Orchids Collection

Cattleya trianae, 1882
Lithograph on paper from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, conducted by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams, 1882

Epidendrum vitellinum, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XLV in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid), 1876
Watercolour illustration of Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid) by John Day, 12 June 1876. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 19, page 57

Coelogyne cristata, 1877
Watercolour illustration of Coelogyne cristata by John Day, 19 January 1877. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 20, page 69

Epidendrum phoeniceum, 1838
Original drawing for plate XLVI in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Galeandra devoniana, 1838
Original drawing for plate XXXVII in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Dracula chimaera (Vampire orchid), 1882-1897
Illustration of Dracula chimaera by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, 1882- 1897; t. 203

Cattleya superba, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XXII in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Zygopetalum mackayi, 1882-1897
Illustration of Zygopetalum mackayi from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams

Vanda falcata aka Neofinetta falcata (Wind orchid), 1819
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by John Curtis, 1819. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 46, plate 2097. Curtiss Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical

Vanda coerulea (Blue vanda), 1862
Illustration of Vanda coerulea by Walter Hood Fitch, 1862. Artwork from Select Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1862; t. 18

Psychopsis kramerianum (Butterfly orchid), 1845-1883
Illustration of Psychopsis kramerianum (Butterfly orchid), 1845-1883. Artwork from Flore des Serres et des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, volume 19; p. 40-41

Prosthechea cochleata (aka. Cockleshell orchid, black orchid, clamshell orchid, octopus orchid), 1802-1816
Illustration of Prosthechea cochleata by Pierre Joseph Redout├®, 1802-1816. Artwork from Les Liliac├®es, volume 6, plate 346

Phalaenopsis schilleriana, 1864
Watercolour illustration of Phalaenopsis schilleriana by John Day, 9 March 1864. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 7, page 58

Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis), 1847
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1847. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 73, plate 4297

Oncidium alexandra (Princess Alexandras oncidium), 1882-1897
Lithograph on paper by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants

Guarianthe skinneri (Guaria morada), 1846
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1846. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 72, plate 4270

Angraecum sesquipedale, 1870
Angraecum sesquipedale by John Day, 30 November, 1870. Artwork from John Day's Scrapbook volume 16, page 39

Stanhopea tigrina, 1845
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1845. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 71, plate 4197

Stenoglottis fimbriata, 1870
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1870. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 96, plate 5872

Sobralia macrantha, 1845-1883
Illustration of Sobralia macrantha, 1845-1883. Artwork from Flore des Serres et des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, volume 7; t. 669, p. 69

Sarcochilus hartmannii, 1888
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1888. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 114, plate 7010

Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid), 1885-1906
Illustration of Rhynchostylis retusa by Pieter de Pannemaeker. Artwork from Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchid├®es, 1885-1906; volume 15, plate 691

Rhynchostylis gigantea, 1888
Illustration of Rhynchostylis gigantea by A.H. Loch, 1888. Artwork from Reichenbachia: Orchids Illustrated and Described by Frederick Sander and William Dallimore, volume 1, plate 22

Pterostylis curta (Blunt greenhood), 1831
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by William Jackson Hooker, 1831. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 58, plate 3086. Curtiss Botanical Magazine

Pleione formosana, 1917
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1817. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 143, plate 8729

Phragmipedium longifolium (South American slipper orchid), 1873
Lithograph from from La Belgique Horticole: Annales de Botanique et D horticulture, 1873; volume 23, plate 4

Phalaenopsis schilleriana, 1862
Illustration of Phalaenopsis schilleriana by Walter Hood Fitch. Artwork from Select Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1862; t.1

Paphiopedilum niveum (Asian slipper orchid), 1883
Watercolour illustration of Paphiopedilum niveum by John Day, 26 April 1883. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 35, page 5

Ophrys apifera (Bee orchid), 1886
Illustration of Ophrys apifera from Flora von Deutschland : Österreich und der Schweiz in Wort und Bild für Schule und Haus, 1886. Artwork from volume 1, plate 148

Ophrys apifera (Bee orchid), 1894
Illustration of Ophrys apifera from Die Orchidaceen : Deutschlands, Deutschlands-Oesterreichs und der Schweiz, 1894; t. 31

Miltoniopsis vexillaria (Colombian pink pansy orchid), 1874
Illustration of Miltoniopsis vexillaria by Walter Hood Fitch from A Monograph of Odontoglossum by James Bateman, 1874; t. 29

Maxillaria tenuifolia, 1839
Illustration by Sarah Anne Drake, 1839. Artwork from Edwardss Botanical Register, volume 25, plate 8

Masdevallia hybrids, 1882
Lithograph by P Stroobant, 1882. Artwork from La Belgique horticole: annales de botanique et d horticulture, volume 32, plate 3

Ludisia discolor (Jewel orchid), 1819
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper, 1819. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 46, plate 2055. Curtiss Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour

Lycaste aromatica, 1827
Illustration of Lycaste aromatica by Robert Kaye Greville and engraved by Joseph Swan. Artwork from Exotic flora: containing figures and descriptions of new

Leptotes bicolor, 1840
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1840. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 66, plate 3734

Laelia anceps, 1882-1897
Illustration of Laelia anceps by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, 1882-1897; t. 44

Habenaria medusa, 1885-1906
Illustration of Habenaria medusa by C. De Bruyne from Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchid├®es, 1885-1906; vol 17, t. 783

Epipactis gigantea (Chatterbox orchid), 1899
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1899. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 125, plate 7690

Disa uniflora (Pride of Table Mountain), 1885-1906
Illustration of Disa uniflora by A Gossens pinx. from Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchid├®es, 1885-1906; vol 2, t. 308

Disa uniflora (Pride of Table Mountain), 1841
Illustration of Disa Uniflora by Sarah Ann Drake, December 1841. Artwork from Sertum Orchidaceum: A Wreath of the Most Beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers, 1838 (1837-1842); t. 49

Dendrobium speciosum, 1861
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1861. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 87, plate 5261

Dendrobium nobile (Noble orchid), 1837
Illustration of Dendrobium nobile by Sarah Ann Drake, 1 September 1837. Artwork from Sertum Orchidaceum: A Wreath of the Most Beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers, 1838 (1837-1842); t. 3

Dendrobium bigibbum, 1877
Watercolour illustration of Dendrobium bigibbum by John Day, 18 September 1877. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 22, page 59

Dendrobium kingianum, 1834-1849
Illustration of Dendrobium kingianum engraved by Samuel Holden from Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton, vol 12, 1834-1849

Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid), 1849
Illustration of Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid), 1849. Artwork from Flore des Serres et des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, volume 5; p. 430

Cyrtochilum macranthum, 1868
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1868. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 94, plate 5743

Cyrtochilum flexuosum aka Oncidium flexuosum, golden rain (Dancing lady), 1821
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by John Curtis, 1821. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 48, plate 2203. Curtiss Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical

Cymbidium lowianum, 1882-1897
Illustration of Cymbidium lowianum from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1882-1897; t. 471

Cuitlauzina pendula, 1878
Illustration of Cuitlauzina pendula by Walter Hood Fitch. Artwork from Select Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1878; t. 28

Cuitlauzina pendula, 1845-1883
Illustration of Cuitlauzina pendula from Flore des Serres et Des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, 1845-1883; vol. 6: p. 307

Coelia bella, 1882
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1882. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 108, plate 6628

Cattleya cernua aka Sophronitis cernua, 1896-1907
Illustration of Cattleya cernua aka Sophronitis cernua from Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchid├®es by Alfred Cogniaux, 1896-1907. Artwork from volume 11, plate 3

Calanthe vestita (Tropical calanthe), 1845-1883
Illustration of Calanthe vestita, 1845-1883. Artwork from Flore des Serres et des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, vol. 13, page 32-33

Vanda ampullacea, 1834-1849
Illustration of Vanda ampullacea engraved by Samuel Holden from Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton, vol 13, 1834-1849

Calanthe striata aka C. sieboldii (Evergreen calanthe), 1888
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1888. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 114, plate 7026

Bulbophyllum echinolabium, 1850
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Smith, 1850. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 76, plate 4532

Bulbophyllum comosum, 1893
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1893. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 119, plate 7283

Brassia verrucosa (Spider orchid), 1879
Watercolour illustration of Barkeria spectabilis by John Day, 22 November 1879. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 26, page 1

Brassavola perinii, 1840
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1840. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, (serie 2) volume 13 plate 3761

Bletilla striata (Hyacinth orchid), 1812
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1812. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 36 plate 1492

Barkeria spectabilis, 1877
Watercolour illustration of Barkeria spectabilis by John Day, 19 June 1877. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 22, page 1

Anguloa clowesii (Tulip orchid), 1866
Watercolour illustration of Anguloa clowesii by John Day, 4 August 1866. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, vol 5, p. 11. Accompanying notes state that the specimen was " from a plant imported

Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1880
Lithograph of Vanilla planifolia by David Blair. Artwork from Medicinal Plants: Being Description with Original Figures of the Principal Plants Employed in Medicine and an Account of the Characters

Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1839-1845
Illustration of Vanilla planifolia from L horticulteur Universel: Journal G├®n├®ral des Amateurs et Jardiniers Pr├®sentant L analyse Raison├®e des Travaux Horticoles Fran├ºais et Etrangersl

Prosthechea cochleata (aka Cockleshell orchid, black orchid, clamshell orchid, octopus orchid), 1797
Illustration of Prosthechea cochleata by Henry Charles Andrews, 1797. Artwork from Botanists Repository for New and Rare Plants: Containing Coloured Figures of Such Plants

Coelogyne cristata, 1877
Watercolour illustration of Coelogyne cristata by John Day, 19 January 1877. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 20, page 69

Paphiopedilum insigne (Asian slipper orchid), 1835
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by M. Curtis, 1835. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 62, plate 3412. Curtiss Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring

Miltonia spectabilis (Pansy orchid), 1882-1897
Lithograph on paper from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, conducted by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams

Laelia schilleriana splendens (Laeliocattleya schilleriana), 1862
Watercolour illustration by Cornelius Durham, 1862. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, Volume 4, Page 66

Vanilla planifolia, 1797-1814
Illustration by Henry Charles Andrews (fl.1790s-1830) from Botanists Repository for New and Rare Plants, volume 8, plate 538, 1797-1814

Vanilla planifolia, 1891
Hand painted lithograph of Vanilla planifolia by Matilda Smith, 1891. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 117, plate 7167

Calanthe versicolor, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XLII in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Cymbidium elegans, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XIV in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Aerides affine, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XV in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Camarotis purpurea, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XIX in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Calanthe plantaginea, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XXIV in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Oncidium sanguineum, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XXVII in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Stanhopea wardii, 1838
Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XX in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Crytopodium punctatum, 1838
Original drawing for plate XII in John Lindleys Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838

Ophrys tenthredinifera (Saw-fly Ophrys, Bee Orchid), 1930
Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1930, 1st September 1813. Watercolour and pencil on paper. This species is a native of Barbary and Sicily

Watsonia marginata var. minor, 1813
Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1530, 1st February 1813. Watercolour and pencil on paper

Cymbidium hookerianum orchid. Curtis, ??s Botanical Magazine, vol. 92 [ser. 3, vol. 22]: t. 5574 (1866) Artist: W.H. Fitch

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