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Leaves (Primulas?)
HCO/1/1/12 · Reeks · c 1920-1942
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Two paintings of leaf rosettes. Possibly primulas: 1. Rosette of leaves, painted black background, paper on brown card (29.5 x 23.3 cm). 2. Rosette of leaves, on white paper on cream card (20.4 x 17.0 cm). Also see HCO/1/1/9 (2.)

HCO/1/1/18 · Reeks · c 1920-1942
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock
  1. Small painting of a strawberry flower, black background on white card (10.3 x 7.6 cm), back inscribed 'Strawberry, chiloensis'. 2. Large (38.8 x 26.1 cm) colour photograph of an Iris. 3. Painting: paintings of Tropaeolum and Begonia on white card. Probably NOT Osterstock.
HCO/1/2/1 · Stuk · Mar 1929
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Framed Painting of Chinese primrose, genetic diagram showing variety of colours of flowers and leaves, letters Jj repeated representing dominant/recessive genes, signed and dated March 1929. Cat. description: Framed painting: genetics of leaf, stalk and flower pigmentation in Primula Sinensis: 2 leaves, 2 individual flowers for each combination. March 1929 (attribution and date below, not HC Osterstock's hand). [colour has probably faded when on display]

Painting of Victoria Plums
HCO/1/3/1 · Stuk · c1940-1942
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Paintings (watercolour?) of plums on board (44.5 x 35.5 cm): 18 watercolours of plums on individual white card pasted to cream board (each approx. 4.5 x 8 cm), entitled (bottom, middle) 'Seedlings from Prunus Domestica, var. Victoria, selfed'. Top row: top left: two black plums on a leafed branch labelled ''Prunus spinosa 2n=32'; top middle: one apricot coloured plum labelled 'Prunus Domestica var. Victoria, 2n =48'; top right: two plums; one yellow and one purple, labelled 'Prunus Duaricata 2n +16'. Below these are three rows of five individual plums in a variety of colours (red, orange, yellow, green, black and purple) numbered from left to right: top row: 36, 35, 46, 358, 23; midd. row: 5, 143, 35, 186, 71; bott. row: 217, 81, 23, 10, 144. Published in: MB Crane 'Cultivated plants of the past, present, and future', in Endeavour 2 (1943).

Painting of 8 plums, framed
HCO/1/3/8 · Stuk · c1940-1942
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Eight paintings of single plums by H C Osterstock pasted together on white card and framed. Each painting on paper between 6.5 x 6 cm and 9 x 7.5 cm, with separate typed labels. Three rows: Row 1 (top): one painting, Prunus Domestica (Prince Englebert); Row 2: five paintings, 'Seedlings from Prince Englebert Selfed; 438, 428, 421, 445, 442'; Row 3 (bottom): two paintings: 'Seedlings from Pershore Selfed; 516, 505', c. 1930s. Frame measures 48 x 38 cm.

HCO/1/4/1/3 · Stuk · 1918-1926
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Album: (41.5 x 27.3 cm), brown card cover with metal hinges, entitled Myosotis (Forget-me-not), Verbena, photo mount style pages with a mix of watercolour paintings, black and white and hand-coloured photographs on paper and card. Pg.1: 4 x Watercolours. 1. - 2. Two paintings on squares of white card glued together of a single Myosotis flower, one in pink with thin blue stripes and one vice versa, both dated May 1925. 3. Painting of a Myosotis sprig with three flowers in shades of blue and pink, dated April 1925. 4. Painting of a single Myosotis flower, white with blue speckles, dated April 1925. Pg.2: 2 x Photographs: 1. Hand-coloured photograph of Myosotis in a pot, flowers coloured pake pink. No date. 2. B & w photograph (as/similar to above). Pg.3: 1 x Postcard and 1 x Photograph: 1. Postcard showing a photograph of a white Myosotis with 'Pride of Zurich, May: [19]18 written in white. 2. B & w photograph of a single Myosotis flower, no date. Pg.4: 1 x Painting and 1 x Photograph: 1. Painting of two single Verbena flowers in white and violet, inscribed 'Verbena Malconetti x 3' (left) and 'ordinary' (right), dated Sep 1926. 2. B & w photograph of three Verbena flowers, probably used for painting above, back inscribed '3 times natural size, Verbena Malconetti, Sep 1926'. Loose Items: 1. Two paintings on black card glued together on white paper, depicting sprigs of Myosotis in white with blue stripes (left) and blue with white stripes (right), inscribed around edge 'enlarge about 3 times' (top left), 'blue really more as shown in reverse' (top right), ''May - 18 Pride of Zurich (reversed)' (bottom left), 'Pride of Zurich, May 14th 18' (bottom right). Back inscribed 'duet[?] show different colour', 'Pride of Zurich, May 18'. 2. Coloured drawings of Myosotis, two sprigs and two rows of five single flowers in various percentages of blue and pink. Back inscribed 'Enlarge from forget-me-not'. No date. 3. Black ink drawing as above but with three rows of three single flowers.

Antirrhinum (Snapdragons)
HCO/1/4/1/4 · Stuk · 1922-1923
Part of Herbert Charles Osterstock

Album: (41.5 x 27.3 cm), brown card cover, 5 pages loose inside, entitled 'Antirrhinum', photo mount style pages with b & w photographs. Pg.1: 2 x Photographs: 1. B & w photograph of Antirrhinums in two pots, back inscribed ' cuttings showing the structure intermediate between "sepals" & leaves to be found on the early growth of the cuttings', dated Nov 1922. 2. B & w photograph of Antirrhinum in one pot labelled 'Abnormal Ant.', back inscribed 'Basal cutting from abnormal plant showing no tendency to abnormality. Grows normally but at flowering time it shows same abnormality as the other siblings', dated Nov [19]22. Pg.2: 3 x Photographs: 1. B & w photograph of Antirrhinum in one pot labelled 'Abnormal Ant Stem Cuttings 5.'. Back reads 'cutting from stem showing a tendency to abnormality', Nov [19]22. 2. B & w photograph of Antirrhinum in one pot labelled 'Abnormal Ant Stem Cuttings' Back inscribed with a description of the abnormal growth. Not dated. 3. B & w photograph of Antirrhinum in one pot labelled 'Abnormalant Practeate Cuttings, Nov 22'. Back reads 'A cutting from "sepaloid "stem etc. Pg.3: 2 x Photographs (1 missing?): 1. B & w photograph showing flowering stem of Antirrhinum. Back reads 'Antirrhinum , original plant' Dated Sep 1922. 2. B & w photograph showing unopened flowering stem of Antirrhinum. Back reads 'Antirrhinum , original plant' Dated Sep 1922. Pg 4: 3 x Photographs: 1. B & w photograph showing Antirrhinum plant growing from ground, top in flower. Back reads 'a cutting from original abnormal', dated 25.8.[19]23. 2. B & w photograph showing Antirrhinum tip, part flowering, back reads 'Plant 8. Delilah form of fl{ower]. Red lipped, white throated, yellow central blotch on upper lip. Seedling nat[ural] from abnormal.' Dated 9 Nov [19]23. 3. B & w photograph showing Antirrhinum tip, back reads 'Plant 7, Nat[ural] seed from abnormal showing a similar abnormality to the original except that the structures are more leaf like than sepaloid'. Dated 25.8 [19]23. Pg 5. 1. B & w photograph showing two Antirrhinum plants growing from ground, tops in flower. Back reads '2nd season of observation of original abnormal Antirrhinum. dated 25.8.[19]23