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

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.6 x 22.8 cm

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

<p>The madar plant stem is a source of fibre for fish nets, floss from the fruit is used for stuffing pillows, the leaves are used as a poultice and the flowers are eaten candied</p>

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 29.3 x 19.2 cm

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

A woody liane of the Asclepiadaceae family, with two pods. Watercolour.

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Supplementary observations on the fecundation of Orchideae and Asclepiadeae / by Robert Brown.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 37 x 25.5 cm

Carolina kidney bean plant (Phaeolus sp.) and virginian silk plant (Periploca sp.). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

Four flowering plants, one possibly a Hydrangea species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

1 print : etching with stipple, with watercolour and gum arabic

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

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

A woody liane of the Asclepiadaceae family, with two pods. Watercolour.

Supplementary observations on the fecundation of Orchideae and Asclepiadeae / by Robert Brown.

Carolina kidney bean plant (Phaeolus sp.) and virginian silk plant (Periploca sp.). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

Four flowering plants, one possibly a Hydrangea species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A wax flower (Hoya pottsii): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.

Additional remarks on the pollen mass in Asclepiadeae.

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

Stapelia hirsuta: entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

A woody liane of the Asclepiadaceae family, with two pods. Watercolour.

Supplementary observations on the fecundation of Orchideae and Asclepiadeae / by Robert Brown.

Carolina kidney bean plant (Phaeolus sp.) and virginian silk plant (Periploca sp.). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

Four flowering plants, one possibly a Hydrangea species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A wax flower (Hoya pottsii): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.

Additional remarks on the pollen mass in Asclepiadeae.

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