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Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Esq. F.L.S / [Anon].

Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica): flowering stem, fruit and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Peach plant (Prunus persica): flowers and fruit. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Surinam quassia wood (Quassia amara): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Borneo camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica): flowers, leafy stem and sectioned seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Cotton tree (Gossypium herbaceum): flower, fruits and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

A camellia (Camellia japonica): a double red and single white flower. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): white flowers, seed capsule and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Autumn crocus or meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale): flowers, leaves and sectioned corm. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum): flowering stem, fruit and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

A lily (Lilium species): flower and leaves. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Moss rose (Rosa centifolia 'Muscosa'): flowering stem. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

A lecture delivered in Chelsea Garden, on Monday, April 27, 1835; being introductory to the course of botanical demonstrations / [Gilbert Thomas Burnett].

A lecture delivered in King's College, London, on Tuesday, the 11th of October, 1831, being introductory to the first botanical course of the session opening the institution / by Gilbert T. Burnett.

Outlines of botany, including a general history of the vegetable kingdom. In which plants are arranged according to the system of natural affinities / By Gilbert T. Burnett.

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Gilbert Thomas Burnett

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A lecture delivered in Chelsea Garden, on Monday, April 27, 1835; being introductory to the course of botanical demonstrations / [Gilbert Thomas Burnett].

A lecture delivered in King's College, London, on Tuesday, the 11th of October, 1831, being introductory to the first botanical course of the session opening the institution / by Gilbert T. Burnett.

Outlines of botany, including a general history of the vegetable kingdom. In which plants are arranged according to the system of natural affinities / By Gilbert T. Burnett.

Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica): flowering stem, fruit and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): white flowers, seed capsule and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Frequent collaborators

Gilbert Thomas Burnett

Images from the collections

Images by Gilbert Thomas Burnett

Works from the collections

A lecture delivered in Chelsea Garden, on Monday, April 27, 1835; being introductory to the course of botanical demonstrations / [Gilbert Thomas Burnett].

A lecture delivered in King's College, London, on Tuesday, the 11th of October, 1831, being introductory to the first botanical course of the session opening the institution / by Gilbert T. Burnett.

Outlines of botany, including a general history of the vegetable kingdom. In which plants are arranged according to the system of natural affinities / By Gilbert T. Burnett.

Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica): flowering stem, fruit and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): white flowers, seed capsule and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

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