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Azalea Garden at Kew
a shady seatsecluded bench by a rhodoendron
view through the pergolaRose pergola in summer
Protea cynaroidesKing protea flower in the Temperate House
Pink roseRose pergola in summer
Rosa Hannah Gordon
Celosia cernua RoxbWatercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In Flora Indica, Roxburgh notes that this species is a native of tops of the Rajmuhal hills
Sterculia lanceaefolia & Sterculia coccineaWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Garcinia mangostana, WilldWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
Babiana stricta (Œ. ) corolla purpurea Ker Gawl. (Purple- flowered Babiana)Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1052, 1st October 1807. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Ophrys tenthredinifera (Saw-fly Ophrys, Bee Orchid), 1930Original 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
Crotalaria purpurea, Vent. (Crimson-flowered Crotalaria)Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1913, 1st June 1817. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Polygala speciosa, Sims (Shewy Milk-wort, Showy Milkwort)Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1780, 1st December 1815. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Native of the Cape of Good Hope
Moraea collina (Lesser equal-flowered Moraea), 1814Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1612, 1st January 1814. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Virgilia capensis ( Vetch-leaved Virgilia )Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1590, 1st October 1813. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Satyrium carneum, (Dryand. ) Sims ( Great-flowered Cape Satyrium')Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1512, 1st December 1812. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Amaryllis ornata (Cape Coast Lily), 1810Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1253, 1st January 1810. Watercolour and pencil on paper. This specimen is the Sierra Leone variety
Scorzonera undulata, VahlOriginal illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 6127, 1st October 1874. Watercolour and pencil on paper
Crassula saxifraga HarvOriginal illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 6068, 1st November 1873. Watercolour and pencil on paper. The specimen figured is from tubers collected in South Africa
Lupinus My CastleLupinus, My Castle (lupin). Family: Papilionaceae
Sedum HerbstfreudeSedum (Herbstfreude Group) Herbstfreude, Sedum spectabile Autumn Joy. Family: Crassulaceae
Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn. Family: Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae)
Hyssopus officinalis var. roseus (Hyssop). Family: Lamiaceae
Geranium endressii (Endres cranesbill). Family: Geraniaceae
Neoregelia carolinae (Blushing Bromeliad or Cartwheel Plant). Family: Bromeliaceae
Actinidia kolomikta. Family: Actinidiaceae. A climber with unusual, variegated leaves, splashed with pink and white, kolomikta vine has small flowers with a fragrance similar to that of
The Henry Price Walled Garden, Wakehurst Place, Sussex
Iris Dell with flowering azaleas, Wakehurst Place, Sussex. To the southeast of the Black Pond is a water body and waterfall surrounded by Japanese irises, maples and rhododendrons
Azaleas in the Iris Dell, Wakehurst Place, Sussex
Large Flowering Sensitive Plant. Mimosa pigra. Illustration from New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus by Robert J. Thornton, London, 1799, Publ. Dr. Thornton. Tab. 17 T.017
Punica granatum, pomegranate. Joseph Jacob Plenck, Icones Plantarum Medicinal, Vol. 4, 1791, Tab. 376, t. 376
Tamarindus indica, 1887Tamarindus indica, commonly known as tamarind, Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887, volume 2, Plate 180
Trichoglottis smithii orchid. ORCHIDACEAE
Miltonia spectabilis, the Outstanding Miltonia orchid. ORCHIDACEAE
Nymphaea Siam Pink, waterlily
Daphne bholua
785. Flowers of the Waratah, of New South WalesThis is Telopea speciosissima, R. Br. the most gorgeous of all the Australian Proteaceae, and now almost restricted to the Blue Mountains. It is a shrub from six to eight feet high
759. Wild Flowers of the Blue Mountains, Kew South WalesConspicuous in this selection is the star-like white inflorescence of Actinotus Helianthi, Labill. an umbelliferous plant simulating a Composita
750. Wild Flowers of Albany, West AustraliaIn the foreground, among others, are : Anthocercis viscosa, R. Br. the.large white flower; Thysanotus sp. purple flowers with fringed petals; Leschenaultica biloba, Lindl
742. Wild Flowers of Victoria and New South WalesAt the back, two or three species of Stylidium, a large and curious genus almost entirely Australian, upwards of eighty species being known
711. Berry-bearing Tasmanian ShrubsIn front the foliage and inflorescence of Richea dracophylla, R. Br. which reminds one rather of the Pine Apple than the beautiful genus Epacris, to which, however, it is closely allied
645. Two Flowering Shrubs of JavaStrophanthus dichotomous, DC. and Lagerstroemia indica, L. The five-tailed corollas of the first are singular, as well as its large seed-vessel
637. Plants of SarawakOn the left the bold, longitudinally-ribbed foliage of a Melastomacea with a vine in fruit, the name of which we have not determined;
599. A cultivated Crinum, painted in BorneoCrinum augustum, Roxb. a native of Mauritius and Seychelles, and one of the handsomest of this fine genus of Amaryllidaceae. Entire plants are represented in 547
590. Malayan Moth Orchid and an American ClimberPhalaenopsis amabilis, Blume, is one of the most distinct types of showy orchids. It is here associated with the beautifully variegated foliage of Haemaria discolor, Lindl
586. Two cultivated Plants, painted at SingaporeThe central plant, having long leaves, purple beneath, and a curious inflorescence enclosed in two bracts resembling a bivalve shell, and on that account sometimes called the Oyster Plant
575. Foliage and Fruit of a Forest Tree of JavaAmoora Aphanamixis, Schult. a member of the Meliaceae
559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, BorneoThis is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus
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