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A fig plant (Ficus carica var.): fruiting stem and leaf. Coloured lithograph, c. 1869, after W. Fitch.
  • Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.
  • Liquorice plant (Glycyrrhiza echinata): flowering stem with pod and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.
  • Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum L.): flowering plant with separate flower, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
  • Pineapple (Ananas comosus): large fruit on the end of a leafy stem. Coloured zincograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
  • Peach (Prunus species): fruits and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Black bryony (Tamus communis L.): flowering and fruiting plant with part of tuberous root and separate fruit with seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
  • Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and a garlic plant (Allium triquetrum): flowering stems and bulbs. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • Apple (Malus species): fruiting branch with halved fruit. Colour aquatint by F. Corsi, c. 1817, after D. del Pino.
  • Turnip (Brassica rapa): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Common garlic (Allium sativum): bulb, flower head, single flower and single clove. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1850.
  • Mung bean (Phaseolus mungo L.): flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching after F.A. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Indian almond (Terminalia catappa L.): leaves, tree, fruit, flowers, seed and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Curled mallow (Malva verticillata L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A plant, possibly balsam apple (Momordica balsamina): fruiting stem. Watercolour by Depaoli.
  • Olive tree (Olea europaea): flowering stem with fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
  • Wax gourd (Benincasa hispida): one box shaped fruit. Watercolour.
  • A leek (Allium ampeloprasum): roots and leaves. Watercolour.
  • A fig plant (Ficus carica): fruits and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Pear (Pyrus species): fruiting branches with halved fruit. Colour stipple engraving by T. Nasi, c. 1817, after D. Del Pino.
  • Pomegranate (Punica granatum): flowering stem, fruit and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.