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Cyrtochilum macranthum, 1868

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1868. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 94, plate 5743. Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787.

© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Brassavola perinii, 1840

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1840. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, (serie 2) volume 13 plate 3761. Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787.

© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), 1867

Watercolour on paper of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) by unknown artist, possibly by the name Siraje Mukki. Inscription reads: Inscribed Helianthus giganteus Lin: sp. pl. "Indian Plants" ex Bibl. Hook. 1867. Siraje mukki.

© RBG Kew