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White bryony (Bryonia dioica): flowering plant. Woodcut.

Marsh mallow plant (Althaea officinalis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1906.

Opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Three flowering plants, including coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), common rue (Ruta graveolens), and a legume. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885.

Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.

Five plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.

Psorsalea palaestina: flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

A climbing leguminous plant: leafy stem with pods. Watercolour.

An orchid (Cattleya mossiae): flower and leaf. Watercolour, 1899.

Japanese clover (Lespedeza sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Plant studies for artists, designers, and art students / by George Charles Haité.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

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Plants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Plants

Works from the collections

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Plant studies for artists, designers, and art students / by George Charles Haité.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

Plants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Plants

Works from the collections

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Plant studies for artists, designers, and art students / by George Charles Haité.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Nux-vomica plant (Strychnos nux-vomica): flowering stem, sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

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