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  • Seven landbirds of the order Gallinae shown in their natural habitat. Line engraving by T. Milton after S. Edwards, 1810.
  • Bushy hawkweed (Hieracium umbellatum): flowering and fruiting plant with floral segments. Coloured engraving, c.1777, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Stenomesson humile): flowering stems. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after W. Herbert.
  • A plant (Haylockia pusilla): flowering plants and floral segments. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1830, after W. Herbert.
  • A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • Nine different specimen of the genus Felis (cats). Coloured etching by R. Scott after S. Edwards and Captain T. Brown.
  • A tropical orchid (Bulbophyllum species): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A begonia plant (Begonia crassicaulis): flowering stems and leaf. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • An orchid (Vanda cristata): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A tropical plant (Barnadesia rosea): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1843, after S. Drake.
  • A plant (Hyacinthus corymbosus): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Two examples of flowering plant stems: a clary (Salvia sclarea) and lime (Tilia species). Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Allium angulosum): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1808, after S. Edwards.
  • American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): flowering stem, root and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Four examples of thorny or hairy plant stems: a rose, barberry, plum and stinging nettle. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Wurmbea capensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A yucca plant (Yucca gloriosa): flowering stem and whole plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Helonias viridis): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1808, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Whiteheadia latifolia): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1805, after S. Edwards.
  • Five examples of different plant stems: a crow-foot, pilewort, onion, cuckoo flower and sheep's fescue plant. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • An English iris (Iris latifolia): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1803, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Duvalia elegans): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1809, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Nigella nigellastrum): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • Tree sorrel or sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1806, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Veratrum nigrum): flowering stems and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1806, after S. Edwards.
  • A cranesbill (Geranium species): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Eugenia disticha): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1805, after S. Edwards.
  • Broad-leaved masson (Massonia sanguinea): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1805, after S. Edwards.