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A tropical orchid (Oncidium lanceanum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss S. A. Drake.

Eight plants, including three orchids, a crocus and a begonia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

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

Eight plants, including two orchids and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Seven plants, including two orchids and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Eight plants, including three orchids and a hawthorn: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

A butterfly orchid (Oncidium barkerii): flowering plant. Coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1869, after J. Vandamme.

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

Seven plants, including two orchids and a lily: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Eight plants, including two orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

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Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Seven plants, including two orchids and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Eight plants, including two orchids and a gesneria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

A butterfly orchid (Oncidium barkerii): flowering plant. Coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1869, after J. Vandamme.

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