English botanist, gardener, orchidologist, editor, scientific illustrator (1799–1865)

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John Lindley. Etching by S. Lindley after C. Fox.

John Lindley. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1849.

John Lindley. Lithograph, 1837.

John Lindley. Wood engraving by [J. M.], 1865, after Maull & Polyblank.

A tropical orchid (Trichopilia marginata): flowering plant. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1851, after himself.

A tropical orchid (Trichopilia suavis): flowering plant. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1850, after himself.

A wax plant (Hoya species): flowering stem. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1850, after himself.

A plant (Diospyros mabola): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1828, after J. Lindley.

A plant (Browallia cordata): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after J. Lindley.

A pitcher plant (Sarracenia drummondii): two pitchers and a small depiction of an entire plant. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1850, after himself.

Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering stems and leaves. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1851, after himself.

The elements of materia medica : comprehending the natural history, preparation, properties, composition, effects and uses of medicines / by Jonathan Pereira, F.R.S. & L.S.

The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations.

Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. A catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. Part I. The Linnean arrangement. [By G. Don.] ... Part II. The Jussieuean arrangement. [Based on J. Lindley] ... / Edited by J.C. Loudon.

An introduction to botany / [John Lindley].

An introduction to botany / By John Lindley.

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John Lindley

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Images by John Lindley

Images featuring John Lindley

Works from the collections

The elements of materia medica : comprehending the natural history, preparation, properties, composition, effects and uses of medicines / by Jonathan Pereira, F.R.S. & L.S.

The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations.

Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. A catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. Part I. The Linnean arrangement. [By G. Don.] ... Part II. The Jussieuean arrangement. [Based on J. Lindley] ... / Edited by J.C. Loudon.

An introduction to botany / [John Lindley].

An introduction to botany / By John Lindley.

Frequent collaborators

John Lindley

Images from the collections

Images by John Lindley

Images featuring John Lindley

Works from the collections

The elements of materia medica : comprehending the natural history, preparation, properties, composition, effects and uses of medicines / by Jonathan Pereira, F.R.S. & L.S.

The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations.

Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. A catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. Part I. The Linnean arrangement. [By G. Don.] ... Part II. The Jussieuean arrangement. [Based on J. Lindley] ... / Edited by J.C. Loudon.

An introduction to botany / [John Lindley].

An introduction to botany / By John Lindley.

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