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Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23824i
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A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822Date: 1 December 1801Reference: 25194i
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Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.
Gower, Charlotte.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24384i
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Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822Date: 1 October 1829Reference: 25095i
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Seven garden plants, including a Cape jasmine: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
Date: 1834Reference: 27454i
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Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822Date: 1 February 1800Reference: 25135i
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A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
Date: 1 April 1830Reference: 24044i
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Meadow foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis): seedhead, leafy stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1805.
Date: [1805]Reference: 24247i
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A Bath asparagus plant (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum): entire flowering plant in two sections. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24485i
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Three flowering cultivars of stocks (Matthiola species). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.
Date: 1890Reference: 25350i
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A fungus (Agaricus gloiocephalus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.
Date: 1899Reference: 21316i
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Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822Date: 1 January 1805Reference: 25172i
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A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909Date: [1879-1887]Reference: 24340i
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Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 27 November 1801Reference: 25390i
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Field garlic (Allium oleraceum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24407i
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A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819Date: 1 December 1807Reference: 25847i
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A plant (Achimenes longiflora): flowering stems. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.Date: [1812-48]Reference: 26408i
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Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27398i
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Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.
Date: [1848]Reference: 24647i
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Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27421i
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Seven garden plants, including two orchids and a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.
Date: 1835Reference: 27463i
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A flowering pelargonium plant (Pelargonium Lòrd Derby'). Coloured zincograph by J. Andrews.
Andrews, James, active 1830-1861.Reference: 28036i
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Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822Date: 1 April 1800Reference: 25143i
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Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
Briscoe, H.Date: [1870]Reference: 26150i
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A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.Date: 1 June 1842Reference: 25888i

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Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.

Seven garden plants, including a Cape jasmine: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Meadow foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis): seedhead, leafy stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

A Bath asparagus plant (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum): entire flowering plant in two sections. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Three flowering cultivars of stocks (Matthiola species). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.

A fungus (Agaricus gloiocephalus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

Field garlic (Allium oleraceum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

A plant (Achimenes longiflora): flowering stems. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Seven garden plants, including two orchids and a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

A flowering pelargonium plant (Pelargonium Lòrd Derby'). Coloured zincograph by J. Andrews.

Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.

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Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.

Seven garden plants, including a Cape jasmine: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Meadow foxtail grass (Alopecurus pratensis): seedhead, leafy stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1805.

A Bath asparagus plant (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum): entire flowering plant in two sections. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

Three flowering cultivars of stocks (Matthiola species). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.

A fungus (Agaricus gloiocephalus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including th cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

Field garlic (Allium oleraceum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

A plant (Achimenes longiflora): flowering stems. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Seven garden plants, including two orchids and a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

A flowering pelargonium plant (Pelargonium Lòrd Derby'). Coloured zincograph by J. Andrews.

Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.

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