Rosa centifolia 'Muscosa' Lilian Snelling

Rosa centifolia 'Muscosa' Lilian SnellingThis is an original watercolour by William Curtis produced for reproduction in Curtis's Botanical Magazine. William Curtis founded the magazine in 1787 after he left the Chelsea Physic Garden to establish his own botanic garden in Lambeth Marsh. The magazine continued under the same title until 1983.

some including insects

Watercolour of Amelanchier ovalis by John Curtis

This is an original watercolour of a Delphinium by John Curtis produced for reproduction in Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Rose by Graham Stuart Thomas

The magazine continued under the same title until 1983

Watercolour by Willliam Hooker of Knights Yellow Crab

Watercolour on paper of Tulipa identified as 'von Aerench'

Two of these volumes are in the Lindley Library collections

This is taken from one of ten volumes known as Hooker's Fruits which were commissioned by the RHS to help reform the nomenclature of cultivated fruit

Colour engraving of 'Grenadille a grappes' by P

Watercolour on paper by Augusta Innes Withers of Plum varieties

Rosa rubiginosa (rose)