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  • The show of camellias at the Vauxhall Nursery.
  • Pink camellia (Camellia species): flower and leaves. Watercolour by G. Calmard(?).
  • A camellia (Camellia japonica var.): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • A camellia (Camellia japonica var.): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • Sasanqua camellia plant (Camellia sasanqua): flowering stem and nut. Engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • Camellia thea sinensis (Thea)
  • Tea (leaves of Camellia sinensis)
  • A camellia (Camellia japonica): a double red and single white flower. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Two plants, one possibly tea (Camellia species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • A bunch of winter-flowering plants, including heather, camellia and rhododendron. Chromolithograph by A. Bouvier, 18--.
  • Camellia sasanqua Thunb. Theaceae. Christmas camellia. Camellia commemorates Georg Josef Kamel (1661-1706), Jesuit pharmacist from Moravia (Czech Republic) who worked in the Philippines and sent plants to John Ray in England (Oakeley, 2012) Evergreen shrub. Distribution: Japan and China. Leaves are used in Japan to make tea (normally made from C. sinensis) and the seeds to make the edible tea seed oil. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem with sectioned leaf and many floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem with sectioned leaf and many floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
  • A tea plant (Camellia sinensis), its flowers and seeds, bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.
  • Processing of tea (?) (Camellia sinensis) in China: one man carries a tray of leaves towards the oven for firing, while another rests and takes tea. Ink drawing, China, 18--?.
  • Bouquet de camélias narcisses et pensées / P.J. Redouté.
  • Bouquet de camélias narcisses et pensées / P.J. Redouté.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Six scenes from a Tamil village and neigbouring tea plantation. Coloured pen and ink drawing by J.P. Gulich, c. 1889.
  • Prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "Noblesse oblige"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.