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  • An orchid (Cattleya Boothiana): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • The holy family prepare to flee for Egypt. Engraving by F. Poilly after G. Reni.
  • Two strawberry plants (Fragaria cultivars): fruit and flowers. Coloured aquatint, c. 1839.
  • Cream iris flowers. Watercolour by J. A. Sherlock, 1901.
  • A tropical orchid (Oncidium lanceanum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss S. A. Drake.
  • Flora, seu de florum cvltvra lib. IV / [Giovanni Battista Ferrari].
  • Seven plants, including an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • An orchid (Cattleya Schofieldianum): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Poor man's orchid or butterfly flower (Schizanthus pinnatus): flowering stem. Coloured engraving, 1833.
  • A plant (Lisianthus princeps): large single flower and flower cluster. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.
  • Six cut Ranunculus flowers: double-flowered varieties with leaves. Watercolour by Mrs. Montgomery.
  • An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1863, after J. Vandamme.
  • Eight plants, including five orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Six flowering plants, all with a different type of compound inflorescence. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • A crimson petunia plant (Petunia x hybrida): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • Seven plants, including an orchid, a paeony and a toadflax: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Anemone plant: flowering stem. Coloured engraving by J. S. Seligmann, c. 1768, after himself.
  • Floral bouquet. Engraving by N. de Poilly, c.1660, after himself.
  • A red orchid open wide to reveal a phallic looking erect yellow stamen representing 'Love Question No 266', Carl Lewis runs 100 meters in 9.86 seconds - how quickly can you get a condom on?; one of a series of safe sex AIDS prevention advertisements by Folkhälsoinstitutet, RFSU and RFSL. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.
  • A large paeony (Paeonia species) surrounded by various flowers and moths. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • Rossetter's hair restorer / M.E. Irlande, Grenada Lodge, Stockwell Park Road, Brixton.
  • Six plants, all with a different type of fruit or inflorescence. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • Seven plants, including an orchid and a currant: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Among the many different presentations of penicillin V one name stands out : DQV-K : the quality oral penicillin.
  • Two plants: herbaceous stems with yellow flowers. Watercolour.
  • Eight plants, including three orchids, a crocus and a begonia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.