| Description | English: Tulips, adapted from a decoration by Hans Christiansen for the magazine Jugend |
| Date | 1899 |
| Source | Adapted from a decoration in Jugend 1899 Nr. 18 |
| Author | Hans Christiansen |
Tulips by Hans Christiansen
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Chanson de printemps, par F. H. Kaemmerer
| Description | English: “Spring Song,” by F. H. Kaemmerer |
| Date | 1886 |
| Source | Les Lettres et les arts (https://archive.org/details/p2leslettresetle1886pariuoft/page/90/mode/2up) |
| Author | Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer |
Dieffenbachia picturata (Dieffenbachia seguine)
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| Description |
English: Dieffenbachia picturata (synonym of D. seguine) from an 1892 magazine
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| Date | |
| Source | L’Illustration horticole (https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_36350_lillustrationhorticolev391892/page/n21) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Alocasia reginae
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| Description |
English: Botanical illustration of Alocasia reginae from an 1885 horticultural magazine
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| Date | |
| Source | L’Illustration horticole (https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_36358_lillustrationhorticolev321885/page/n3) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Greenhouse with Geraniums
| Description |
English: Colored photograph of the geranium trial greenhouse of R. Vincent, Jr., and Sons of White Marsh, Maryland
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| Date | |
| Source | R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons catalogue (https://archive.org/details/CAT31290368/page/2) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Cattleya ‘Venus’
| Description |
English: Cattleya Venus, a hybrid illustrated in an 1895 catalogue
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| Date | |
| Source | Catalogue of Charlesworth & Co (https://archive.org/details/CharlesworthCom00CharK/page/12) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Dutch Girl Crossing Stream with Basket of Flowers
| Description |
English: Dutch girl crossing a stream with a basket of flowers, adapted from the cover of an 1895 bulb catalogue
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| Date | |
| Source | Dreer’s Catalogue, Autumn 1895 (https://archive.org/details/dreersautumncata1895henr/page/n1) |
| Author | Anonymous |
Water-Lily Eugenia de Land
Fat Round Purple Eggplant
| Description |
English: Illustration of an eggplant variety from a 1909 catalogue
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| Date | |
| Source | Vilmorin-Andrieux: Catalogue général 1909 (https://archive.org/details/Vilmorin1909G/page/n17) |
| Author | Anonymous illustrator |
Azalea nudiflora (Rhododendron calendulaceum) by M. P. Bessa
| Description |
English: Azalea nudiflora (now Rhododendron calendulaceum) in an 1820 illustration
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| Date | |
| Source | Herbier général de l’amateur |
| Author | M. P. Bessa |