Dicotyledon Collection (#68)

Leptospermum scoparium, New Zealand tea tree
Painting by George Forster

Urtica foliis, nettles
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Monarda punctata, horsemint (right) & Gleditsia tracanthos
Sketch 262 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa centifolia, moss rose

Papaver bracteatum, Oriental poppy (detail)
Watercolour painting by John Lindley 1799-1865. Lindley was Professor of Botany at UCL (University College London) and the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) library is named after him

Juglans nigra, black walnut

Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin tree
Specimen by William Bartram, 1773-6. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dionaea muscipula, venus fly trap
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum by John Miller, 1772. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sarracenia flava, trumpet leaf
Watercolour by William Young (1742- 1785), 1767. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Malus sp. apple tree and wren
Bodycolour and watercolour by William King, c. 1750 s. Size: 410 x 325 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum, London

Clinopodium vulgare, wild basil
Pen and ink illustration by Jane Colden, 1740-50 s. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Gardenia sp. gardenia
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum by William King, c. 1750. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Iris maxima, iris
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Carnation
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. peach (Neals Early Purple Peach)
Plate 23 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. apple (The Court of Wick Pippin)
Plate 32 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. pear (Wormsley Bergamot Pear)

Ficus bengalensis, banyan tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. pear (Chaumontel Pear)
Plate 11 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. grape (Black Prince Grape)
Plate 45 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. vine grapes
Plate 74 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Rubus sylvestris
Illustration is a copy from De Materia Medica made by the Greek physician Dioscorides. The copy was made in 1460 and was owned by Sir Joseph Banks

Pyrus sp. apple
Plate 63 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Prunus sp. peach (Bourdine Peach)
Plate 16 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. pear (True St. Germain Pear)
Plate 5 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Camellia sp. camellia

Amygdalus sp. almond
Plate 64 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Geranium sp. geranium
Plate 41 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Pyrus sp. pear (The Brown Beurre Pear)
Plate 27 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Leguminosae: Pea Tribe
Plate 61 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Malva sp. mallow plants
Plate 25 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

(1) lamberts nut (2, 6) chestnut (3) hazelnut (4, 4a) almond
Plate 50 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum. Entitled Fruits en chaton ou a enveloppe ligneuse

Pyrus sp. apple (Fearns Pippin apple)
Plate 43 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nymphaea sp. water lilies
Plate 9 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Papaveraceae: poppies
Plate 2 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Turdus viscivorus, mistle thrush
Plate 77, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Europe, Vol. 2 (1832-1837)

Olivier, olive tree
Plate 30 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles Vol 30

Berberis buxifolia, box-leaved barberry
Drawing 7/3 made in 1908 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 97

Pyrus sp. pear (Aston Town Pear)
Plate 18 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anacardium occidentale L. cashew apple

Prunus sp. plum (The Nectarine Plum)
Plate 39 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Malas sp. apple (Hughess New Golden Pippin Apple)
Plate 26 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. pear (Colmart Pear)
Plate 19 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus sp. apple (Sykehouse Apple)
Plate 40 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Corylus avellana, cob nut
Plate 49 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Turdus philomelos, song thrush, Turdus iliacus, redwing
Plate 78, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Europe, Vol. 2 (1832-37)

Prunus sp. plum (Catherine Plum)
Plate 24 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. cherry (The May Duke Cherry)
Plate 28 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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