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  • A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • Grape vine (Vitis vinifera L.) with black grapes. Coloured lithograph after J. Polydore.
  • A crocus (Crocus stellaris): entire flowering plant and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1812.
  • Four British wild flowers, two violets and two species of heart's ease. Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Seven garden plants, including an orchid and a fuchsia: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • The Malcarle apple (Malus pumila cv.): two entire and two sectioned fruit. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.
  • Krakatoa: plantain trees (Musa x paradisiaca) and coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in a forest clearing, with native man and his hut. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.
  • A Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), a poppy (Papaver species) and borage (Borago officinalis): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A plant (Watsonia rosea): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured lithograph.
  • The blossom and fruit of a coffee tree (Coffea arabica) Photograph.
  • An orchid (Cattleya Boothiana): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Bugloss (Echium lycopsis L.): entire flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Two strawberry plants (Fragaria cultivars): fruit and flowers. Coloured aquatint, c. 1839.
  • A chilli pepper (Capsicum annum) and a separate leafy stem. Watercolour.
  • A tropical orchid (Oncidium lanceanum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss S. A. Drake.
  • Seven plants, including an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • Star of Bethlehem plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum): flowering stem, bulb and floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1820.
  • Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • A plant (Salvia virgata Ait.) related to sage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate flowering shoot. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • 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.
  • A species of orchid: flowering plant with traces of surrounding vegetation. Chromolithograph by E.Vouga, c.1883, after herself.
  • 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.
  • A columbine (Aquilegia canadensis): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • 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.