EditorialEarly-purple orchid, Orchis mascula. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialBug orchid, Anacamptis coriophora (Bug-scented orchis, Orchis coriophora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweet's The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway, London, 1826.
EditorialEria coronaria orchid (Sweet-scented hair orchis, Trichosma suavis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards' Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London, Ridgeway, 1842.
EditorialMan orchid, Orchis anthropophora (Aceras antrhopophorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialGreen-winged orchid or green-veined orchid, Anacamptis morio (Orchis morio). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialMilitary orchid, Orchis militaris. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialEarly march orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata (Palmated orchis, Orchis palmata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816.
EditorialWestern marsh orchid, Dactylorhiza majalis (Orchis majalis). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialAnacamptis morio subsp. longicornu (Long flat-spurred orchis, Orchis longicornu). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweet's The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway, London, 1828.
EditorialSpotted leaved orchis-like lachenalia, Lachenalia orchioides. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis' Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1810.
EditorialLoose-flowered orchid or green-winged meadow orchid, Anacamptis laxiflora (Orchis laxiflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialButterfly orchid, Anacamptis papilionacea (Orchis papilionaceae). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialRound-headed orchid, Traunsteinera globosa (Orchis globosa). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialLady orchid, Orchis purpurea (Orchis fusca). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendal's German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871.
EditorialMan orchid, Orchis anthropophora (Green man orchis, Ophrys anthropophora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
EditorialFly orchid, Ophrys insectifera (Fly orchis, Ophrys muscifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
EditorialEarly spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Spider orchis, Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
EditorialFragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea (Aromatic orchis, Orchis conopsea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
EditorialBurnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
EditorialMilitary orchis, Orchis militaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
EditorialRoyal candles, Veronica spicata subsp. orchidea (Orchis-flowered speedwell, Veronica orchidea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis' continuation of William Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London, ...
EditorialLesser butterfly orchis, Platanthera bifolia (Orchis bifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
EditorialLeafy orchid, Dactylorhiza foliosa (Leafy-spiked orchis, Orchis foliosa). Native to Madeira. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register," London, Ridgway, 1834. Sara...
EditorialEarly purple or male orchid, Orchis mascula, with flower, stalk, leaf and bulb. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet's "La Flore Medicale," Paris...
EditorialPurple orchis or purple-hooded orchis, Galearis spectabilis (showy American orchis, Orchis spectabilis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Swan after a botanical illustration by William Jackson Hooker from his own "Exotic Flora," Blackwood, Edin...
EditorialTwo-coloured barrel-orchis, Acanthophippium bicolor. Native to Ceylon, Sri Lanka. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register," London, Ridgway, 1834. Sarah Anne Drak...