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Rock or wall cress (Arabis turrita): flowering stem, leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.

Brassica adpressa Bois: flowering stem with separate leaf. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

A plant (Vella annua): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

A plant (Erysimum orientale): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1807.

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate calyx, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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

Three flowering cultivars of stocks (Matthiola species). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.

White rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis): flowering stem, leaf, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1799.

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

Three flowering cultivars of stocks (Matthiola species). Chromolithograph, c. 1890.

White rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis): flowering stem, leaf, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1799.