Tableau XIII Frame:whitePlate 13 from J L M Poiret's book 'Lecons de Flore' depicting seed and flower casings printed or painted on vellum. Historical evidence suggests that the volumes held in the Lindley Library are a portion of Louis XVIII's copy of the Flore mdicale, brought to England by Empress Eugnie.
'Regne Vegetal' was compiled by Baron Joseph van Huerne and originally bound as a set of 4 albums
Illustration of people in traditional dress feeding ornamental carp in a Japanese garden underneath purple Wisteria blossom
Watercolour on vellum illustration of Passiflora maliformis by Margaret Meen
Taken from volume I of 'Regne Vegetal' which contains botanical drawings by at least four identified artists
One of two plates from 'Linnæus's System of Botany' by William Curtis (1746-1799) published as an educational work for botany students
Trifolium aureum and Stellaria graminea
Engraved plate from 'L'Empire des Legumes'
Illustrated plates from a Victorian childrens book 'The Alphabet of Flowers' published by John Dicks of 313
Watercolour by Willliam Hooker of The Elruge Nectarine
Watercolour of Tulipa flowers by Caroline Maria Applebee painted c
Ink drawing of Rhododendron hybrid by Graham Stuart Thomas
brought to England by Empress Eugénie