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An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.

An orchid (Cattleya Boothiana): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

An orchid (Cattleya Schofieldianum): flowering stem. Watercolour.

An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya "Kate"): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.

Ten flowering plants, including an orchid and a pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava). Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.

Seven plants, including four orchids and a campion: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Eight plants, including three orchids and a hawthorn: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

An orchid hybrid (Laelia x Cattleya "Lady Mary Measures"): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour, 1907.

An orchid (Cattleya Eldorado): flower only. Watercolour, 1899.

An orchid hybrid (Brassavola x Cattleya "Edwin Wheeler"): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1908.

An orchid (Cattleya Duboysoniana): flowering stem. Watercolour.

An orchid (Cattleya Schoderae): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1900.

An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

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Cattleyas

Images from the collections

Images referencing Cattleyas

Works from the collections

An orchid (Cattleya Schoderae): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1900.

An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

An orchid (Cattleya Schofieldianum): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.

Cattleyas

Images from the collections

Images referencing Cattleyas

Works from the collections

An orchid (Cattleya Schoderae): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1900.

An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

An orchid (Cattleya Schofieldianum): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.

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