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

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

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Brassavola

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

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