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

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

English Fungi: 1, 2, 3 Agaricus comatus 4 Agaricus oreades 5 Agaricus Dryophilus

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

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

Pineau Gris grape of Alsace.

Silver Rock Melon.

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

Coe’s Goldendrop.

Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

Raspberries: Rivers’ Hornet, Sweet Yellow Antwerp and Baumforth’s Seedling. After May Rivers.

Seventeen varieties of Gooseberries.

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

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

Apples: Braddock’s Nonpareil, King of Pipins and Belle de Pontoise. After May Rivers.

Grenache Noir grape of the Rhone.

Marguerite and La Constante.

Bananas, Jangomas Plum and Brindon Apple.

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

Spring Grove Peach with inset of stone.

Grenache Blanc grape of the Rhone.

Jaqueira (Jackfuit) branch & fruit: With Mangueira (Mango) branch & fruit and Mogoreira (Jasmine) flower.

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

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

Strawberries: Frogmore late pine, Sir Joseph Paxton and Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury. After May Rivers.

Early Joe.

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

Royal George.

Ribis Rubrum and Hollandische Albessen.

Rubus: Raspberries, blackberries and their flowers.

Agaricus Arvensis (Horse mushroom). Edible.

Van Leyden Pippin.

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

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

Cocoa and Naseberry (Manilkara zapota)

Sugar Apples: Asafreira with flower, Ateira with fruit (Ata) and Beteliera plant.

Semillon grape of Bordeaux.

Figs: White Marseilles, Toulousienne, Negro Largo, Violette de Bordeaux and Bourjasotte Grise. After May Rivers.

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

English Fungi: 1, 2 Agaricus Orcella 3 Agaricus rubescens

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

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

Grapes: Black Hamberg.

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

Melon: Polignac Melon.

Peach and Nectarine: On one branch with detail of fruit cross. Engraved by John Pass.

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

Grapes: White Sweet Water Grape.

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Flowering scarlet runner bean and pea pod.

Aramon grape of Languedoc-Roussillon.

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

Bilimbeira branch, fruit and flowers, Cashew (Cajieyera) branch fruit and flowers and Cinnamon tree (Canellier).

Gooseberries: Green Gages, Red and Yellow Champagnes, Whitesmith and Red Warrington. After May Rivers.

Lombard (Enfarine Noir) grape from Jura.

Nelson’s Glory.

Banana Tree: Musa Coccinea: Bannier a fleurs ecarlates. Plate 307 from Redoute’s Les Liliacées

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

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

Blimbii(Cucumber fruit tree), Durion fruit tree, Pepper plant, Sage and Houndstooth herbs. with key

English Fungi: 1 Plyporous frondosus 2 Agaricus nebularis 3,4,5 Agaricus exquisitus.

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

Water Apples: Jamboyera branch, fruit and flowers, Jambo branch, fruit and flowers, and Jamboleira branch fruit and flowers.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape of Bordeaux.

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

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

Agaricus Rubescens (Blusher mushroom). Edible.

Melon: Scarlet-fleshed Rock Melon.

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

Oranges: Blood Orange, Sustain Orange and Tangerine. After May Rivers.

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

English Fungi: 1, 2 Boletus scaber 3, 4, 5 Boletus luridus

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

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.

Plums: Belle de Louvain and Boulouf.

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

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

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

English Fungi: 1 Agaricus prunulus 2 Agaricus personatus

Pears: Brown Beurree, Golden Beurree and Colmar.

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

Paperyera (Papaya) tree, flower & fruit: With Guaiavier (Guava) branch, flower, fruit and Poivrier (Flowering Pepper) branch.

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

Pears: Saint Germain, Colmar and Brown Beurree.

Cherries: Morello, Late Black Bigarreau, Bigarreau noir de Gueben and Mayduke. After May Rivers.

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

Poisonous Fungi: Eight types of poisonous mushrooms with key.

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

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

Elderberry: Sambucus rosea, spuria aquaica, humili foliis eleganter, laciniato folio, vulgaris flore foloso monstrosa.

Peach and Nectarine: Branches with fruit and a Horseshoe moth. Engraved by John Pass.

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

Reine Claude Violette.

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

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

Currants: Black Currant, Dutch Red and Dutch White.

Agaricus (two varieties), Russula and Lentinus.

Edible Mushrooms: Twenty-nine edible species. Smith, originally an archaeologist, became known for his illustrations and writings on fungi and was influential in the relatively new science of mycology.

Edible Fungi: Eight types of non-poisonous mushrooms with key.

Annona: Papaw (Trifid fruited Custard Apple). Engraved by John Pass.

Globe, White and Purple Jerusalem Artichokes.

Gentil rose (Gewurztraminer) grape from Alsace.

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

Grapes: Black Hamburg.Black Alicante and Buckland Sweetwater.

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

English Fungi: 1 Helvella lacunosa 2 Clavaria amethystina 3 Clavaria coralloidesc 4 Agaricus delicosus 5 Clavearia cinerea 6 Clavaria rugosa.

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

Double White Avant.

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

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

Papaw (Custard Apple): Branch with fruit and Carabus insects. Engraved by John Pass.

Apples: Lane’s Prince Albert, Allen’s Everlasting and Chelmsford Wonder. After May Rivers.

Currant: Ribes fructo albo, vulgaris hortensis fructu incarnata, hortensis fructu minoree carneo, fructu rubro, officinarum fructu majore rubente, vulgaris acidus ruber, fructu nigro.

Greenhouse, circular conservatory and common conservatory.

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

Cherries: Kentish or Flemish, English Bearer and Carnation.