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An aster (Aster species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Eight plants, including two passion flowers: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus): flowering stem. Colour mezzotint, c. 1741.

Seven plants, including a pear, an aster and two orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Seven plants, including a lupin and an aster: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Seven plants, including two orchids and a coral tree: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

A plant, possibly an aster (Aster species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Seven plants, including two orchids and a poppy: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Sea aster (Aster tripolium L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus L.): flowering stem with separate leaves and floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

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Sea aster (Aster tripolium L.): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Seven plants, including a pear, an aster and two orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus L.): flowering stem with separate leaves and floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

An aster (Aster species): flowering stem. Watercolour.