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Background imageOrchids Collection: Cymbidium lowianum, 1882-1897

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Cuitlauzina pendula, 1878

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Cuitlauzina pendula, 1845-1883

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Coelogyne cristata, 1877

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Coelia bella, 1882

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Cattleya cernua aka Sophronitis cernua, 1896-1907

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Calanthe vestita (Tropical calanthe), 1845-1883

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanda ampullacea, 1834-1849

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Calanthe striata aka C. sieboldii (Evergreen calanthe), 1888

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Bulbophyllum echinolabium, 1850

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Bulbophyllum comosum, 1893

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Brassia verrucosa (Spider orchid), 1879

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Brassavola perinii, 1840

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Bletilla striata (Hyacinth orchid), 1812

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Barkeria spectabilis, 1877

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Anguloa clowesii (Tulip orchid), 1866

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1880

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1839-1845

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Prosthechea cochleata (aka Cockleshell orchid, black orchid, clamshell orchid, octopus orchid), 1797

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Coelogyne cristata, 1877

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Paphiopedilum insigne (Asian slipper orchid), 1835

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Miltonia spectabilis (Pansy orchid), 1882-1897

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Laelia schilleriana splendens (Laeliocattleya schilleriana), 1862

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1797-1814

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1891

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Cymbidium elegans, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Aerides affine, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Camarotis purpurea, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Calanthe plantaginea, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Epidendrum phoeniceum, 1838

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Oncidium sanguineum, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Epidendrum vitellinum, 1838

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Stanhopea wardii, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Crytopodium punctatum, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Galeandra devoniana, 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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Ophrys tenthredinifera (Saw-fly Ophrys, Bee Orchid), 1930

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Watsonia marginata var. minor, 1813

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Cymbidium hookerianum orchid

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Angraecum sesquipedale, 1870

Angraecum sesquipedale, 1870
Watercolour illustration depicting botanical details of Angraecum sesquipedale, and notes relating to the species, by John Day, 1870. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook volume 16 page 40

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1839-1845

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1888

Vanilla planifolia, 1888
Fertilisation of Vanilla flower (Delteil). Kew Bull. 1888, p. 79

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla orchid), 1880

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

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1835-1848

Vanilla planifolia, 1835-1848
Illustration from Rumphia: sive, Commentationes botanicae imprimis de plantis Indae Orientalis, tum penitus incognitis tum quae in libris Rheodii Rumphii, Roxburghii

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1805-1807

Vanilla planifolia, 1805-1807
Illustration of Vanilla planifolia from The Paradisus Londinensis, 1805-1807, volume 2; t.82

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia

Vanilla planifolia
Illustration from Darstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse, etc. vol 3, plate 23a

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1858-1863

Vanilla planifolia, 1858-1863
Illustration from Darstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse, 1858-1863, volume 3, plate 23b

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1805-1846

Vanilla planifolia, 1805-1846
Illustration of Vanilla planifolia from Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung Der in Der Arzneykunde Gebr├ñuchlichen Gew├ñchse : Wie Auch Aolcher, Welche mit Inhen Verwechselt Werden K├Ânnen

Background imageOrchids Collection: Vanilla planifolia, 1887

Vanilla planifolia, 1887
Illustration from K├Âhlers Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen, 1887. Artwork from volume 2, plate 12




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