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  • Three hybrids of the Australian fuchsia plant (Correa species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph, c. 1856.
  • Polygonatum x hybridum Brugger Convalliariaceae. Hybrid Solomon's Seal (P. multiflorum x P. odoratum) It has the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Garden plant whose parents come from Europe and Asia. Dioscorides (70 AD ex Beck, 2005) reports that Polygonatum is good for wounds if a poultice is applied, and that it also removes facial blemishes. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Report of the Third International Conference 1906 on Genetics : hybridisation (the cross-breeding of genera or species), the cross-breeding of varieties, and general plant-breeding / edited by W. Wilks.
  • Report of the Third International Conference 1906 on Genetics : hybridisation (the cross-breeding of genera or species), the cross-breeding of varieties, and general plant-breeding / edited by W. Wilks.
  • Bee Larkspur (Delphinium sp. var.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J. Caldwall, c.1805, after P. Henderson.
  • An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya "Kate"): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.
  • An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya "Lady Mary Measures"): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour, 1907.
  • An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya luminosa): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour, 1907.
  • Toadflax (Linaria sp. var.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by Warner, c.1801, after P.Henderson.
  • An orchid hybrid (Brassavola x Cattleya "Edwin Wheeler"): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1908.
  • A branch of a Prunus cultivar bearing both peaches and nectarines. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1810.
  • A lakeside village scene with lombardy poplar trees (Populus nigra cv. Italica) growing by the water's edge. Lithograph after G. Barnard, 1848.
  • Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davidson'
  • Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie'
  • Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie'
  • Citron (Citrus medica L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured aquatint by G. Geri, c.1825, after D. Serantoni.
  • Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
  • Primula sieboldii 'Long Acre hybrids'
  • Mentha x piperita nigra (Black peppermint)
  • A chariot bearing Aesculapius rides above suffering humanity: representing pathology. Etching by J. Chapman, 1823, after A.D. Macquin.
  • Agapanthus 'Streamline'
  • Marijuana: Blue cheese strain