Eudicot Collection (page 4)

Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
Conradus Gesnerus, Medeus & Philosophus. Plate 4, Isis 22

Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida scrub jay
Plate 87 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Sabal palmetto, cabbage palmetto
Watercolour by William Young, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Quercus in amber
A male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86

Fragaria chiloensis, Chilean strawberry

Chrysolina menthastri, mint leaf beetle eating a mint leaf
A bronze-green rounded leaf beetle feeding on a mint leaf. These beetles are common in the U.K and favour damp waterside habitats

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

Rosa bifera macrocarpa, Lelieurs four-seasons rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled La Quatre Laisons Lelieur

Quercus sp. crouch oak
Also known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Capparis canescens, dog capers
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea), Berkshire, England, UK, August

The umbrella thorn acacia tree on white background. This tree is found in the Sahel of Africa, the Sudan and the Middle East

Prunus sp. plum
Plate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau

Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetle
A rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles

Crataegus monygna, hawthorn
Plate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lawsonia inermis, henna plant
Illustration number 86 from the Feilding Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Helianthus annuus, sunflower
Plate 578 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grass
Plate 998 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Medicago sativa, alfalfa
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Adonis blue butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Quercus robur, oak leaves
Leaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003

Nerium oleander, oleander

Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly pea
From the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa

Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopan
Plate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Pollen sketch by Francis Bauer
Francis Bauers pollen watercolour sketch from the Natural History Museums Botany Library. Page 63, showing Centaurea, Clarkia, Achilia, Bignonia and other pollen

Adoretus versutus, rose beetle
A species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)

Prunus sp. (23) breast of Venus peach (24) royal peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Teton de Venus, Royale

Prunus sp. peaches and plums
18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Acacia dealbata, mimosa or silver wattle
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Theobroma cacao, cocoa plant
Plate 178 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasant
Plate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)

Gable Hybrid Azaleas (Ericaceae), karen Rhododendron, New York Botanical Garden; Bronx, New York, United States Of America

Weston Hybrid Azaleas (Rhododendron), pink Clusters Ericaceae, New York Botanical Garden; Bronx, New York, United States Of America

Azalea Garden, New York Botanical Garden; Bronx, New York, United States Of America

Female parasitic wasp
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shell
Watercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection

Plant watercolours by Elizabeth Twining
From a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod
Castanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909

Wild Sports of South Africa, William Harris
Title page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839

Aquilegia vulgaris, Columbine
Ink drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903 Date: 1903

Mucuna with insects in different life stages
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava tree
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Hura crepitans, sandbox tree
Georg D Ehret watercolour of Hura crepitans, 1740s. 511 x 372 mm. Date: 1740

The French tamarisk tree
The French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) tree, isolated on white background

Sweet chestnut, 19th century illustration
Illustration of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) fruits and nuts. Plate from Pomona Italiana, Vol 2 (1839) by Giorgio Galisio

Fossil maple leaf C016 / 5955
Fossil maple (Acer trilobatum) leaf. This fossilised leaf dates from the Miocene period. It was collected in Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Flindersia australis, crow ash tree

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