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  • Hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale) and eight types of cup fungi (Peziza species). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1823.
  • Five fungi, including two Boletus species, with anatomical detail. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1809, after J. Ihle.
  • A girl with a basket gathering mushrooms in a watermeadow. Engraving by Belvedere, 1802, after R. Westall.
  • Illustrations of British mycology, containing figures and description of the funguses of interest and novelty indigenous to Britain / By Mrs. T.J. Hussey.
  • A fern, a moss, a fungus and an alga: all with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Spores of Bacillus pestis which caused the plague and its vector the human flea (Pulex irritans). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.
  • A Brazilian sassafras tree (Aniba species) and a Petunia plant in an exotic landscape with snakes, lizards and tribal people. Etching, c. 1671.
  • Wood hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum), pennywort plant (Hydrocotyle species) and a sac fungus (Hysterium sphaerioides). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1810.
  • Fungi: 16 species, including Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula), puffballs (Lycoperdon) and Agaricus and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.
  • A clump of mushrooms and two Chinese artichokes (Stachys affinis). Watercolour.
  • Poisonous fungi: 24 species, including Agaricus, Hypophyllum and Amanita species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.
  • Three types of fungi, including a Cantharellus species. Watercolour.
  • Fungi: twenty species, including the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), death cap (Amanita phalloides) and Boletus and Agaricus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.
  • A branch of holly (Ilex species), five mushrooms and some pine needles. Watercolour.
  • A flowering pepperwort plant (Lepidium species) with a cup fungus, two silverfish, a fish larva and wood-beetle. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1813.
  • Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • A fruiting branch of common persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) with two fungi. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
  • A fungus (Agaricus species): fungus with fruiting-bodies growing on wood. Coloured etching by G. D. Ehret, c.1744, after himself.
  • Five mushrooms, arranged in two distinct groups. Watercolour.
  • An iris (Iris persica), a fungus (Isaria species) and quillwort (Isoetes species) Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.
  • Illustrations of British mycology, containing figures and description of the funguses of interest and novelty indigenous to Britain / By Mrs. T.J. Hussey.
  • A branch of holly (Ilex species) with blue berries and three ito mushrooms (Armillaria matsutake). Watercolour.
  • Varieties of mushrooms and edible fungi. Coloured mixed method engraving by A. M. Perrot after E. Hocquart and J. C. Perrot.
  • A fungus, possibly of the Agaricaceae family: both single and clumped mushrooms. Watercolour.
  • Four types of fungi, including possible Agaricus and Russula species. Watercolour.
  • Four poisonous plants: crowfoot (Ranunculus alpestris), fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and hellebore (Helleborus niger) Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.
  • Eight fungi, including the fly agaric, chanterelle, Boletus edulis, field mushroom, puff ball, morel, dry-rot and ergot. Chromolithograph.
  • Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.
  • Three shelf fungi: fruiting bodies, one showing underside of cap. Watercolour.
  • A dehiscing puffball (Lycoperdon species) and four types of clubmoss (Lycopodium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1815.