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Engraved botanical plate of a bromelia with spiny leaves, a tall flowering spike, roots, and small floral detail sketches.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 16

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Engraved plan of a circular formal garden with a central fountain, a manor house above, and figures in the foreground.

Systema horti-culturæ, or, The art of gardening - Plate (page 36)

From: Systema horti-culturæ, or, The art of gardening, 1688

Hand-colored botanical plate of a pistachio tree branch with green leaves, clustered fruit, and numbered detail insets.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 103

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved botanical plate of Cassia americana with leaves, long seed pods and detached pod cross-sections.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 17

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a grass with flowering spikes, leaves and roots, with numbered detail drawings below.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 4

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-colored botanical plate of a hornbeam branch with serrated leaves, catkin clusters, and nut details.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 108

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved botanical plate of a lobed-leaf plant with yellow daisy-like flower heads, labeled plate 21.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 21

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a branch of Ribes albidum with clusters of white flowers and dark green lobed leaves.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 23)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-colored botanical plate of large tupelo leaves, a dark fruit on a red stalk, and a ribbed seed.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 112

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved botanical plate of a thorny Mimosa quadrivalvis branch with feathery leaves and round flower heads.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 25

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Watercolor plate of a liquidambar tree with two trunks and green leaves in an open field, with distant trees.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 6)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-colored botanical plate of a sweet leaf branch with large green leaves, yellow flower clusters, and a blue fruit detail.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 117

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved botanical plate 26 showing a feathery-leaved branch, puffy stamen flower heads, an enlarged flower, and a seed pod.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 26

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Colored botanical plate of a ray-grass plant with flowering spikes, roots, and numbered detail studies of seeds and florets.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 1

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-colored botanical plate of a black ash branch with pinnate leaves and hanging winged seeds.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 122

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Engraved botanical plate of Mimosa asperata showing a spiny branch, feathery leaves, flower heads, and an open seed pod.

Reliquiæ Houstounianæ - Plate 24

From: Reliquiæ Houstounianæ, 1794

Black ink botanical plate of a common polypody fern showing frond, vein detail, rhizome and spore case.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 9)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Botanical plate of white elm showing a leafy branch, a cluster of flowers, and a sprig of winged seeds on cream paper.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 126

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Plantago lanceolata with leaves, roots, flower spikes and dissection details.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 10

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a branch with white flowers, pink buds and large green leaves, labelled Luculia Pinceana.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 48)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-colored botanical plate of a Bass Wood branch with heart-shaped leaves, pale flower clusters and round green fruit.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 131

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Black-and-white photo of a multi-trunked beech tree in dense woodland, captioned The Painted Beech.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 25)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Colored botanical plate of Italian ryegrass with flowering spikes, root system, and numbered detail drawings of spikelets and

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 2

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a grey pine branch with needles and cones, with two small detail drawings beside it.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 136

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Grey botanical plate of two fern fronds, one lobed and one fertile with dotted spore clusters, captioned Polypodium vulgare.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 15)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Chenopodium viride with green leaves, flower spikes, roots and detail drawings.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 16

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Table Mountain Pine branch with needles, a spiny cone, and detail views of a needle and se

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 140

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Chirita sinensis plant with white flowers, green leaves and magnified dissection insets.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 80)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolor plate of a tall sour gum tupelo tree beside a dirt road and stone wall, with evergreens in the background.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 61)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a white pine branch with long needles, a hanging brown cone, and detail sketches of scale an

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 145

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Coloured botanical plate of a fodder grass with flowering spikelets, roots, and numbered dissection detail drawings.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 4

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Black and white botanical plate of Polystichum aculeatum fern fronds, pinnules, a magnified seed spot, and a lobed variety.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 19)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-colored botanical plate of an American silver fir branch with an upright cone and a detached seed at lower left.

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 150

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Epilobium villosum showing a flowering stem, roots, and small floral detail drawings.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 22

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Dipladenia splendens with pink trumpet flowers, green leaves and numbered floral detail draw

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 108)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Cedar of Lebanon branch with blue-green needles, a green young cone and a large brown matu

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate 154

Pancrace Bessa & Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1853

Pencil drawing of a persimmon tree with two trunks and spreading branches in an open field, from a 1911 book.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 65)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Botanical plate of a tall forage grass with leaves, flower spikes and magnified floret dissections, labelled Taf. 5.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 5

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Botanical plate of a mountain buckler fern frond and a stem with diminishing pinnae, drawn in dark stipple on cream paper.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 27)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Saxifraga tridactylites with red stems, white flowers and magnified floral dissections.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 28

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a yellow spotted lily with dark leaves, beside a small engraved plant sketch.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 133)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolor of a sassafras tree beside a split-rail fence and dirt path, with a field and distant trees behind it.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 73)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of Avena flavescens showing grass stems, panicle, roots and numbered floral detail drawings.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 6

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Grey printed botanical illustration of a broad buckler fern frond with labelled leaflets, from The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 35)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cerastium semidecandrum with stems, flowers, and dissection details.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 33

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Petasostylis nigrescens with blue flowers, green leaves and grey dissection details.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 167)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Painted plate of slender white birch trees with pale bark in a green meadow under a cloudy sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 129)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of Holcus lanatus grass with roots, flower panicles, and numbered floral dissection details.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 7

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Engraved botanical plate of a lady fern frond, a pinna, and magnified spore cases on a stem.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 39)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Ranunculus hirsutus with yellow buttercup flowers, lobed leaves, roots and numbered detail d

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 40

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Spiraea douglasii showing pink flower spikes and dark green serrated leaves on a branch.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 197)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Colour plate of a large white oak tree in a grassy field under a pale sky, captioned White Oak, Waverly, Mass.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 185)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of meadow foxtail grass with spiky flower heads, roots, and numbered floret and seed detail drawings

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 9

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Line drawing of sea spleenwort fern with fronds, roots and an inset of leaf venation, from an 1862 plate.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 47)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of white dead-nettle, Lamium album, with flowering stems, leaves, roots and flower dissections.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 45

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Gloxinia gesnerioides with pink tubular flowers, green leaves and dissected detail drawings.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 227)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolor plate of a sugar maple tree with a dense green crown standing in a grassy field, labeled Campton, Grafton Co., N.H

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 239)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of Anthoxanthum odoratum grass showing flowering spikes, roots and magnified floral dissections.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 10

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Black-and-white engraving of a black maidenhair spleenwort fern with two fronds and roots, captioned below.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 51)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Malva sylvestris with pink flowers, lobed leaves, roots and numbered detail figures.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 51

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of a white-pink rhododendron flower cluster with red stamens and large dark green leaves.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 252)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolor plate of a black walnut tree with a broad green crown beside a slimmer tree in an open grassy field.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 269)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera with leaves, flower spikes, roots and numbered detail dra

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 11

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Engraved botanical illustration of a scale fern with rising fronds and a spreading root system, labeled Ceterach officinarum.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 59)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a trailing plant with trifoliate leaves, yellow flowers, dark seed clusters and roots.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 57

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-colored botanical plate of a flowering plant with purple and white blooms, green leaves, and dissection studies below.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 280)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Painted plate of a hickory or shagbark tree with a full green canopy standing in an open grassy field under a pale sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 274)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of red clover with pink flower heads and numbered dissections of flower parts and seeds.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 12

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Four dark printed illustrations of forked fern fronds of Scolopendrium vulgare with caption below, from an 1862 plate.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 65)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Arum maculatum showing spotted leaves, a spathe, red berries, roots and numbered detail stud

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 63

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Gloxinia pallidiflora with white flowers and large dark green leaves.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 310)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Watercolor illustration of a tall red spruce on a rocky slope with other conifers behind it under a pale sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 331)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Hand-coloured botanical plate of white clover with leaves, flower heads, roots, and numbered dissection drawings of flower pa

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 14

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Botanical drawing of common hard fern fronds with labels marking barren and fertile fronds, from The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 69)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Hand-coloured engraving of the moss Hypnum sericeum with numbered detail views of stems, leaves and capsules.

Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs - Plate 69

From: Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs, 1777

Hand-coloured botanical plate of purple Sisyrinchium Douglasii flowers with green leaves and numbered floral diagrams.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 336)

deuxiéme série From: Herbier général de l'amateur, 1847

Colour plate of a tall red cedar and smaller conifers standing in snow under a pale yellow-green sky.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 349)

From: Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il, 1911

Coloured botanical plate of a sainfoin plant with red flower spikes, leaves, and detailed flower and seed dissections.

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 15

From: Les meilleures plantes fourragères, 1883

Engraved botanical plate of the royal fern Osmunda regalis with fertile and barren fronds and spore cases.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 77)

From: The ferns of Sidmouth, 1862

Engraved botanical plate of a branch with veined leaves and clusters of small flower buds, labeled Hufelandia Thomaea.

Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio - Plate (page 32)

From: Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio, 1833

Hand-coloured engraved plate of Hydnum squamosum mushrooms showing caps, stems and gills in several views.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 409

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Botanical plate of Exacum pedunculare with flowering stems, roots, and numbered flower and seed detail drawings.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 336

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Grid of numbered pen drawings of grasses and sedges with stems, leaves, roots and small flower heads, titled Triandria.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 19)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Engraved botanical plate of a leafy branch with flower clusters and numbered dissections of floral parts and seeds.

Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio - Plate (page 33)

From: Annexa est Plantarum laurinarum secundum affinitates naturales expositio, 1833

Hand-coloured engraved plate of puffball fungi at various growth stages, with French captions below.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 435

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Line drawing of a botanical branch with oval compound leaves and clusters of flowers, plus a detail of a seed pod spike.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 406

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Page of twelve numbered ink sketches of flowering plants with stems, leaves and blossoms, headed Pentandria.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 61)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Botanical plate showing Draba funiculosa and Cardamine hirsuta with coloured specimens and numbered flower dissections.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 8

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Botanical engraving of a flowering branch with large leaves, star-shaped blossoms, and a dissected flower detail, plate 440.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 440

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Page of numbered black-and-white botanical engravings of flowering plants under the heading PENTANDRIA, from 1840.

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 83)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Coloured botanical plate of Orchis pallens showing yellow orchid flowers, green leaves, and tubers with roots.

Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der - Plate 23

From: Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der, 1904

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Cerastium arvense with white flowers, leaves, and dissected floral and seed details.

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 14

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921

Hand-coloured plate of earthstar and stalked puffball fungi with labelled figures and cross-sections, 1791.

Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre - Plate 471

From: Histoire des champignons de la France, ou, Traité élémentaire, renfermant dans un ordre, 1791

Black and white botanical engraving of a flowering vine with broad leaves, flower clusters and a dissected flower detail.

Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis - Plate 475

From: Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis, 1840

Engraved page of twelve numbered botanical plant illustrations showing stems, leaves and flower clusters under the heading En

The pictorial flora - Plate (page 105)

From: The pictorial flora, 1840

Coloured botanical plate of Acaena lucida and Drosera uniflora with red flowers, sundew leaves and numbered dissection drawin

Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands - Plate 18

From: Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands, 1921