Lagerstroemia indica Botanical Plates

Lagerstroemia indica Botanical PlatesWatercolour on rice paper dating from c. 1900 of a plant identified as Lagerstroemia indica. From one of four bound albums of paintings by anonymous Chinese artists purchased by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1912.

Watercolour by William Hooker of the 'Nectarine Plum'

Platanthera cubitalis: 19

Watercolour on paper depicting Crown Imperial Lily from an album titled 'Flores a Petro Holsteyn ad vivum depicti' by the artist Pieter Holsteyn

Printed illustration of a chrysanthemum variety 'Azuma Shibori' taken from the Japanese publication A Hundred Chrysanthemums by K Hasegawa

Plate 20 from J L M Poiret's book 'Lecons de Flore' depicting flower types printed or painted on vellum

Illustrated plates from a Victorian childrens book 'The Alphabet of Flowers' published by John Dicks of 313

Watercolour on vellum illustration of Portlandia grandiflora by Margaret Meen dated 1789

Hand-coloured engraved plate entitled 'Fringilla forficata

Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds

London: [1789-1791]

Watercolour on paper of Tulipa cultivars from 'Verzameling van Bloemen naar de Natuur geteekend door' (Collection of flowers drawn from nature) by Pieter van Kouwenhoorn

Satyrium nepalense: 10