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  • Cineraria cruenta: flowering stem and floral segments. Line engraving by P. Maleuvre, c. 1788, after P. J. Redouté.
  • Three plants, including a cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and an iris: flowering stems with two grasshoppers. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Three plants, one of the Compositae family: flowering stems with pink and yellow flowers. Watercolour.
  • A thistle (Carduus arvensis) with an associated moth and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Four flowers: a chrysanthemum, an auricula, a tulip and a morning glory. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • Cudweed (Gnaphalium sanguineum L.): flowering plant with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.
  • Cineraria lanata: flowering stem and floral segments. Line engraving by J. B. Guyard, c. 1788, after P. J. Redouté.
  • A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Pink flowers, possibly chrysanthemums, arranged in a bottle. Watercolour attributed to M. C. Stopes, 1898.
  • Knapweed (Centaurea cineraria): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Two plants, holy thistle (Silybum marianum) and Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • A plant, possibly an aster (Aster species): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • A corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Senecio verbenaefolius: flowering stem and separate root. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids and a delphinium: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Daises (Bellis species) and eyebrights (Euphrasia species): various illustrations of leaves, stems and flowers. Watercolour, pencil and pen drawings.
  • Three ornamental yellow flowers, including a French marigold (Tagetes patula). Coloured lithograph, c. 1843.
  • Various flower heads of yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and hawk's bit (Leontodon species). Pen and pencil drawings, partially coloured.
  • A thistle flower and fruiting plant. Watercolour.
  • A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Four poisonous plants: hemlock (Conium maculatum), henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa) and autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.
  • Fleabane (Erigeron sp.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Mugwort (Artemisia campestris): flowering stem, leaves, roots and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
  • Eight plants, including three orchids and a hawthorn: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Three flowering plants, one possibly a cone flower (Echinacea species). Watercolour, c. 1870.
  • Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • A poppy capsule (Papaver species), and two flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • A plant (Tanacetum flabelliforme) related to feverfew: flowering stem and floral segments. Line engraving by P. Maleuvre, c. 1788, after P. J. Redouté.