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This page represents only a small part of our collection of original Antique prints of Fruit, Vegetables & Mushrooms. Please click on an image to see it in high-resolution, with details of the work itself.  For enquiries and purchases, please do contact us.

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

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

Ribis Nigrum.

Lombard (Enfarine Noir) grape from Jura.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senkyrke Sweden.

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

Grapes: Black Hamberg.

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

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

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

Royal George.

Melon: Scarlet-fleshed Rock Melon.

Currants: Black Currant, Dutch Red and Dutch White.

Agaricus Rubescens (Blusher mushroom). Edible.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape of Bordeaux.

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

Grapes: Black Hamburg.Black Alicante and Buckland Sweetwater.

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

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

Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

1, 2. Agaricus atramentarius. 3. Agaricus melleus.

Van Leyden Pippin.

Grenache Noir grape of the Rhone.

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

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

Pears: Saint Germain, Colmar and Brown Beurree.

Pears: Brown Beurree, Golden Beurree and Colmar.

Plums: Belle de Louvain and Boulouf.

1, 2. Fistulina hepatica 3, 4, 5. Helvella esculenta. 6. Morchella esculenta.

Agaricus procerus.

Agaricus Campestris (Field mushroom). Edible.

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Flowering scarlet runner bean and pea pod.

1, 2. Boletus edulis. 3, 4. Agaricus heterophyllus.

Cherries: Kentish or Flemish, English Bearer and Carnation.

Pineau Gris grape of Alsace.

Seventeen varieties of Gooseberries.

Silver Rock Melon.

Grapes: White Sweet Water Grape.

1. Cantharellus cibarius. 2. Tuber æstivum. 3, 4. Hydnum repandum. 5. Lycoperdon pyriforme.

Spring Grove Peach with inset of stone.

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

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

Ribis Rubrum and Hollandische Albessen.

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

Gentil rose (Gewurztraminer) grape from Alsace.

Bananas, Jangomas Plum and Brindon Apple.

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

Globe, White and Purple Jerusalem Artichokes.

Grenache Blanc grape of the Rhone.

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

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

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

Double White Avant.

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

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

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

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

Agaricus (two varieties), Russula and Lentinus.

Reine Claude Violette.

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

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

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

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

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

Aramon grape of Languedoc-Roussillon.

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

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

Early Joe.

Greenhouse, circular conservatory and common conservatory.

Melon: Polignac Melon.

Thimbleberry: Flowering branch with thimbleberry fruit. By WB Booth.

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

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.

Jackfruit and Mangos: With trees, fruit and a flowering branch of Jasmine.

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

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

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

Coe’s Goldendrop.

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

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

Marguerite and La Constante.

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

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

Semillon grape of Bordeaux.

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

Cocoa and Naseberry (Manilkara zapota)

Plum: Flowering branch with greengage or damson plum. By Sarah Ann Drake.

Nelson’s Glory.

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

Agaricus ostreatus.

Queen Pine from one of the earliest works on Barbados.

Agaricus Arvensis (Horse mushroom). Edible.

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

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

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