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2 B & W Photographs of Double Murillo Tulip (Keizerkroon): 1. Showing 2 flowers with leaves, front reads 'Double Tulip Murillo with sport Keizerkroon (from Botanic Garden regents Park) March 31st 1922. 2. Showing 2 flowers from above.

3 Paintings: 1. Individual Tropaeolum flowers in 2 rows of 5 painted flower heads (watercolour), shades of red, orange and yellow, on 3 pieces of white card mounted on cream card (37 x17 cm); signed 'HCO', Aug 18th [19]33. Back inscribed 'Paint on Photo' but looks like a painting. Inscribed on mount referring to colours; 'orange-scarlet', 'chocolate', 'primrose', 'salmon', 'pink (magenta)' and 'yellow'. NB: JIC library catalogue (ref 4B) refers to 4 strips, unclear if this is referring to same item. 2. Tropaeolum petal paintings: on 2 pieces of white card: a) 21.2 x 16.4, petals in shades or cream, yellow, orange, pink and red/purple in 3 rows of 6, 7 and 1: inscribed 'plum? deep red spot', 'scarlet on plum?', 'yellow', 'plum? pink spot', 'deep red', 'pink', 'orange scarlet','deep red on yellow', 'chocolate', and number refs. b)13.6 x 7.7, petals in 2 rows of 4 and 2 petals in various shades of pink/red, inscribed 'bright pink on dark leaves', pink reddish', 'salmon, ground too yellow', 'carmine, bright purple', 'scarlet t[....] stigma?' , signed 'HCO' Aug 18th [19]33. Inscribed 'fine brush'' on back. Photographs: 2 hand-coloured and 4 black and white. 1. Hand-coloured on black ground, white border, 21.8 x16.4 cm, depicting 3 flower heads (stems in small glass tubes) in yellow (x2) and pink (x1) labeled 25/30, 4/30 and 3/30. Signed on back 'HCO' Sep 1930. 2. Hand-coloured on black ground, 21.8 x 8.1 cm, depicting 4 flower heads (stems in small glass tubes) in alternate yellow and orange, labelled '/30, 2/30, 31 and 21/30. Signed on back 'HCO' Sep 1930. 3. As above (2.) in black and white on black ground x 2. 1 signed on back 'HCO' Sep 1930. 4. 2 x near identical black and white photographs depicting 3 flower heads (stems in small glass tubes) labeled 25/30, 4/30, 3/30. 1 signed on back 'HCO' Sep 1930. These are b & w versions of the hand-coloured photograph (1.) above.

2 x watercolour paintings of tropaeolum: 1. Watercolour on white board, 15 x 20.1, depicting a double tropaeolum, yellow petals with flecks of orange on a single stem and a single leaf drawn separately next to it, signed 'HCO' 'Sep 18', inscribed 1918 in left corner crossed out. 2. Watercolour on white board, 23.7 x 16.4, depicting a 5 images of a double tropaeolum, yellow petals with 3 of the double inner petals in green unopened, 4 images of flower at different angles on single stem and 1 with stem and leaf. Inscribed 'outdoor, single _double', 'greenhouse some flowers different position', signed 'HCO'.

Primulas: Primrose (Yellow): Primula kewensis. For research on diploid and tetraploid hybrids in Primula. Originals of Illustrations for colour plates in W C F Newton & Caroline Pellew, 'Primula kewensis and its derivatives', Journal of Genetics, vol XX no 3 (Jan 1929), pp 405-67 1. Card with 8 individual paintings of yellow primula (glued onto card) depicting leaves and flowers at different angles/stages of development. Inscribed in pencil with a numbering system and 'figs. 14-19', possibly related to a publication. Back inscribed 'Plate III'. 2. Card with 8 individual paintings of yellow primula (glued onto card) depicting leaves and flowers at different angles/stages of development. Inscribed in pencil with a numbering system, possibly related to a publication. Back inscribed 'Plate II'. Illustrations for colour plates for: W C F Newton & Caroline Pellew, 'Primula kewensis and its derivatives', Journal of Genetics, vol XX no 3 (Jan 1929), pp 405-67 3. Individual paintings x3 painted on small pieces of white card: depicting: a. whole plant of Primula kewensis? b. a single leaf c. 4 x individual petals of Primula verticillata (donated by Peter Matthews). a. and b. show signs of having been glued to card. These are from plate XI for the same publication (above), figs. 3 and 4

1. Watercolour on paper (26.5 x 18.1 cm): 7 paintings of individual Pelargononium flowers in shades of white and pink: varieties 'Escot', 'Escot's Roots', 'Mrs Gordon', '<Hrog's> Root', 'Pearl' (2), 'Thibaut' (inscribed in pencil around edge). Painted on black paper with cream border annotated in pencil. Each flower is in a perforated card circle. Bottom reads 'hand paint', no date or signature. (Cat. ref. 5D9) 2.Watercolour or painted photograph on card (14.3 x 9.7 cm): single white/red pelargonium flower painted on grey/mauve circle, cream card. Inscribed in pencil '164/20, Pearl root x Mrs Gordon, signed HCO, dated June 1921. Back inscribed 'another one I painted before' and 'better photo'. (Cat. ref 2.2,a) 3.Watercolour on cream card (13 x 15.1 cm) of two pelargonium flowers in pink/purple and red, inscribed in pencil, 'Don juan 90/20, May' and '91/20 Don juan', not signed, dated May 1922 (?Cat ref. 2.2., b) 4.Watercolour on cream card (9.5 x 18.2 cm) of two pelargonium flowers in white/purple and pink/red, inscribed in pencil, '(KB x Escot), 11/21, 11/21, alm same as 8/21' and '(Escot's root x KB), 13/21', signed HCO, dated May 1922. 5. Painted photograph of a white/pink/purple pelargonium flower on silver/black background, back inscribed 'Escot, 7 C, Intermediate [P?]ew form), Leaf cutting'. No date. 6. Postcard: painted photograph of a white/pink/ pelargonium flower on silver/black background NB. Most of these belong to the 'Bouvardia, Pelargonium' Album (HCO/1/4/1/2)

Bundle of 4 items: Unsure if 3. and 4. related. 1. Photograph, black and white: flower head, back inscribed in pencil 'Pel Double New Life, two showing emergence of the cowl? note two simple flowers, dated 16.6.27. 2. Photograph, black and white: petals arranged in a circle with stalk at bottom, inscribed in pencil 'Pel Double New Life,one of the sprouting flo[wer] shown on other photo', dated 16.6.27. 3. Diagram drawing on tracing paper of flower petals, colour coded for purple and pale mauve. 4. Painting of two flower heads, on white card (10.2 x 6.5) 4 petals in deep orange and yellow, inscribed in pencil '25/26, dated may 1927.

11 watercolour painings of Calceolaria (Slipperwort): 1. Watercolour on white card (19.7 x 17 cm), depicting a sprig of yellow Calceolaria, inscribed below 'vvigata x cana 22/14'. No date. 2. Watercolour (x 2): pair of watercolours attached by tape, larger painting (2.a) brown board/card (27.2 x 24.6 cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed 'augustifolia x dentata, 25/14'. Smaller attached painting (2.b) on white card depicts a sprig of leaves, inscribed '25/14'. No date. 3. Watercolour on brown board/card (30.6 x 25.5 cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed 'dentata x plantaginea, 27/14'. Note: catalogue ref.5C.3 suggests this was a pair as above (2.a & b), smaller painting missing (Mar 2024). No date. 4.Watercolour (x 2): pair of watercolours attached by tape, larger painting (4.a) brown board/card (23.4 x 19.0 cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed 'dentata x integrifolia, 43/14'. Smaller attached painting (4.b) on white card depicts a sprig of leaves, inscribed '43/14'. No date. 5. Watercolour on brown board/card (22.9 x13.3cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed 'factuscaefolia x plantaginea, 59/15'. No date. 6. Watercolour (x 2): pair of watercolours attached by tape, larger painting (6.a) brown board/card (25.5 x 19.0 cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed 'dentata selfed, 2/14'. Smaller attached painting (6.b) on white card depicts a sprig of leaves, inscribed 'dentata selfed, 2/14'. No date. 7. Watercolour on brown board/card (27.1 x 34.6cm) depicting a spray of yellow Calceolaria on grey/green background, inscribed '31/14', signed HCO. No date. 8. Watercolour on cream paper, depicting two flower sprigs of three yellow Calceolaria crenatiflora petals, middle one elongated, inscribed 'II.V.1912, Peloric flower on c. crenatiflora', 1912.

14 black and white photographs of pea flowers and pods, 1 x 10.7 x 16.5 cm and 13 x 21.5 x 16.7 cm. No inscriptions or dates.