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Golden-leaved alder (Alnus species): leafy shoot. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

A hazel or filbert plant (Corylus species): fruiting branch with separate nut and leaf. Watercolour.

The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.

Various leaf forms, leaf venation, bud arrangements and woody stems. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.

Jesus is exhibited to the people wearing a crown of thorns. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1587, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

Hazel twig (Corylus avellana) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A fruiting tree branch and enlarged single pod. Watercolour.

Autumn leaves of a beech tree (Fagus species) and two unidentified leafy stems. Watercolour.

Three plants, including two fruiting branches of a holly (Ilex species) and an Andromeda species. Watercolour.

Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

Japanese persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki) and a leafy stem of yew (Taxus species). Watercolour.

Yew (Taxus species): leafy stem with fruits. Watercolour.

Christ beaten and mocked before Caiaphas. Etching by J. Callot, 1630.

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Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

Japanese persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki) and a leafy stem of yew (Taxus species). Watercolour.

Yew (Taxus species): leafy stem with fruits. Watercolour.

Christ beaten and mocked before Caiaphas. Etching by J. Callot, 1630.