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  • Two plants, possibly of the Liliaceae family. Watercolour.
  • A leafy plant, possibly of the Liliaceae family. Watercolour.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Bulbous perennial. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A lily: flowering stem and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • An Alstroemeria plant: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.
  • Five flowering plants, possibly including three species of Liriope. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A lily: flowering stem and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • A lily: flowering stem and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • Six flowering plants, all species of the genus Alstroemeria. Coloured lithograph.
  • Four flowering plants, one possibly a toad lily (Tricyrtis species). Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Two flowering plants, one a white lily (Lilium formosanum?). Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A flower head, possibly of an Allium species. Watercolour.
  • A lily (Lilium species): flowering plant. Watercolour.
  • Six flowering plants, possibly including species of Filipendula and Polygonatum. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A plant, possibly a fritillary (Fritillaria species): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Eight flowering plants, including a labiate. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A flowering stem and separate floral segments. Watercolour.
  • A plant, possibly a Trillium species: flowering stem with large white flowers. Watercolour.
  • Three flowering plants, one possibly a species of Convallaria. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A liliaceous flowering plant with three separate flowers. Watercolour.
  • Four flowers of a liliaceous plant. Watercolour.
  • Daffodil (Narcissus species): flowering stem with separate flower. Watercolour.
  • Three species of phalangine (Anthericum) plant: flowering stems with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1774, after himself.
  • Three flowering plants, possibly including a lily and a species of Dracunculus. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Six flowering plants, two possibly marigolds. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A daffodil (Narcissus species): flowering and leafy stems. Watercolour.
  • A torch lily (Kniphofia alooides): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1799, after H. Andrews.
  • Purple striped tulip (Tulipa species): flower and leaves. Watercolour.