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Orange Peach, amygdalus perssica with the Small Ermine Moth, phalena euonymella.

Potatoes: Queen of the Veldt, Aidrondack, Dalmeny Red and Ninetyfold.

Boletus Flavus (Greville’s Bolete) and Boletus Viscidus (Sticky Boletus). Edible.

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

Apples: Four Varieties. Conpenden Rouge & Blanche, Embroidered Pippin, Lemon Pippen.

Pineapple: Sugarloaf pineapple with Brentus and bruchus insects. Engraved by John Pass.

Nectarine and Almond: Orange Nectarine, Sweet Almond and Creeping Almond.

Horticulture: Training and Grafting.1. One year pruned 2. Second year 3. Third year trained 4. Cleft Grafting 5. Mixed Grafting 6. Extreme grafting.

Agaricus Rubescens (Blusher mushroom). Edible.

Nelson’s Glory.

French beans: Runner beans, Dwarf beans and Climbing beans.

Watermelon: With Acharia Moth (Acharia ophelians, caterpillar, chrysalis and pupa. After Maria Sybilla Merian. Engraved by John Pass.

Apple:Codling Apple, pyrus malus and a Codling moth, phalena pomonella.

Van Leyden Pippin.

Senkyrke Sweden.

Grenache Blanc grape of the Rhone.

Queen Pine from one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Russula (two varieties), Bulgaria, Agaricus, Coprinus and Hygrophorus.

Seventeen varieties of Gooseberries.

Beetroot: Pragnell’s Exhibition; Red Globe and Covent Garden Red,

Ribis Rubrum and Hollandische Albessen.

Papaya and Guava: Trees and fruit with a flowering Pepper.

Royal George.

Semillon grape of Bordeaux.

Cherries: Honey Cherry, prunus cerasus and the Brindled Beauty Moth, lycia hirtaria.

Fig (Ficus caricae): Dissection of the Fruit and seed: With detailed description in Latin.

Melon: Scarlet-fleshed Rock Melon.

Agaricus Campestris (Field mushroom). Edible.

Figs: Four varieties: Brown Malta, White Marseilles Purple, Brown Naples or Italie,

Cocunut Tree and Cocos: With Orange (Tranja), Carandas Plum and Star fruit (Carambolus) trees and fruit.

Melon: Polignac Melon.

Plum: Prunus Domestica.With detail of blossom and crossection of stone.

Early Joe.

Grenache Noir grape of the Rhone.

Plums: Drap d’Or, White Gage, Blue Gage and Green Gage.

Marguerite and La Constante.

Globe, White and Purple Jerusalem Artichokes.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape of Bordeaux.

Gentil rose (Gewurztraminer) grape from Alsace.

Apple: Gypsy Apple (Pyrus Malus) with detail of blossom and cross-section of fruit.

Horticulture: Peach House. 1. Ground plan 2. transverse section of the underground works 3. upper section.

1. Fungus infundibuliformis a-c life cycle, 2.- 8 unnamed varieties 9. Puff mushroom.

Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

Cherries: Tradescant Cherry, Millet’s Duke and Amber Heart.

Boletus Granulatus (Weeping bolete) and Boletus Elegans (Greville’s bolete) Edible.

Spring Grove Peach with inset of stone.

Plums: Cherry Plum, Laurence Plum, French Orlean and Common Orlean.

Chilli Plant: With details of the male parts of the plant.

Avocado (Persea Americana) and Granadille (Passion flower).

Salad: Cress, Mustard and Endives; Pancliere and Batavian.

Agaricus (two varieties), Peziza (two varieties), Hirneola, Amanita and Hygrophorus.

British Fungi: Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

Reine Claude Violette.

Cocoa and Naseberry (Manilkara zapota)

Horticulture: Greenhouse, circular conservatory and common conservatory.

British Fungi: Agaricus (three varieties), Peziza and Polyporus.

Apples: Robertson’s Pippin, Blanchard’s Pippin, Lemon Pippin, Aromatic Pippin and Embroidered Pippin.

British Fungi: Cantharellus, Peziza (two varieties), Polyporus, Agaricus and Lycoperdon.

Currants: Black Currant, Dutch Red and Dutch White.

Peach: Imperatrice Nectarine, Pitmaston Orange D. and Walburton Admirable Peach. After Augusta Withers.

Peaches: Millet’s Minion, Super Royal and Double Swalsh.

British Fungi: Stereum, Polyporus Albus, Periza Cupularis, Periza Cerea, Polyporus Lucidus and Lycoperdon.

Breadfruit: From Capt James Cook’s First Voyage. After Sydney Parkinson.

Pears: Virgoulle, Striped Vert Longue, Swan’s Egg and Pear d’Auch.

Agaricus Arvensis (Horse mushroom). Edible.

Flowering scarlet runner bean and pea pod.

Rhubarb: The Sutton, Linneaus, Early Albert and Victoria.

Agaricus (two varieties), Russula and Lentinus.

Double White Avant.

Pineau Gris grape of Alsace.

Hatfield Plum, prunnus domestica and a Great Tiger Moth, phalena caja.

Nectarines: Claremont, Homerton’s White, Ford’s Black and Genoa.

Pears: Brown Beurree, Golden Beurree and Colmar.

Grapes: Black Hamburg.Black Alicante and Buckland Sweetwater.

Cherries: Kentish or Flemish, English Bearer and Carnation.

Lombard (Enfarine Noir) grape from Jura.

Horticulture: Forcig Frame and Grapery. 1,2. angles of altitude and elevation of roof 3, 4 .Forcing Frames 5. grapery in Barnstaple 6. grapery back wall.

Cucumbers: Ridge, Dises resister, Telegraph, Lockies Perfection.

Plum: Late Diamond and Reine Claude du Comte Hathem.

Aecidium and Agaricus: Aecidium abietinum, elatinum, columnare, viola, and Agaricus scabellus, vitellum, tricolour, porphyria and lepidomyces. Engraved by John Pass.

British Fungi: Coprinus, Polyporus, Geoglossum, Clavaria, Bovista, Thelephora and Agaricus.

delete Sweet and Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum and grossum. With 19 specimens of Carabus beetles.

Sorbe or Service apple: Tree branch, whole fruit and segment purchased at Hammersmith market in 1752

Grapes: Black Hamberg.

Bananas, Jangomas Plum and Brindon Apple.

Pears: Saint Germain, Colmar and Brown Beurree.

Boletus igniarius and Frondosius, Blasia pusilla, Buxbaumia aphylla and Byssus fulva.

Agaricus Gambiosus (St George’s mushroom). Edible.

Ribis Nigrum.

Plums: Coes Golden Drop, Reine Calude Violette, Kirkes and Jefferson. After Augusta Withers.

Aramon grape of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Carissa Carandas (Christ’s Thorn): With 10 Species of Cantharis (Soldier Beetle).

Apples: Rhenet, Margill and Pippin.

Dacrymyces, Reticularia, Scleroderma, Tremella, Bulgaria, Agaricus and Boletus.

Great Mogul Plum, prunnus domestica with the Angle-shades Moth, phalena meticulosa.

Coe’s Goldendrop.

Silver Rock Melon.

Morels: Esculent Morel, Stinking Morel with Sea Canary Grass.

Grapes: White Sweet Water Grape.

Horticulture: Pineapple House (Pinery). 1. Ground plan 2. longitudinal section with young plants 3. transverse section 4. mason work 5. carron register 6. transverse section of

Plums: Belle de Louvain and Boulouf.