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A campion plant (Silene species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Eight plants, including two orchids, a crocus and some tulips: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflorum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A campion plant (Silene gallica) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Seven garden plants, including an iris: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflorum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

A campion plant (Silene species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Seven garden plants, including an iris: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

A campion plant (Silene gallica) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.