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A flowering plant, possibly an Aquilegia species, with two small segments of other plant stems. Watercolour.

A columbine (Aquilegia canadensis): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Six flowering plants, possibly including a gorse, an Allium species and two Aquilegia species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Five flowering plants, two possibly Aquilegia species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

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Six flowering plants, possibly including a gorse, an Allium species and two Aquilegia species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Five flowering plants, two possibly Aquilegia species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A flowering plant, possibly an Aquilegia species, with two small segments of other plant stems. Watercolour.

Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.