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Clematis

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Ranunculaceae

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Images about Clematis

12 images from works
  • Eight plants, including two orchids, a gardenia and a clematis: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Two plants, a fruiting clematis with separate seeds and a plant with blue fruits. Watercolour.
  • Five flowering plants, possibly including a Hosta species and three Clematis flowers. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
  • Seven different clematis plants (Clematis species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.
  • A hawthorn (Crataegus species) and possible clematis (Clematis species): fruiting and flowering stem respectively. Watercolour.
  • Four flowering plants, one possibly a Clematis species. Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • A garden clematis (Clematis x jackmanii): one large flower. Coloured lithograph.
  • A plant (Clematis species): trailing stem with large white flower. Watercolour.
  • Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Works from the collections

13 works

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    Two plants, a fruiting clematis with separate seeds and a plant with blue fruits. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23432i
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    A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

    Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819. | Date: 1 December 1807 | Reference: 25847i
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    A plant (Clematis species): trailing stem with large white flower. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23468i
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    Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27334i
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    A garden clematis (Clematis x jackmanii): one large flower. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: [1833-59] | Reference: 26203i
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Related topics

Ranunculaceae
Plants
Botany
Flowers
Botany - Japan
Plants, Ornamental
Plants, Cultivated
Horticulture

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