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A tree, possibly siver birch (Betula pendula). Pencil drawing.

Golden-leaved alder (Alnus species): leafy shoot. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

A hazel or filbert plant (Corylus species): fruiting branch with separate nut and leaf. Watercolour.

Hazel twig (Corylus avellana) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

Autumn leaves of alder (Alnus species). Watercolour drawing.

Three trees, possibly pines (Pinus species), with surrounding vegetation. Lithograph, c. 1822.

Leaves and twigs of lilac (Syringa), box (Buxus) and alder (Alnus). Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.

Oak (Quercus robur), hazel (Corylus avellana) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): fruiting and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

A tree, possibly a silver birch (Betula pendula), with surrounding vegetation. Lithograph, c. 1822.

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

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Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

A hazel or filbert plant (Corylus species): fruiting branch with separate nut and leaf. Watercolour.

Leaves and twigs of lilac (Syringa), box (Buxus) and alder (Alnus). Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.

Autumn leaves of alder (Alnus species). Watercolour drawing.