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  • Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • 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.
  • Three flowering plants, all varieties of the genus Babiana. Coloured lithograph.
  • Seed head of a thuja tree. This plant has natural antimicrobial properties and is used in a variety of preparations for wart removal, thrush, and ringworm.
  • Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbitaceae. Distribution: Mexico (extinct) This species is one of the oldest cultivated plants, first grown 11,000 years ago in Mexico, but extinct in the wild. Varieties are selectively bred for their taste, colour and shape. The seeds, ground to a powder are used to kill intestinal tape-worms (Lewis & Elvin-Lewis, 2003). This is a 200-year-old cultivar whose seed has been conserved by the Amish of Pennsylvania, USA. The rind is very thick, but the taste is delicious. This is a 200-year-old cultivar whose seed has been conserved by the Amish of Pennsylvania, USA. The rind is very thick, but the taste is delicious. Seeds approved for use in making herbal medicines in the UK (Herbal Medicine legislation 2013) Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Prostanthera ovalifolia R.Br. Lamiaceae Alpine anise bush, Oval leaf Mintbush, Purple mintbush. Woody shrub. Distribution: Australia. Minty flavoured leaves used in jams and jellies. Various essential oils are produced from commercially grown P. ovalifolia (cis-dihydroagarofuran, kessane, 1,8-cineole which is also known as eucalyptol, p-cymene,) and P. cuneata also contains eucalyptol. Concentrations of essential oils in the plants vary according to the clonal variety, growing conditions and time of year. Aboriginal peoples used Prostanthera leaves in medicinal ointments and washes, but one species, P. striatiflora, was used to poison waterholes to kill visiting emu (Hegarty, 2001). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Four cultivars of apple (Malus pumila cv.): entire fruit. Coloured etching, c. 1820.
  • Two cultivars of apple (Malus pumila): a Bùrrell's Red' and Ròyal Codling'. Coloured engraving by J. & J. Parkin, 1834, after C. Harrison.
  • Rose flowers (5 varieties). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • Cranesbill (Geranium sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • An apple (Malus pumila cv.) and pear (Pyrus communis cv.). Coloured etching with aquatint by J. & J. Parkin, c. 1836, after C. Harrison.
  • Alecost or costmary (Balsamita major Desf.): flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.
  • Althaea flowers (4 varieties). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • A Chilean bellflower (Lapageria rosea): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1855.
  • Picotees or carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus): flowers from two different cultivars. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.
  • Two varieties of pinks (Dianthus cultivars): flowers and buds. Coloured etching by D. Hayes, c. 1844.
  • Three flowers from different cultivars of picotee (Dianthus caryophyllus) Coloured zincograph by C. Rosenberg, c. 1850, after himself.
  • Toadflax (Linaria sp. var.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by Warner, c.1801, after P.Henderson.
  • Lycium sp.: two flowering stems of different species of Lycium with their floral segments, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.
  • Three flowers from different varieties of pelargonium (Pelargonium species). Coloured engraving by D. Hayes, 1842, after A. Penley.
  • Three hybrids of the Australian fuchsia plant (Correa species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph, c. 1856.
  • A lily (Lilium species): flower and leaves. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Moss rose (Rosa centifolia 'Muscosa'): flowering stem. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Two cultivars of fuchsia (Fuchsia species): flowers and a leaf. Coloured lithograph, c. 1855.
  • Flowers of six different varieties of pelargonium. Coloured engraving by J. & J. Parkin, c. 1835.
  • Mixed flowers, all cultivars of the florist's gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.
  • Three flowerheads from different cultivars of garden verbena (Verbena x hybrida) Coloured zincograph by C. Rosenberg, c. 1850, after himself.
  • Two flowers from different varieties of pelargonium (Pelargonium species). Coloured lithograph.
  • Four flowering plants: a yellow monkey flower (Mimulus luteus) and three pansies (Viola cultivars). Coloured engraving by J. & J. Parkin, 1833, after C. W. Harrison.