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Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.

Rock balsam plant (Clusia rosea): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

Four types of spurge (Euphorbia species): two succulent stems and two low-growing plants. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.

Cinchona plant (Cinchona caribbaea): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

Five fungi, including two Boletus species, with anatomical detail. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1809, after J. Ihle.

Twenty seven compound plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Seven grasses including fescues (Festuca species), dog's tail grass (Cynosurus cristatus), meadow grasses (Poa species) and ryegrass (Lolium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807.

Sappanwood tree (Caesalpinia sappan): flowering branch, pod and thorns. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.

Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus communis): flowering plant. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

A fern, a moss, a fungus and an alga: all with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

Three different flowers and two fruit with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): fruiting and flowering branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.

Barbados aloe plant (Aloe vera): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.

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Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.

Three different flowers and two fruit with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): fruiting and flowering branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.

Barbados aloe plant (Aloe vera): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.