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  • Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Mudwort (Limosella aquatica): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Rock or wall cress (Arabis turrita): flowering stem, leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.
  • A wild poppy (Papaver argemone): flowering stems and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.
  • Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
  • A plant (Vella annua): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.
  • A plant (Reseda fruticulosa) related to wild mignonette: flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1830, after J. Sowerby.
  • A plant (Erysimum orientale): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1807.
  • A wild rose (Rosa dicksoni): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1831, after J. Sowerby.
  • Sea kale (Crambe maritima): flowers, leafy stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.
  • Eight British wild flowers, including wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca), cinquefoils (Potentilla species) and water avens (Geum rivale). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British wild flowers, two violets and two species of heart's ease. Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Three British fruit trees, sloe (Prunus spinosa), wild cherry (Prunus avium) and bird cherry (Prunus padus). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • A chickweed plant (Cerastium quaternellum) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Wild garlic plant (Allium ursinum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • A plant (Cucubalus baccifer): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1806.
  • Five flowering plants, including bistort (Polygonum bistorta) and knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Three flowering plants, including hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) and London rocket (Sisymbrium irio). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Mouse-ear (Cerastium latifolium): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.
  • Five flowering plants, including pepperworts (Lepidium species) and candytuft (Iberis amara). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.
  • Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Six flowering plants: five types of sandwort (Arenaria species) and a sea purslane (Honkenya peploides). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Wood stitchwort (Stellaria nemorum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby.
  • Dyer's greenweed plant (Genista tinctoria) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • White horehound (Marrubium vulgare): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1797.
  • A grass (Arundo arenaria) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Four flowering plants, including cuckoo-pint, sweet flag and two pondweeds. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Three flowering plants, all types of dock (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.