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Ixia Hybrid: African cornflower in a bunch.

Rhododendron: J. Marshall Brooks.

Ledum (Kalmia): Two flowering branches with detail of flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Griffinia: Hyacyntha, Intermedia and Phycella Herbertiana

Sweet Briar Rose, rosa englanteria and Wild Rose Moth, phalaena lacertenaria.

Vriesa Fulgida: Hybrid variety.

Primrose: Round-headed mealy primrose. After Walter Hood Fitch.

Coelogyne Lowii: Boronia Tetragonia.

Varieties: Variegated Simethus, Bluebells and Starch Grape.

Lily: Lilium Speciosum.

Ranunculus, Black Thorn, Columbine, White bells and a Spotted red and white underwing Moth.

Juniperus Occidentalis.

Riverbank Lupin. By Miss Drake.

Dalmatian Toadflax. By Miss Drake.

Persian Iris, iris persica and Wild Arrach, astriplex hatata with a Sword grass Moth, phalaena lucae.

Purple and White Valerian.

Fern from Plaisance Bay and American Cypress branch.

Banana Tree. Scarce. Banana with detail of blossom. From one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Golden Shot Wallflower: Erysimum Perofskianum.

Plantain Tree. Scarce. Plantain in blossom with fruit. From one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Orchid: Odontoglossum Roseum.

Pinus Contorta.

Orchid: Debrobium nobile and Thyrsacanthus Schomburgkianus. After Augusta Withers.

Chirita Mooniil, Gompholobium Venustum & Hirsutum

Rhoddeia: Capt. Champion’s Rhoddeia. After Walter Hood Fitch.

Ixia: Ochroleuca, Conica, Viridiflora, Monodelpha, Columellaris and Crispa.

Tulips elegans, retroflexa cornuta stenopetalaviridflora persica.

Sphaerospora: Imbricata, Synnotia variegata and bicolor.

Sparaxis: Pendula, Stellarus, Bicolour, Grandiflora and Lineata.

Unicorn or Bindweed Hawk Moth, sphynx tillae and the Guernsey Lily, amarylis sarniensi.

Lily: Kaffir Lily, Schizostylus Coccinea and Autumn Zephyr Lily, Zephyranthes Candida.

Madame Henry Jacotot petunia and Salvia tricolor.

Orchid: Vanda tricolor var., Vanda tricolor formosa, Vanda insignis Helveola and Mitonia spectabilis. After Augusta Withers.

Musk mallow. By Miss Drake.

Pansies: Pelargoniums. 3 Varieties. The Pope, Alice, and Emperor William.

Mammoth Bamboo in a woodland.

Didier’s Tulip: Tulip gesneriana.

Roses: Celine Forestier, Monsieur Boncenne and La France.

Oxalis Elegans: Oncidium Rigbyana.

Caryphyllius pleno, 3 variations and Caryphyllius dimidia

Begonia Canada and Privet branch with purple berries (Troene).

Dahlia: Cactus Dahlia Yuarezi.

Palm Tree: Scarce. Royal Palmeto with text. From one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Lysimachia Bulbifera: Bulb-Bearing Loosestrife.

Dahlias: Coccinea, Lutea, Paragon and Glabrata.

Camellia: Augustina superba and Caryophylloides. After Augusta Withers.

Tiger flower: Tigridia pavonia with Rigidella flammea, Ferraira divaricata and uncinata.

Mammoth Aloe in the Hills.

Melanthium (Bunchflower): With detail of flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Pinus Ponderosa.

Dianthus heddewigh: Red and white minstrels.

Chelone (Turtlehead plant): With detail of flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Sambak (Jasmine): With Semsem (Sesame) and Abelmosch (Hibiscus).

Lily: Lilium lancifolium album and Lilium lancifolium roseum. After Augusta Withers.

Petiveria (Pigeonberry): With detail of the flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Palms (Attalea): Astrocaryum Chonta, Maximiliana princeps and Cocos botroyophora with Bolivians and thatched house.

Tritonia: Squalida, Fenestra and Rosea.

Indigofera (Indigo): With detail of flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Verbascum (Mullein): With detail of the flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

Orchid: Giant-flowered dendrobium. Dendrobium formosum.

Mirabelia Meisense: Pink Mirabelia.After Walter Hood Fitch.

Palm: Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera: Men harvesting the fruit. With text in French.

Lycium (Boxthorn): With detail of flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Tulips: Single Early Tulip. Yellow Prince with variegated foliage.

Trillium Erectum (Solanium) and Solidago (Grande de Consolide).

Nepalese Lily: After Henry Moon.

Orchid: Odontoglossum Alexandrae (Crispum). Curled odontoglossum.

Fine leaved Lupin. By Miss Drake.

Mandevillea Swaveolens: Achimenes Kleeii.

Abies Williamsonii.

Maple Branch with red flowers (Erable) and American Potato bean (Apios).

Spatalanthus: Speciosus, Trichonema Speciosum, Roseum, Bulbocodium and Streptanthera elegans.

Tulips: La Triomphe, Louis XVI, Duchess of Devonshire, General Washington, Earl Spencer, La Majestieuse and Gloria Mundi.

Red Ranunculus, ranunculus asiaticus and White Thorn or Hawthorn, crataegus oxyacantha with Bluebells and a Brimstone Moth, phalena crataegate.

Chrysanthemums: La Gitana, Trophée, François and Fleurette. After Augusta Withers.

Sophora (Sun King): With detail of the flower and key in Latin. Title heightened in gold.

Orchid: Odontoglossum Vexillarium. The Flag-Like Miltoniopsis.

Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise): Set in a romanticized landscape. Native to South Africa, it was brought to the Royal Botanic Gardens in the 1780s.

Orchid: Cattleya eldorado. White oweni and pink lindeni varieties.

American Panax (Ginseng) and Soloman’s Seal (Polygonatume).

Orchid: Phalaenopsis Violacea

Cotton plants: Two types, Jack-fruit and Li Chi.

Bush Allamanda: Hothouse flowers, Allamanda Schottii and Stephanotis floribunda. After Augusta Withers.

Palms (Attalea): Martinezia truncata, Euterpe andicola and Euterpe Haenkeana with Guaranins hunting with bow and arrow.