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Eight plants, including two orchids and an iris: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Cream iris flowers. Watercolour by J. A. Sherlock, 1901.

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

Iris triflora : iris à trois fleurs / par P.J. Redouté.

Blue iris flowers. Watercolour by A. Sherlock, 1901.

Ten flowering plants, including two orchids and an iris. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.

A purple iris (Iris sambucina): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1792.

Japanese matsuzaki iris (Iris kaempferi cv.): mauve flowers and leaves. Watercolour.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

An iris; flowers and birds; two ladies, one with a baby. Ink drawings.

A flowering iris. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Seven types of iris (Iris species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.

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An iris; flowers and birds; two ladies, one with a baby. Ink drawings.

A flowering iris. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Seven types of iris (Iris species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.

Blue iris flowers. Watercolour by A. Sherlock, 1901.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.