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  • White bryony (Bryonia dioica): flowering plant. Woodcut.
  • A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Avicennia officinalis L.: branch with flowers, fruit and leaves and separate sections of fruits, flowers and kernels. Coloured line engraving.
  • Elephant apple (Limonia acidissima L.): branch with flowers and fruit, leaf and seeds and cross-section of fruit.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum angustifolium Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate inflorescence, flower and fruits. Coloured line engraving.
  • Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • Glory Bower (Clerodendron serratum Spreng.): two flowering shoots, infloresence and sections of flower, seed and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • A Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), a poppy (Papaver species) and borage (Borago officinalis): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A species of Rutaceae: branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • Fever bark (a species of Croton): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower, fruit and seeds and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.: branch with flowers and fruit, separate fruit and seed and sections of flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • East Indian or Malabar Kino (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.): branch with flowers, separate shoot bearing flowers and fruit and sections of flowers. Coloured line engraving.
  • A plant (Rumphia amboiensis): branch with flowers and fruit, seed and cross-section of fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • A large paeony (Paeonia species) surrounded by various flowers and moths. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • A heliotrope (Heliotropium minus): entire flowering plant. Woodcut.
  • A species of Cassine: branch with flowers and fruit, separate fruit and seeds and cross-section of fruit. Coloured line engraving.
  • A mallow plant (Malva species): flowering stem. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Alangium salvifolium Wang.: branch with flowers, fruit and leaves.
  • Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Mangrove Tree (Rhizophora mucronata Lam.): branch with flowers and fruits and separate sectioned flower and fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • East Indian Screw Tree (Helictores isora L.): branch with flowers and fruit, separate dehisced fruit and sectioned fruit with seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • A carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and hollyhock (Alcea rosea): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A plant (Holigarna arnottiana): branch with leaves, flowers and fruit and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
  • A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.
  • Pride-of-India, queen flower or pyinma (Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.): branch with leaves and flowers.
  • China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): flowering shoot. Coloured line engraving.
  • A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • A species of Sapotaceae: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
  • Carallia corymbosa Arn.: branch with flowers and fruit, separate inflorescence, fruit and seed and cross-sections of fruit and flowers.