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  • Borage (Borago officinalis L.): flowering stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis): flowering plant with butterfly and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Horsemint (Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.): entire flowering plant with separate flower. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Baldmoney (Meum athamanticum Jacq.): flowering stem with separate rootstock, flower and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum angustifolium Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate inflorescence, flower and fruits. Coloured line engraving.
  • Garden Gardinia or Cape jasmine (Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. 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.
  • Catalonian jasmine or Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum L.): branch with flowers. Coloured line engraving.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum undulatum Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers, fruit and sectioned fruit with seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton): branch with double flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.
  • A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Cupid inspiring plants with Love, in a tropical landscape. Coloured stipple engraving by T.Burke, ca. 1805, after P. Reinagle.
  • Cupid inspiring plants with Love, in a tropical landscape. Coloured stipple engraving by T.Burke, ca. 1805, after P. Reinagle.
  • Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
  • Arctostaphylos uva ursi (Bearberry)
  • Glechoma hederacea (Ground ivy)
  • Lavandula augustifolia (Lavender)
  • Balsamita major (Alecost or Costmary)
  • Tanacetum Parthenium (Feverfew)
  • Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop)
  • Levisticum officinale or Ligusticum sp (Lovage)
  • Eucalyptus sp. (Eucalyptus)