Marsh mallow plant (Althaea officinalis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1906.

A balsam plant (Impatiens species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.

Opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna): flowering plants growing in woodland. Colour process print, c. 1924.

A plant (Salvia patens): flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

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

A flowering alpine milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora). Chromolithograph, c. 1878, after H. Moon.

A fungus (Agaricus laevis): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Mudwort (Limosella aquatica): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.

A group of puff balls (Lycoperdon perlatum) and bracket fungi (Polyporus species). Watercolour.

Hortus Malabaricus and the socio-cultural heritage of India / K.S. Manilal.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 20.2 x 12 cm

A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 37.6 x 23 cm

Scabious (Scabiosa syriaca): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 16.8 x 9.2 cm

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

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Hortus Malabaricus and the socio-cultural heritage of India / K.S. Manilal.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.

Scabious (Scabiosa syriaca): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Botany - History

Images from the collections

Images about Botany - History

Works from the collections

Hortus Malabaricus and the socio-cultural heritage of India / K.S. Manilal.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.

Scabious (Scabiosa syriaca): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

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