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

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

Aramon grape of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Reine Claude Violette.

Queen Pine from one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Pears: Saint Germain, Colmar and Brown Beurree.

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

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

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

Agaricus Arvensis (Horse mushroom). Edible.

Plums: Belle de Louvain and Boulouf.

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

Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

Spring Grove Peach with inset of stone.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape of Bordeaux.

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

Melon: Scarlet-fleshed Rock Melon.

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

Currants: Black Currant, Dutch Red and Dutch White.

Gentil rose (Gewurztraminer) grape from Alsace.

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

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

Marguerite and La Constante.

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

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

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

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

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

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

Grapes: White Sweet Water Grape.

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

Pineau Gris grape of Alsace.

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

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

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

Nelson’s Glory.

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

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

Ribis Nigrum.

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

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

Ribis Rubrum and Hollandische Albessen.

Globe, White and Purple Jerusalem Artichokes.

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

Agaricus Campestris (Field mushroom). Edible.

Grenache Blanc grape of the Rhone.

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

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

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

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

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

Grapes: Black Hamburg.Black Alicante and Buckland Sweetwater.

Agaricus (two varieties), Russula and Lentinus.

Van Leyden Pippin.

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

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

Royal George.

Early Joe.

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

Grapes: Black Hamberg.

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

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

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

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

Cherries: Kentish or Flemish, English Bearer and Carnation.

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.

Cocoa and Naseberry (Manilkara zapota)

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

Flowering scarlet runner bean and pea pod.

Double White Avant.

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

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

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

Horticulture: Greenhouse, circular conservatory and common conservatory.

Silver Rock Melon.

Semillon grape of Bordeaux.

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

Coe’s Goldendrop.

Lombard (Enfarine Noir) grape from Jura.

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

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

Pears: Brown Beurree, Golden Beurree and Colmar.

Senkyrke Sweden.

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

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

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

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

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

Bananas, Jangomas Plum and Brindon Apple.

Melon: Polignac Melon.

Grenache Noir grape of the Rhone.

Seventeen varieties of Gooseberries.

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

Apples: Rhenet, Margill and Pippin.

Agaricus Rubescens (Blusher mushroom). Edible.

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

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

Plum: Late Diamond and Reine Claude du Comte Hathem.

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

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

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