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

Rock or wall cress (Arabis thaliana): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments, opened fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis pendula L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, fruit and flower. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Six flowering plants, including wall cress (Arabis species) and rock cress (Arabis species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

Seven British garden plants, including a cardoon: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

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Six flowering plants, including wall cress (Arabis species) and rock cress (Arabis species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

Seven British garden plants, including a cardoon: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.