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  • Eragrostis aspera: three sections of the flowering plant with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Germander (Teucrium asiaticum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A plant (Carduus chius Jacq.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate uncoloured leaf. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Bromelia karatas L.: flowering stem with roots and separate sections of fruit with seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Fame flower (Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.): two sections of the flowering stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Foxglove (Digitalis obscura L.): flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Bromelia karatas L.: longitudinal section of flowering stem with roots. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A plant (Hymenocallis littoralis Salisb.) related to Peruvian daffodil: large inflorescence with separate entire flowering plant and leaf tip. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A plant (Hymenocallis sp.) related to Peruvian daffodil: large inflorescence with separate flowering plant and leaf tip. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Indian mustard or rai (Brassica juncea (L.) Czerniak.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • A plant (Vigna capensis) related to cowpea: flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and petals. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.
  • Little mallow (Malva parviflora L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Curled mallow (Malva verticillata L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Bugloss (Echium lycopsis L.): entire flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Yuquilla (Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Mill.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.): flowering stem with separate pod and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.): fruiting stem with separate flower and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Tumeric (Curcuma longa L.): rhizome with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Chincherinchee (Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.): two sections of the flowering plant with separate flower. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Melon (Cucumis melo L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate whole and sectioned mature fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • A group of mosses, in eight separate clumps. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • A mass of filamentous green algae, possibly a Spirogyra species. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • A group of lower plants, including mosses, liverworts and lichens. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Oak (Quercus species): six leaves showing large variation in size. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Two entire flowering plants, a yellow crocus (Crocus species) and a herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Three flowering plants, including common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and an orchid (Orchidaceae species). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • The male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas): fronds and part of rhizome. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Five flowering plants, including a sedge (Carex species) and stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.