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Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

A willow (Salix violacea): leafy and flowering branches with floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1804, after H. Andrews.

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

Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Three plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Oak (Quercus robur), hazel (Corylus avellana) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): fruiting and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Catkins. Watercolour by I. Croney, 1968.

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

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Catkins. Watercolour by I. Croney, 1968.

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

Four plant stems with catkins, all from types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Four plant stems with catkins, all from named types of willow (Salix species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.