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The 'tea-lady's' Flower Pictures: Elizabeth Twining 1805-1889
The botanical illustrations of Elizabeth Twining
gardenhistorygirl
Feb 1212 min read
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Apple Stories Part 1: 'The Herefordshire Pomona'
Plate XLV from 'The Herefordshire Pomona’, vol. 2, 1876-1885 “There is no fruit, in temperate climates, so universally esteemed, and so...
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Oct 25, 202310 min read
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William Robinson's monthly journal: 'Flora and Sylva' (1903-1905)
‘Group of Hybrid Iris: 1. Psyche, 2. Charon, 3. Iphigenia'. Coloured plate from a drawing by H.G. Moon, of flowers sent from Haarlem. ...
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Sep 28, 20237 min read
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A Belgian Botanical: 'Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe'
"Embothrium Coccineum". From 'Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe', Vol.13, 1858 Introduction Many of the historic images of...
gardenhistorygirl
Apr 14, 202314 min read
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The Fruits of America Part 1: The US Department of Agriculture's Pomological Watercolor Collection
Corsican lemon by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1899. US Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection Introduction: A lucky...
gardenhistorygirl
Feb 7, 20239 min read
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The Christmas Cactus: flowers for under "gas light"
'Christmas Cactus', painting by Christian Mollback I was pondering what to write for Christmas, when a friend reminded me that I’d...
gardenhistorygirl
Dec 24, 20229 min read
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For the “use of Ladies, Gentlemen and Gardeners”: Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
'Iris Persica (the Persian Iris)' by James Sowerby. Plate 1 from the first issue of 'The Botanical Magazine or Flower-Garden Displayed'...
gardenhistorygirl
Nov 17, 20207 min read
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