Fabidae Collection (page 5)

The Raspberry
This plate represents the Red and White Antwerp, and the Common Raspberries. The White at the top, the Red at the bottom and the Common in the middle. Plate 2 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)

(1, 2) chayote (3) cantaloupe melon (4, 5) watermelon

Betula verrucosa, silver birch
Illustration depicting silver birch foliage from the Plate Collection of the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hevea brasilensis, rubber tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Taken from Kohler, Med. Pflanz, 1898

Trifolium sp. & Meliotus sp. clover
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Coccothraustes coccothraustes, hawfinch
Plate 40 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Morinda citrifolia, Indian mulberry
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Populus tremula, aspen
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Aspen tree foliage

Ficus racemosa, cluster fig
An illustration from Watercolour Drawings of Indian Plants, part of the John Fleming Collection, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Sylvia undata, Dartford warbler
Plate 59 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus
Plate 45 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Acronychia laevis, hard aspen
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

The Plum
Three varieties of the Plum, the upper is the Precos De Tours, on the left is the Lawrances Early Plum and on the right is the Orleans. Plate 11 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, rose of China
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Brosimum galactodendron, cow tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Artocarpus sp
Plate 826 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hardenbergia violacea, purple coral pea
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Hamamelis virginiana, witch hazel
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

The Strawberry
Represents five varieties of the Strawberry. Upper is the Golden-Drop, on the right is the Hautboy, the middle is the Chili Strawberry, and the lower is the Scarlet-Flesh Pine

Vandasia retusa
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Psittacula kramei, rose-ringed parakeet
Plate 40 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Prunus cv
Plate 410 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Guaiacum officinale, lignum vitae
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lotus corniculatus, birds foot trefoil
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus cv. hybrid tree
Plate 407 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Artucarpus altitis
Illustration of Artucarpus altitis by George Forster

Euphorbia glauca, sea spurge
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Chaenomeles cv
Plate 426 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Dolichos soja, soybean
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lophira alata, ekki
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Tragopan temminckii, Temmincks tragopan
Large Series plate 56, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Gentiana sp

Gallus gallus, red junglefowl
Large Series plate 39, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Ficus carica, fig
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 1 (1817) by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Fico Regina

Psittacula sp. parakeet
Plate 47, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Solanum sp

Carduelis chloris, European greenfinch

Artocarpus incisa, breadfruit tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Billardiera scandens, apple-berry
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Amygdalis communis, common almond
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

The Pear
The upper pear shown here is the Saint German, on the left is the Comar and on the right is the Brown Beurree, said to be the most delicious of Pears. Plate 51 from Brookshaw, G. (1817)

Ficus carica, common fig
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus tinctoria, dye fig
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Guilielma speciosa C. Martius, peach palm
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Buteo buteo, Eurasian buzzard
Plate 6 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Quercus robur, oak tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut tree
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2, 1839 by Giorgio Galisio. Illustration entitled Castagna Marona

Ducula pacifica, Pacific imperial pigeon
Ff. 139. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba globicera and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Helleborus kochii, false rose
Watercolour drawing by Claude Aubriet (1665-1742). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Glycyrrhiza echinata, liquorice
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

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