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  • view A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
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    A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

    | Date: 1 December 1831 | Reference: 24230i
  • view Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
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    Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.

    Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917 | Date: [1863-1880] | Reference: 24416i
  • view A fungus (Pholiota squarrosa). Watercolour, 1897.
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    A fungus (Pholiota squarrosa). Watercolour, 1897.

    | Date: 1897 | Reference: 21488i
  • view Devil's bolete fungus (Boletus satanus). Watercolour by R. Baker, 1896.
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    Devil's bolete fungus (Boletus satanus). Watercolour by R. Baker, 1896.

    Baker, R., active 1898. | Date: 1896 | Reference: 21498i
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    A plant (Tribulus cistoides): flowering and fruiting stems. Chromolithograph by Leighton Brothers, c. 1887, after I. Sinclair.

    Sinclair, Francis, Mrs | Date: [1887] | Reference: 25341i
  • view An unidentified fungus: two fruiting bodies on wood, both life sized and enlarged. Watercolour by M. Webber, 1889.
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    An unidentified fungus: two fruiting bodies on wood, both life sized and enlarged. Watercolour by M. Webber, 1889.

    | Date: 1889 | Reference: 21673i
  • view Four British garden plants, including a phlox: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.
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    Four British garden plants, including a phlox: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

    | Date: 1835 | Reference: 27341i
  • view Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
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    Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

    | Date: 1 August 1831 | Reference: 24213i
  • view Seven plants, including an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
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    Seven plants, including an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27587i
  • view A tropical plant (Memecylon edule): flowering branch. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1815.
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    A tropical plant (Memecylon edule): flowering branch. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1815.

    | Date: [1817] | Reference: 25523i
  • view A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
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    A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 May 1830 | Reference: 24046i
  • view Three flowering plants, all types of dock (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
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    Three flowering plants, all types of dock (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

    W. Dickes & Co. | Date: [1855] | Reference: 24804i
  • view Four flowering plants, all types of dock or sorrel (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
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    Four flowering plants, all types of dock or sorrel (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

    W. Dickes & Co. | Date: [1855] | Reference: 24803i
  • view Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
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    Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27725i
  • view Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
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    Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.

    Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819 | Date: 1 June 1810 | Reference: 25842i
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    A fungus (Agaricus alkalinus): fruiting bodies growing on wood. Watercolour by A. Wheeler, 1887.

    Wheeler, Arthur. | Date: 1887 | Reference: 21069i
  • view Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
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    Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27334i
  • view Seven plants, including an azalea and an orchid: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
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    Seven plants, including an azalea and an orchid: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27579i
  • view Seven British garden plants: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
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    Seven British garden plants: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27408i
  • view A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
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    A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 July 1830 | Reference: 24055i
  • view A plant (Utricularia montana): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1873, after himself.
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    A plant (Utricularia montana): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1873, after himself.

    Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917 | Date: [1873] | Reference: 25908i
  • view Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
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    Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27322i
  • view Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
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    Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

    | Date: 1837 | Reference: 27858i
  • view Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.
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    Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.

    Boughton, Lady, active 1810-1850. | Date: [1812-48] | Reference: 26401i
  • view A plant (Oxyria digyna): flowering and leafy stem. Coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.
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    A plant (Oxyria digyna): flowering and leafy stem. Coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.

    Gower, Charlotte. | Date: [1863-1880] | Reference: 24380i
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