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  • Flowers, stem and leaf of a tropical plant (Dillenia pentagyna) and five skin beetles (Dermestes species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after J. Ihle.
  • Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
  • Bahama whitewood tree (Canella winterana): flowering and fruiting branch and beetle. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • A plant (Amaranthus cruentus): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1797, after J. Ihle.
  • Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum): flowering and fruiting stem with cloves and parasitic worm. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • Prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana): flowering stem with caterpillar and insect. Etching by J. Pass, c. 1798, after J. Ihle.
  • Seaside grape (Coccoloba uvifera): fruiting stem and floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
  • A fruiting tropical plant (Duroia eriophila) and five water beetles (Dytiscus species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after M. Merian.
  • A fruiting branch of common persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) with two fungi. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • Cinchona plant (Cinchona officinalis): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
  • Leaf and flowers of skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidum), a type of mollusc (Doris argo) and a dragon lizard (Draco volans). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after J. Ihle.
  • Cinchona plant (Cinchona officinalis): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
  • Barbados aloe plant (Aloe vera): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.
  • Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after J. Ihle.
  • Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera): four sections of the fruit and nut. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after J. Ihle.
  • Tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum): flowering and fruiting stem with caterpillar. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after M. Merian.
  • A bael tree (Aegle marmelos) with sectioned fruit, a dancefly (Empis livida) and three worms (Enchelis species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1804, after J. Ihle.
  • A prickly pear (Opuntia species): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.
  • A flowering fuchsia (Fuchsia coccinea) and a planthopper insect (Fulgora diadema) in both pupal and adult state. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.
  • Cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): fruiting and flowering branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.
  • Elephant apple plant (Limonia acidissima) with sectioned fruit, and two liver flukes (Fasciola species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.
  • Snapdragon flower (Antirrhinum majus) with five species of bee. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • Asafoetida plant (Ferula assa-foetida): flowering stem, leaves, seeds and root. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1806, after J. Ihle.
  • The century plant (Agave americana): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.
  • Papaw or papaya (Carica papaya): flowering branch, sectioned fruit and insect. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.
  • A tropical orchid (Epidendrum tessellatum), three day-flies (Ephemera species) and a small beetle (Erodius species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1804, after J. Ihle.