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  • Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum): rootstock. Watercolour.
  • Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • A clump of mushrooms and two Chinese artichokes (Stachys affinis). Watercolour.
  • Three flowering plants, including common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and an orchid (Orchidaceae species). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • A plant, possibly a Corydalis species: entire flowering plant. Watercolour.
  • Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Two examples of different root systems: a denticulate primrose rootstock and a creeping couch grass root. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Botanical classification; 227 figures of plant anatomical segments with descriptive text. Colour process print (?).
  • Two water chestnuts (Eleocharis dulcis) and a root of Shan kui. Watercolour.
  • Cuckoo-pint (Arum maculatum): spathe and spadix with hairs and flowers, fruiting stem, leaf and tuber. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.