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An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1863, after J. Vandamme.

An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1854, after J. Vandamme.

Seven plants, including two orchids and an azalea: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Eight plants, including three orchids, a delphinium and an azalea: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

An azalea (Rhododendron species): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1872, after himself.

Seven plants, including an azalea and an orchid: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

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Seven plants, including an azalea and an orchid: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Eight plants, including three orchids, a delphinium and an azalea: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

An Indian azalea (Rhododendron cultivar): flowering stem. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1863, after J. Vandamme.

Seven plants, including two orchids and an azalea: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

An azalea (Rhododendron species): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1872, after himself.