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  • Pinus mugo Turra, Pinaceae Mountain pine. Distribution: Mountain regions in south and central Europe. Source of pine cone syrup used in cooking. Pine trees in general have a small edible pine nut in the pine cone, which Lyte (1578) writes are 'good for the lungs, they cleanse the breast, and cause the fleme to be spit out: also they nourish well and engender good blood, and for this cause they are good for such as have the cough.' He wrote that it was used for burns, wounds, dysentery, and as a diuretic. Quincy says of fir (Pinus) cones that they strengthen the genital parts, and increase the quantity of seed, or increase Desire without adding to Ability or Performance. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Pen drawing.
  • Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and reduced tree base. Pen drawing, partially coloured.
  • A branch of Japanese fir (Abies firma). Watercolour by S. Kawano.
  • Group of trees, possibly Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris). Pencil drawing.
  • A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.
  • Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Pen drawing.
  • Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Pen drawing, partially coloured.
  • Various studies of light on trees. Watercolours.
  • Cedar (Cedrus sp.): branch with cones and inflorescences. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.
  • Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson & P. Lawson): two trees in open landscape. Coloured lithograph, c.1857.
  • Old fir tree (Abies webbiana) with pendulous lichens. Watercolour, c.1856.
  • Places and plants from Lebanon, including rose of Jericho and cedars of Gaza. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, c.1704.
  • Lodge-pole pines (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon): two trees in open landscape. Coloured lithograph, c.1857.
  • Cedar (Cedrus sp.): tree with separate segments of cones and leaves. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D.Ehret.
  • Cedar trees (Cedrus species) in a garden in Monmouthshire. Photogravure by R. Fenton, ca. 1856.
  • Weymouth or white pine (Pinus strobus L.) and scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.): cones and leaves. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • Five figures showing fruit, pericarps and seeds of a gooseberry, fir cone and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • A griffin facing left surrounded by various flowers, fruits and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.