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  • Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).
  • Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.
  • Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale): flowering plant, leaves and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Fig (Ficus carica L.): fruit and leaves. Colour and coloured aquatint by G. Pera, c. 1825, after P. Tofani.
  • 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.
  • Golden-leaved alder (Alnus species): leafy shoot. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • Seven plants, including an orchid and a currant: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Common meadow grass (Poa pratensis): seedhead and leafy stems. Coloured etching, c. 1805.
  • A flowering marsh mallow plant (Althaea rosa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • Coleus plant (Solenostemon scutellarioides): leafy stem. Chromolithograph by L. van Houtte, c. 1877.
  • Four seedheads of different grasses (Gramineae species): Cynosorus crocanus, buntee?, Paspalum kora and Panicum miliaceum or common millet. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.
  • Tannia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
  • Eight plants, including three orchids, a crocus and a begonia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Three British garden plants, including an orchid: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1838.
  • A garden dahlia (Dahlia 'Princess Royal'): one large flower. Coloured aquatint by D. Hayes, c. 1842.
  • Carolina kidney bean plant (Phaeolus sp.) and virginian silk plant (Periploca sp.). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
  • A radish (Raphanus species): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Two flowers from different varieties of pelargonium (Pelargonium species). Coloured lithograph.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids, a gardenia and a clematis: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • An orchid (Phalaenopsis schilleriana): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • A flowering mallow plant (Malva purpurea). Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • A mallow plant (Malva species): flowering stem. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A radish (Raphanus species): root and leaves. Watercolour.
  • A tropical orchid (Dendrobium fimbriatum var. Oculatum): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1860, after J. Vandamme.
  • Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Ox-eye or marguerite daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare): flowers and leaves. Watercolour.
  • A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A pear (Pyrus species): flowering branch. Watercolour.